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  • Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

    All along its 2448 miles, US Route 66 communities are celebrating its 100th anniversary with a summer of festivals — from Chicago to California. For example — Springfield held a kick-off celebration from April 30-May 3. Watch part of the parade here. Springfield is considered the Birthplace of Route 66 because in April of 1926, … Read more

    AdultsPosted May 22
    by Jonya
  • International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

    I recently read a fascinating article about how almost every farmer who grows chile peppers in the rural southern state of Tamil Nadu in India is a woman. In fact, Vallal Kannan, a program coordinator for the local government-run agricultural center Krishi Vigyan Kendra, maintains that women farmers have always handled over 70% of agricultural … Read more

    AdultsPosted May 18
    by Beth
  • Brianna’s Books: May Favorites 2026

    Are you ready for an adventure? I could make this a longer intro, but why not just dive in and see what I mean? Picture Books “Find the Sun” written and illustrated by Andy Harkness  Eddie hates Mondays. And this Monday sweeps in with a raging thunderstorm, which is enough to drive Eddie back to … Read more

    KidsPosted May 18
    by Brianna
  • June’s First Thursday Book Discussion: “Empire of AI”

    AI is simultaneously scary, exciting, confusing, ever-changing, and, however we approach it, an opened Pandora’s box. To summarize, a 2025 Pew Research Center poll breaks down Americans’ conflicting attitudes toward AI: People feel more concern than excitement about the increased uncontrollable use of AI in their lives; More people believe that AI will degrade people’s … Read more

    AdultsPosted May 13
    by Beth
  • DIY Candied Citrus Peel🍊✨

    I’ve always had a HUGE sweet tooth and have my mother to thank for this: as the family lore goes, when carrying me to term in the summer of my birth, she devoured an entire peach pie by herself. #GoodForHer #HappyBelatedMothersDay 💖🍑💖 But a very unwelcome bodily change hit me around my early twenties: though … Read more

    TeensPosted May 13
    by Grae
  • New DVD List: May 2026

    Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. “Send Help” – Website / Reviews  A survival horror thriller about a woman and her CEO who become stranded on a deserted island and their darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. “Good Luck, Have … Read more

    AdultsPosted May 11
    by Decimal Diver
  • Literary Links: Summer Reading: Unearth a Story™

    Grab your shovels! For Summer Reading at the Daniel Boone Regional Library we are going to Unearth a Story.™ We will be digging into stories of dinosaurs, archaeology and everything else under our feet. As you go deeper, you will notice changes in the soil and treasures buried in it. These are strata, the distinct … Read more

    AdultsPosted May 10
    by Skyler Froese
  • Nonfiction Roundup: May 2026

    Below I’m highlighting some nonfiction books coming out in May. 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 May 4
    by Liz

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