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St. Louis County Library and Cardinals Care will unveil a new bookmobile on Tuesday, December 3 at 10:00 a.m. at Bierbaum Elementary School in the Mehlville School District, located at  2050 Union Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125. To celebrate the new bookmobile, representatives from Cardinals Care and SLCL will hold an event at Bierbaum Elementary, with an appearance by Fredbird, followed by an opportunity for students to explore the new bookmobile. SLCL is also releasing a limited-edition Cardinals library card to celebrate the new bookmobile, which will be revealed at the event.

St. Louis County Library’s Winter Reading Challenge kicks off December 1, 2024 and runs through January 31, 2025. Last year over 26,000 people participated in the club, which offers fun incentives and reading opportunities for the whole family. Participants can track their activities online or by printing a paper log at home. Details are available at www.slcl.org/winter-reading-challenge.

St. Louis County Library and The Novel Neighbor are thrilled to announce the third annual St. Louis area book festival celebrating teen readers! The St. Louis Teen Book Festival will take place on Saturday, December 7, from 10:00 a.m.  - 6:00 p.m. at St. Louis County Library’s Clark Family Branch. The event is free and open to all readers.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host a special event with bestselling author and TODAY Show co-host Al Roker. Roker will discuss and sign his cookbook, “Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion." The event will take place on Friday, November 22, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host Steven Watts, University of Missouri Professor Emeritus in American History, for a discussion and signing of “Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers and the American People.” The event will take place on Monday, November 18, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from Left Bank Books.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host bestselling true crime author Abbott Kalher for a discussion and signing of “Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II.” The event will take place on Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from Left Bank Books.