I, like all of us, have had my plans majorly interrupted. One of the less consequential interruptions involves this installment of “Literary Links.” I had selected my topic, picked out a nice list of books and even made significant progress on my first draft. Then the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in America, interfering with nearly…
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The community voted to read “
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” by Casey Cep for this year’s
One Read program. Last November, the library received more than 230 suggestions for what to read in 2021, and this April 833 people voted for their preferred title. The other title considered this year was the novel “The Resisters” by Gish Jen.
“During the 20 years of
One Read, this is the second time a true crime nonfiction book has been selected,” said
One Read co-chair Lauren Williams. “Coincidentally, the first time we asked for the community to vote for the
One Read book, the winner was “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. This year’s book is partly about her.”
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Poetry is a form of expression that allows us to explore our own feelings and thoughts while being transported by the poet’s vision. It can be put to music, it can be written on walls. It inspires all ages and has endured through the ages. We support poets and poetry. On Wednesday, February 15, Columbia…
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Hello everyone! The summer stretches gloriously onward, and I’ve got some new books to fill your days. Some of these aren’t out yet, so if you prefer your books digital, make sure you check the catalog again later! I don’t purchase the ebooks or downloadable audiobooks until the book actually releases, but they should appear…
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Do you love robotics, electronics, engineering and coding? If so, check out the newest library STEAM Kit: Cubelets! What are Cubelets? Cubelets are robotic blocks that you can snap together to form different types of robots. They are simple enough that a four-year-old can play with them but complex enough that teens enjoy tinkering with…
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Kate Markie and her husband Peter moved to Columbia in the fall of 1976 when she was working on her dissertation in philosophy from the University of Rochester.
Kate went to law school at the University of Missouri, worked at the Missouri Supreme Court clerking for judge Robert T. Donnelly and for the state Public Defender System. She is now retired after 27 years serving as an attorney for the University of Missouri.
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New Year, new books! Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in January. 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…
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Summer Reading Info Sheet (PDF) This year, Summer Reading goes wild with stories about animals, both real and imagined. Beginning Tuesday, June 1, you’ll be able to download reading and activity trackers from the library’s website, or you can request printed Summer Reading materials at your library branch or bookmobile stop or via curbside pickup. Starting…
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Have you heard the news? DBRL now offers free online arts and craft classes through Creativebug. (All you need is your library card!) Creativebug offers online arts and crafts workshops and techniques for kids and adults—all presented in video format. Unlike Pinterest, YouTube and other social media, Creativebug has no advertisements or commercials, and their downloadable…
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As our communities join metaphorical hands and rally around the mutually beneficial and necessary acts of isolation, social distancing and hand washing, one realizes that without books many among us will go mad and begin to cast our cats in plays that are far too complex for the cats to even remotely begin to stage…
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