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Stuffie Snuggle Party
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DIY Herbal Heating Pads
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Online Security Basics
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Researching Columbia Homes
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Lunch & Learn: AI and Democracy — Guardrails We Can Choose
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Pusheen Party
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Kids Create: Decorated Picture Frames
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Poetry Reading With Walter Bargen and Clarence Wolfshohl
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Play Well With Others
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Staff Picks
Reading recommendations from the library's collection.
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YA + Middle Grade Books for Native American Heritage Month
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Flourish Street Outreach: A CommunityMade List
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New Books by Native American Authors
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Teen Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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Teen Books to Celebrate Filipino American History Month
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Goodnight, Jane Goodall
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Local Motion: A CommunityMade List
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Books that Inspired “North Woods” by Daniel Mason
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From Our Blogs
Book and activity ideas for all ages.
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The book “Maiden Voyages” explores the history of the golden age of American and European ocean travel through the lens of women that worked and sailed on the great ocean liners. It is an excellently researched tale that relates the stories of women that earned their living by working at sea, which includes immigrants and … Read more
AdultsPosted December 5
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In the book “It Shined,” the founder of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Michael “Supe” Granda, details his life through the lens of the band. He shares everything from his upbringing in St. Louis, to his move to Springfield, and his travels around the globe. Supe is a conversational writer with a great sense of humor. … Read more
AdultsPosted December 3
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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 1
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Now that 2026 has kicked off, that means it’s time for our Handprint Calendar again! The library is continuing our tradition of providing a handprint calendar just for you. Not only do these calendars make great gifts, but they’re also a handy way to document family milestones. Celebrate the new year by printing off a … Read more
KidsPosted November 28
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No matter your pace or path, the library offers companions for the journey. A 19th-century naturalist and a contemporary R&B artist gave shape to my recent trip and softened the landing. Which writers help you light the way? I board the plane with a book and an album: “The Journal, 1837-1861” by Henry David Thoreau … Read more
AdultsPosted November 28
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I love it when a plan comes together. I equally love it when a plan goes off the rails and characters must somehow rebuild it on the fly. “The Lies of Locke Lamora” somehow enables the reader to have both of these outcomes. The story could be summed up as a heist gone wrong. Or, … Read more
AdultsPosted November 26
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Book I read: “Humankind: A Hopeful History” by Rutger Bregman Why I checked it out: Last spring I was looking for books about hope and came across this one. What it’s about: Often we’re told or believe that humans are ruled by self-interest. Bregman explores historic events and research to argue that what defines humans … Read more
AdultsPosted November 24
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Diane Wilson’s novel, “The Seed Keeper” will be the subject of December’s First Thursday Book Discussion at noon on December 4 in the Columbia Public Library. “The Seed Keeper,” spans several generations in a Dakhóta family starting with a Dakhóta girl, her mother and her new born brother fleeing violence and starvation after the 1862 … Read more
AdultsPosted November 21
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