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St. Louis County Library Foundation and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with #1 bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian  for a discussion and signing of “The Princess of Las Vegas.” The event will take place on Wednesday, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. Chris Bohjalian will be in conversation with KMOX News Anchor Debbie Monterrey. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series, Washington University, and The Novel Neighbor are pleased to host a special event with acclaimed novelist Amor Towles for a discussion and signing of his new fiction collection “Table for Two.” The event will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 p.m. at Washington University’s Graham Chapel. Ticketa go on sale Friday, March 8 at 9:00 a.m. and can be purchased through Evenbrite.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present an evening of historical suspense with two bestselling novelists: Ariel Lawhon and Katherine Reay. The event will take place on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.

St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is excited to announce two new initiatives to help address digital equity in the St. Louis region.

Starting February 28, SLCL will begin offering bookable wi-fi hotspots. Adults with a valid St. Louis County Library can reserve a hotspot for a specific period of time. Bookable hotspots are perfect for accessing the internet while traveling, for online job interviews, exams or when moving to a new home. Bookable hotspots can be reserved up to one year in advance. The devices can be checked out for 21 days. More information is available at www.slcl.org/bookable-hotspots.

Additionally, starting this summer, SLCL will partner with TechSTL to host free Digital Proficiency Pro certifications. TechSTL was one of 10 national recipients of the Verizon Community Enhancement Award to drive Digital Inclusion. Through their new TechLAUNCH program, TechSTL has pledged to equip 10,000 underserved St. Louisans with digital literacy training over the next three years.

St. Louis County Library Foundation and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with Pulitzer Prize-winning St. Louis Post-Dispatch Metro Columnist Tony Messenger, for a discussion and signing of his book “Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice.”
The event will take place on Thursday, February 29, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. (** Please note - the date for this event was moved from February 28 due to a scheduling conflict.)

St. Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration is pleased to host a special event with WNBA star and Olympic Gold Medalist A’ja Wilson. Wilson will discuss her book “Dear Black Girls: How to be True to You.” A’ja Wilson will be in conversation with retired WNBA star Sylvia Fowles. The event will take place on Thursday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd, St. Louis MO 63117. Books will be available for purchase and signing from The Novel Neighbor.