Daniel Boone Regional Library

Bring your waste paper to the library today and have it shredded and recycled for free by Civic Recycling. The equipment will be available in our parking lot today as a public service.

Favorite children’s books provide the point of departure for a program full of active listening, looking, imagining and creating. We'll read a story aloud, look at some artwork, then tell our own stories and make our own art. Encourage your child’s interest in reading while also promoting visual literacy and language. Presented by the Columbia Art League. This month’s book is "Rembrandt’s Hat," written by Susan Blackaby and illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma. Ages 5-9. Registration begins Tuesday, March 9.

Master storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo presents folk tales and myths from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Afghanistan and other Asian cultures in his program "Asia FantAsia!" His engaging performance will take you on an adventure of the imagination using music, movement and wild facial gestures to bring characters and places to life. Growing up in the late '60s with a Japanese- and Filipino-American heritage, that rich cultural environment gave Robert the perfect springboard for exploring his interests in Asian music, dance, theater and storytelling. In addition to performing as part of the theater troupe Eth-Noh-Tec, Robert has also composed film scores and performed and written songs for Asian-American bands. He has received many prestigious awards for his work including honors from the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about Robert and Eth-Noh-Tec, visit www.ethnohtec.org. Families.

Follow the filmmaker and his circle of friends as they "dumpster dive" in the gated garbage receptacles of L.A.'s supermarkets. In the process, they uncover thousands of dollars worth of good food and the facts about waste in America. The film will be followed by a discussion. Cosponsored by the Central Missouri Dietetics Association.

Join us for the opening night of Columbia's newest film series. Each month the library will feature a documentary that draws us in to a contemporary issue or popular topic. We're starting things off with “Radiant City,” which examines the consequences of modern suburban sprawl. “Radiant City” won the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 International Film Festival and was a shown at Columbia’s own True/False Film Festival in 2007.