Author Events
Did you know we have the biggest, number one author event series in the country? Each month the St. Louis County Library Foundation brings bestselling and award-winning authors from a variety of genres to the library, offering readers exclusive opportunities to meet and engage with their favorite writers.
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Seating is limited; early arrival is highly recommended. Books for signing will be available for purchase at the events. For more information, please call 314-994-3300.
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Patrick Bringley
Presented in partnership with the Saint Louis Art Museum’s Member Book Club. Millions of people climb the grand staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. Former New Yorker staffer Patrick Bringley spent a decade as a museum guard. In his absorbing memoir, we follow him as he guards delicate treasures, strolls the labyrinths beneath the galleries, and marvels at the beautiful works in his care. “All the Beauty in the World” is an inspiring portrait of a great museum, its hidden treasures, and the people who make it tick, by one of its most intimate observers. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Advanced registration highly encouraged.

Derrick Barnes
Recipient of a Newbery Medal for Excellence in Children’s Literature, Derrick Barnes presents a thrilling graphic novel about the power of teachers. Bobby Beacon’s got fire flowing through his veins - and all it takes is a loving teacher to help him harness his sizzling superpowers!

Cozy Con 2023
Join us for a night of sleuthing, fun and cozy mysteries. SLCL’s first event celebrating the light, humorous subgenre of suspense fiction, Cozy Con 2023 will feature: Vivien Chien – “Misfortune Cookie: A Noodle Shop Mystery,” Diane Kelly – “Snow Place for Murder: A Mountain Lodge Mystery,” Mia P. Manansala – “Murder and Mamon: A Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery,” Ellie Alexander – “Catch Me If You Candy: A Bakeshop Mystery,” Korina Moss – “Case of the Blues: A Cheese Shop Mystery.” The Novel Neighbor will have books for sale as well as socks, candles, tea and other cozy items perfect for snuggling up with a great book!

Angela Cervantes
Celebrated popular middle grade author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-winning, heartfelt storytelling style. Rafael Fuentes isn’t easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, but he has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. To take his mind off family troubles, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he’s ever told. But then strange things start to happen around him. Rafa has brought a ghost to life—and only he can stop him.

SOLD OUT: Ticketed Event - David Brooks
New York Times Op-Ed Columnist and bestselling author David Brooks presents a practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives. Driven by his trademark sense of curiosity and his determination to grow as a person, Brooks draws from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and from the worlds of theater, philosophy, and education to present a hopeful, integrated approach to human connection.

Maria Smilios
In the pre-antibiotic days when tuberculosis stirred people’s darkest fears, white nurses at New York’s largest hospital, began quitting en masse. Desperate to avert a public health crisis, city officials summoned Black southern nurses, luring them with promises of good pay, a career, and an escape from the strictures of Jim Crow. This remarkable true story follows the intrepid young women who played a major role in desegregating the New York City hospital system and helped find a cure for tuberculosis.