Kirkwood Public Library
@kirkwoodlib.bsky.social
The Kirkwood Public Library inspires a lifelong commitment to learning and creativity, for a more informed and connected community. All are welcome here. Find us at https://kplmo.org/
Need a little boost? Stop by your library today and check out something good!
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Need a little boost? Stop by your library today and check out something good!
We were thrilled to have author @cbsweeney.bsky.social talk to us about his book "The Feather Detective" on the 300th episode of the KPL Podcast. Listen here: kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We were thrilled to have author @cbsweeney.bsky.social talk to us about his book "The Feather Detective" on the 300th episode of the KPL Podcast. Listen here: kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Do you ever wonder what you should read next? KPL has some great lists and staff recommendations for kids, teens and adults. Stop by and take a look. Or contact us and we will make a personal list for you based on your favorite reads.
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Do you ever wonder what you should read next? KPL has some great lists and staff recommendations for kids, teens and adults. Stop by and take a look. Or contact us and we will make a personal list for you based on your favorite reads.
Listen up as Vanessa Lillie talks about her new book "The Bone Thief." kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
November 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Listen up as Vanessa Lillie talks about her new book "The Bone Thief." kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Happy Halloween from everyone at KPL! We loved seeing your costumes at Baby Boo Bash, Memory Café, and the Halloween Walk — and of course, our staff had to dress up too! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Happy Halloween from everyone at KPL! We loved seeing your costumes at Baby Boo Bash, Memory Café, and the Halloween Walk — and of course, our staff had to dress up too! 🎃
A woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on holiday from the beyond, a down-to-earth detective & a murder mystery waiting to be solved-- We dove in to it all for our conversation with author Amanda Chapman to discuss her new novel Mrs. Christie in the Mystery Guild Library. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A woman claiming to be Agatha Christie on holiday from the beyond, a down-to-earth detective & a murder mystery waiting to be solved-- We dove in to it all for our conversation with author Amanda Chapman to discuss her new novel Mrs. Christie in the Mystery Guild Library. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
Our Summer Reading program wrapped up in August, and these stats are just too good not to share!
We had 3,985 babies-adults participate
Kids and Teens read- 92,951 hours
Adults read- 1,282,585 pages
Your library is still the place to learn, have fun, and find your community. #librariesareforyou
We had 3,985 babies-adults participate
Kids and Teens read- 92,951 hours
Adults read- 1,282,585 pages
Your library is still the place to learn, have fun, and find your community. #librariesareforyou
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Our Summer Reading program wrapped up in August, and these stats are just too good not to share!
We had 3,985 babies-adults participate
Kids and Teens read- 92,951 hours
Adults read- 1,282,585 pages
Your library is still the place to learn, have fun, and find your community. #librariesareforyou
We had 3,985 babies-adults participate
Kids and Teens read- 92,951 hours
Adults read- 1,282,585 pages
Your library is still the place to learn, have fun, and find your community. #librariesareforyou
We were thrilled to welcome KT Hoffman to the KPL Podcast to talk about his highly anticipated debut romcom, the Prospects! This queer love story follows two minor league baseball players as they discover the biggest wins can happen off the field. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We were thrilled to welcome KT Hoffman to the KPL Podcast to talk about his highly anticipated debut romcom, the Prospects! This queer love story follows two minor league baseball players as they discover the biggest wins can happen off the field. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
@elysegraham.bsky.social spoke with us about her fantastic book about gutsy and smart librarians who developed modern intelligence methods. Listen here: kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis... then read her book!
August 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@elysegraham.bsky.social spoke with us about her fantastic book about gutsy and smart librarians who developed modern intelligence methods. Listen here: kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis... then read her book!
We were so lucky to talk to Edna Bonhomme
about her fascinating book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Be sure to listen and learn! kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
about her fascinating book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Be sure to listen and learn! kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
August 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We were so lucky to talk to Edna Bonhomme
about her fascinating book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Be sure to listen and learn! kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
about her fascinating book "A History of the World in Six Plagues." Be sure to listen and learn! kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
In our latest podcast episode, we talk with @jessicabergergross.bsky.social about Hazel Says No, where the Blum family leaves Brooklyn for a quiet Maine college town—expecting a fresh start, until a shocking event on Hazel’s first day of senior year shakes everything. kplmo.org/books-and-me...
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In our latest podcast episode, we talk with @jessicabergergross.bsky.social about Hazel Says No, where the Blum family leaves Brooklyn for a quiet Maine college town—expecting a fresh start, until a shocking event on Hazel’s first day of senior year shakes everything. kplmo.org/books-and-me...
Something that brings us joy? Seeing a big group of kiddos huddled around our Book Caboose at the Kirkwood Pool, browsing and reading! What’s been your favorite by-the-pool read this summer? We’d love to hear!
July 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Something that brings us joy? Seeing a big group of kiddos huddled around our Book Caboose at the Kirkwood Pool, browsing and reading! What’s been your favorite by-the-pool read this summer? We’d love to hear!
The sun’s doing its dramatic summer thing... 🌞
But inside the library? It’s cool, calm, and full of page-turners (and yes, working AC).
Step out of the heat and into a space made just for you.
Come chill with us at Kirkwood Public Library.
But inside the library? It’s cool, calm, and full of page-turners (and yes, working AC).
Step out of the heat and into a space made just for you.
Come chill with us at Kirkwood Public Library.
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The sun’s doing its dramatic summer thing... 🌞
But inside the library? It’s cool, calm, and full of page-turners (and yes, working AC).
Step out of the heat and into a space made just for you.
Come chill with us at Kirkwood Public Library.
But inside the library? It’s cool, calm, and full of page-turners (and yes, working AC).
