Category: What’s Happening?

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This presentation will examine factors such as equipment, experience, planning, training, human and organizational limitations that may have contributed to her disappearance during Earhart’s 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the earth at the Equator. This is part of the Friends of the Library Speaker Series. Dr. Richard Steckel will present in the library meeting room.

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Washington Public Library and Scenic Regional Library are now coordinating their hotspot checkout and hotspot-enabled Chromebook checkout programs. Starting in November, all checkouts will be for 6 months. Call 636-390-1070 for help placing holds. Click here to place a hold on a SRL hotspot. Click here to place a hold on a WPL hotspot. Chromebook Holds not available yet. Coming soon. Read more about the program: Scenic Regional has received a grant to fund an additional 100 hotspots and 300 hotspot-enabled Chromebooks.

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Click Here to read the report on Community Conversations on Homelessness (opens a pdf file). I want to thank each person who participated in the 6 Community Conversations on Homelessness in the Washington area. The Washington community responded with empathy, compassion and respect on the issue of homelessness. These conversations were a partnership between the Washington Community Relations Board and Washington Public Library. The American Library Association supported the program with a $3,000 grant and training materials. Thank you to the volunteers who worked on scheduling, training and facilitating conversations. I am happy to report that at least one high school student experiencing homelessness found shelter as a result of these conversations. A report summarizing the conversations is posted on the Washington Public Library website – www.washmolib.org. Thank You, Nelson AppellDirector, Washington Public Library

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Wagging Tales returns, starting Monday, November 8 @ 5:00 pm. Readers partner with a Franklin County Humane Society Volunteer and a dog. Fifteen-minutes sessions. 2nd Mondays from 5:00 – 6:00 pm.

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You can search the online catalog, place holds, check due dates and more on the Missouri Evergreen App. Download it to your device by searching for “Missouri Evergreen” in the app store. Available in Apple or Android formats. Link to Google Play App. Link to Apple Store App.

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Doing research? Looking for e-books? The EBSCO Mobile app expands the reach of the library by making research quickly available. Download and Read EBSCO eBooks, search quickly and make research progress, read or listen anytime, anywhere! The EBSCO Mobile App is available for iOS and Android devices from the iTunes App store and Google Play. View the EBSCO Mobile App user’s manual (pdf file)

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These new eResources are now available from Washington Public Library: Click on the links below to visit these great resources.

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Presented By Phyllis Steckel An overview of minerals, and the rocks they compose. Take a look at some geologic building blocks of the earth, and appreciate their natural, colorful, structured beauty. A few colorful, crystalline specimens will be available for a hands-on look after this talk. This event is sponsored by Friends of the Library.

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by Molly Butterworth Local author and locomotive enthusiast Molly Butterworth carefully catalogues the history and significance of St. Louis’ connection to its railroad days. Through the years, many of the railroad stations and streetcar stops have gone by the wayside, but their stories have lived on. Read about the ones you can still go enjoy, included in the many wonderful secrets shared among the pages of Trains and Trolleys: St. Louis. Books can be purchased at Neighborhood Reads. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Neighborhood Reads.

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