Money is tight, so people are eager to sign up for library cards. This year, the St. Louis County Library not only surpassed its goal for signing up new borrowers, it more than doubled it.
More than 26,000 new members signed up…
The first 50 educators who register for a book event with William Ouchi will receive a free copy of his book, “The Secret of TSL: The Revolutionary Discovery That Raises School Performance.”
Children's author Mo Willems in a St. Louis County Library photo.
The St. Louis County Library is currently one of the most successful St. Louis venues for hosting author events. Hundreds of St. Louisans have turned out to meet Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson,…
Children listen to one of the volunteers for Ready Readers.
As the St. Louis County Library and Ready Readers prepare for their first book sale this Friday and Saturday (see previous post), Ready Readers’ Lisa Greening, is gearing up for her first school…
The St. Louis County Library begins a library card sign-up campaign Saturday (Aug. 22). The campaign is called “It’s a Great Big World in Here” to emphasize that the library offers not just books, but video games, DVDs and more.
The library hopes that…
There were enough wizard rock bands in 2007 for MTV to create a Top 10 list. Two of those wrock bands, the Remus Lupins and the Whomping Willows, will be in St. Louis Friday (July 3) celebrating the movie release…
Children’s author Rick Riordan had what must be one of the biggest book signings ever in St. Louis.
On Friday night (May 15), he drew some 1,700 people to the St. Louis County Library Headquarters to hear him talk about and…
For those who like to learn about ”true” history - i.e. the history beyond “lies your teacher told you” - author Tony Horwitz will be at the St. Louis County Library, 1604 South Lindbergh, at 7 p.m. Wednesday (May 13).
His book “A…
A few years ago this city had no major community reading initiatives. But are we now overloaded? Along with a couple of Big Reads and Read MOre, add Read St. Louis.
Read MOre, a “one book” reading initiative, is bringing…
Barbara Delinsky
Barbara Delinsky says she is an ”everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges.” Her writing career began with paperback romance, but Delinsky has moved firmly into broader women’s fiction territory a la Jody Picoult and Elizabeth Berg. She’ll be at the…
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