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Author Talk with Joe Sonderman This Day in St. Louis History

St. Louis has a fascinating history that continues to affect how we live in the metro area today. This book presents that history in a unique fashion that makes it interesting to read, compiling historic events in a day-by-day calendar format. There are the tragedies and triumphs of great figures…

Author Event: Exploring the Legacy of the 1904 World’s Fair through Fiction

Author event: Exploring the Legacy of the 1904 World’s Fair through Fiction In 1904, all eyes were on the City of St. Louis, and on the largest, most ambitious fair the world had ever seen. The works of local authors Jana Meehan and Sarah Angleton explore the environment of this…

Taking Your Book from Thought to Bought : A Conversation With Editor Andrew Doty and New Author Dana Delibovi

Taking Your Book from Thought to Bought : A Conversation With Editor Andrew Doty and New Author Dana Delibovi Do you have a book you want to write? Have you started a book but not finished it? Do you feel anxious about approaching publishers or agents? Only 3% of writers…

Author Talk: Dave Lange, Soccer Made in St. Louis

Join Reedy Press author Dave Lange and St. Louis CITY Soccer Club play-by-play announcer Joey Zanaboni for a dive into the rich history of soccer in St. Louis, the nation’s first soccer capital! We’ll hear about the sport’s beginnings in St. Louis in the early 1870s, soccer’s development in making St. Louis…
A colorful background with handprints and legos, and crafts all over a white table. In purple text at the top it says Author & Craft event, with an image of the book cover and author below. The book cover is a mom flying through the air with her two kids and the title is in orange and black and says "Best Mom St. Louis". The author is in a gray shirt with her arms folded across her chest. She has should length brown hair and is smiling. Beneath the photos it says, "Bring the Family!" and then beneath that is says, "Saturday July 20th at 1:30PM."

Best Mom St. Louis Author Event with Tara Smith

St. Louis is a great place to raise a family, and for good reason. It’s filled with historic places and hidden gems, as well as so many free things to do. With Best Mom St. Louis as your guidebook, you can confidently pack your day full of adventurous and educational…
Image is a black background with 1/3 of it taken up by an image of the author with a violin. He is wearing a red and blue check shirt and jeans and sitting in a chair. The text on the black background reads, "February 21st at 7PM. Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Brendan Slocumb. One author, one kirkwood. Presented by:" Underneath presented by, are the three logos. The first is a teal logo for Novel Neighbor, the second a red and black logo for Kirkwood Public Library, and the third is a grey, teal, and yellow logo for the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Text at the bottom of the page reads "Supported by the Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation."

One Author, One Kirkwood: Brendan Slocumb

This year’s annual One Author One Kirkwood author is Brendan Slocumb! Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, he started playing the violin at the age of nine and majored in music at the University of North Carolina. In addition to performing in orchestras, he also works as a teacher in kindergarten,…

Author Talk: John Beaumont, Walk-Along

Reverend John Beaumont’s Christian devotional work engages with the same scripture and its larger context over five consecutive days. At the end of each week, you will have an opportunity to reflect on the previous week and look forward to the next week by applying something the Lord revealed to…

The Cook’s Book with Bri McKoy 

Join best-selling author Bri McKoy as she shares her heart behind creating and writing The Cook’s Book: Recipes for Keeps and Essential Techniques to Master Every Day Cooking. She’ll demonstrate some of her favorite cooking tips as she brings together her viral Lemony Chicken and Potato Soup using an Instant…

Author Talk: Calvin Riley, Black Saint Louis

Black St. Louis explores the rich and inspiring history of African Americans in St. Louis from the city’s founding as a French fur trading post during the Spanish colonial era to the new millennium. Authors Calvin Riley and NiNi Harris highlight great figures who showed leadership, incredible innovation, and courage…
Different shades of blue stars surround a book in the center. Around the book in an arch above says the text "Saturday, Janaury 6, 2024. Author Talk & Signing Event." The book cover is purple and red with black silhouette camels and magi walking across. The title says, "Trilogy of the Magi" with "Kathryn Muehlheausler" at the bottom. Beneath the book the text says, "Please join us for a book talk with author Kathryn Muehlheausler. Saturday 2PM at Kirkwood Public LIbrary."

Author Talk: Kathryn Muehlheausler, Trilogy of the Magi

People always want to know how/why Kathie Muehlheausler decided to write about the three kings of Christmas lore who followed the star to Bethlehem. She loves to tell them the story of the January morning, a number of years ago, when completely out-of-the-blue while she was driving to her public…
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The Library will be closed on Sunday, September 1st and Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day.

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