Step out of the heat and into a space made just for you.
Come chill with us at Kirkwood Public Library.
This week on the KPL Podcast we talk to Author Alicia Thompson about her new book "Never Been Shipped," a cruise romance.
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
June 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This week on the KPL Podcast we talk to Author Alicia Thompson about her new book "Never Been Shipped," a cruise romance.
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Listen in on the KPL Podcast as author @nghivo.bsky.social reveals how going to garage sales as a kid shaped her life as a writer and why sleeping with the dead is a bad idea.
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Listen in on the KPL Podcast as author @nghivo.bsky.social reveals how going to garage sales as a kid shaped her life as a writer and why sleeping with the dead is a bad idea.
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
We were excited to talk to @lucaseschaefer.bsky.social
this week on the KPL Podcast. His book "The Slip" has received rave reviews and we had a great time talking to him. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
this week on the KPL Podcast. His book "The Slip" has received rave reviews and we had a great time talking to him. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We were excited to talk to @lucaseschaefer.bsky.social
this week on the KPL Podcast. His book "The Slip" has received rave reviews and we had a great time talking to him. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
this week on the KPL Podcast. His book "The Slip" has received rave reviews and we had a great time talking to him. @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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Excited to partner with @kirkwoodlib.bsky.social for this event. Please join us!
June 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Excited to partner with @kirkwoodlib.bsky.social for this event. Please join us!
Don't miss this amazing interview with
Tom Lamont about his fantastic book "Going Home" kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Tom Lamont about his fantastic book "Going Home" kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
May 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Don't miss this amazing interview with
Tom Lamont about his fantastic book "Going Home" kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Tom Lamont about his fantastic book "Going Home" kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1278428/epis...
Bubbles floated, ukuleles played, kids crafted, and chalk art bloomed—our Summer Reading Kick-Off was pure sunshine and smiles! Thanks for celebrating with us! 🌞📚 Haven’t joined yet? The fun’s just starting: kplmo.org/summerreading/
There's a program for all ages and great prizes to be earned.
There's a program for all ages and great prizes to be earned.
May 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bubbles floated, ukuleles played, kids crafted, and chalk art bloomed—our Summer Reading Kick-Off was pure sunshine and smiles! Thanks for celebrating with us! 🌞📚 Haven’t joined yet? The fun’s just starting: kplmo.org/summerreading/
There's a program for all ages and great prizes to be earned.
There's a program for all ages and great prizes to be earned.
Get a free ticket to one of our biggest events of the year: kplmo.org/oneauthor/ We are so excited to welcome Steven Rowley as our "One Author One Kirkwood" speaker. This promises to be a fantastically fun evening. (No pressure
@stevenrowley.bsky.social)
@stevenrowley.bsky.social)
May 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Get a free ticket to one of our biggest events of the year: kplmo.org/oneauthor/ We are so excited to welcome Steven Rowley as our "One Author One Kirkwood" speaker. This promises to be a fantastically fun evening. (No pressure
@stevenrowley.bsky.social)
@stevenrowley.bsky.social)
We’re kicking off our biggest program of the year—Summer Reading! Join us on Saturday, May 17 from 10:00 AM to noon for a celebration with music from Uke 66, the Bubble Van, a rock painting craft, sidewalk chalk art, and outdoor games. Most importantly—all ages can sign up for Summer Reading!
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We’re kicking off our biggest program of the year—Summer Reading! Join us on Saturday, May 17 from 10:00 AM to noon for a celebration with music from Uke 66, the Bubble Van, a rock painting craft, sidewalk chalk art, and outdoor games. Most importantly—all ages can sign up for Summer Reading!
Something's different in our New Books Room...We've added some cozy new furniture- a perfect little perch to preview your next read. Also find Baseball DVDs, new cookbooks, and a great lineup of @stevenrowley.bsky.social titles ahead of his One Author visit on 5/21 at STLCC Meramec Theatre at 7 pm.
April 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Something's different in our New Books Room...We've added some cozy new furniture- a perfect little perch to preview your next read. Also find Baseball DVDs, new cookbooks, and a great lineup of @stevenrowley.bsky.social titles ahead of his One Author visit on 5/21 at STLCC Meramec Theatre at 7 pm.
Check out the latest KPL Podcast episodes! @mollyharperauth.bsky.social talks her fast-paced, witty mystery A Proposal to Die For, where a proposal planner stumbles into murder, and @myahariel.bsky.social's No Ordinary Love, a PR romance with a pop star & bad boy athlete. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Check out the latest KPL Podcast episodes! @mollyharperauth.bsky.social talks her fast-paced, witty mystery A Proposal to Die For, where a proposal planner stumbles into murder, and @myahariel.bsky.social's No Ordinary Love, a PR romance with a pop star & bad boy athlete. kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com
Library outreach is all about sharing resources, building meaningful relationships & making sure everyone feels welcome at the library! From weekly storytime visits to schools, programs at care facilities to Homebound deliveries, these are just a few ways we connect with community beyond our walls.
April 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Library outreach is all about sharing resources, building meaningful relationships & making sure everyone feels welcome at the library! From weekly storytime visits to schools, programs at care facilities to Homebound deliveries, these are just a few ways we connect with community beyond our walls.
Our adorable library gift shop, Books & Beyond, is having a special Spring Sale in the library foyer on Saturday, April 12 from 9:30 am - 2 pm. This will be a general merchandise sale and all sale proceeds will go towards supporting the library. We hope to see you there!
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our adorable library gift shop, Books & Beyond, is having a special Spring Sale in the library foyer on Saturday, April 12 from 9:30 am - 2 pm. This will be a general merchandise sale and all sale proceeds will go towards supporting the library. We hope to see you there!