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Shortlist Highlights – Booker Prize
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Thankful for Our Native American Heritage
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DINOVEMBER – Dinosaur Chapter Books
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Fiction for Native American Heritage Month
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Mid-Missouri Solid Waste: A CommunityMade List
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CoMo Preservation: A CommunityMade List
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Spooky Scary Graphic Novels
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What Are You Going To Be for Halloween?
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Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in December. All of the mentioned titles are available to put on hold in our catalog and will also be made available via the library’s Overdrive website on the day of publication in eBook and downloadable audiobook format (as available). For a more extensive list of new nonfiction books coming out this … Read more
AdultsPosted December 2
by Liz -
I thought that this month I’d focus on picture books! While publishing usually slows down for the winter, there’s some really great books coming out. So even if you feel too busy with the holiday season approaching, I’m hoping you’ll still be able to make time to sit and enjoy one of these picture books. … Read more
KidsPosted December 2
by Brianna -
Ugh. It’s fine. Not every book you read will change your life. Not every book on BookTok is earth-shattering. Sometimes the movie IS better. These are all books our readers thought were ok. We’re sharing them in November because it’s probably dreary or whatever. Read these books or don’t. They’re probably better or worse books … Read more
TeensPosted November 27
by Megan -
The convergence of Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving brings up troubling historical contradictions. We hear the narratives of a wholesome shared feast to celebrate a successful harvest, but these contrast with darker stories of betrayal and loss. The reality of our country’s Native American Heritage is much more tangled and rich than the simple … Read more
AdultsPosted November 25
by MaggieM -
Earlier this year, we held a series of classes introducing free and useful applications for your phone or tablets. Enjoy this review of the news applications we found — some supported by our local news stations while others offer you search functions to find what you are interested in. Each allows you to create a … Read more
AdultsPosted November 22
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A girl goes to meet her friend for a birthday dinner and realizes upon entering the restaurant that she has been gifted with the chance to play out the classic question, “If you could have a dinner people with five people, alive or dead, who would you choose?” She and her motley crew of guests … Read more
AdultsPosted November 20
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It’s getting colder, the leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter. That’s right kids, it’s sad people music season. Sad people music is a mood. A vibe. It’s songs for when you want to feel your feelings. Wallow in bed and be miserable for a little while. Let someone else perfectly describe the angst … Read more
TeensPosted November 20
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I enjoyed reading this adventure-filled travelogue. In the book “Coastal Missouri,” author John Drake Robinson makes it his personal mission, over the course of a dozen or so years, to drive every road in Missouri. Using his own brand of irreverent humor, he regales his readers with what he found, in culture, history and geologic … Read more
AdultsPosted November 18
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