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St. Louis County Library will host the 45th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival from November 13-23, 2024. The festival will include performances by eight nationally renowned storytellers, along with a variety of other programs and presenters. This year’s line-up will include bilingual and ASL performances, indigenous storytelling, folklore, writing workshops and more. New additions to the 2024 Festival include Your Story On Stage, which features community stories performed by The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and Capture Your Personal History, which uses the new memory lab at the Emerson History & Genealogy Center to record personal histories. There are 24 total events planned, all are free and open to the public. A complete schedule of events is available at www.slcl.org/storytelling.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics and History Series and Main Street Books are pleased to host popular Western historian Tom Clavin, author of “Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West.” The event will take place on Monday, October 28, 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 The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host six-time Tony Award-nominated playwright Chad Beguelin for a discussion and signing of his debut novel, “Showmance.” The event will take place on Monday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Gale Medical Arts Series is pleased to host psychiatrist Jessi Gold for a discussion and signing of her memoir, “How Do You Feel?: One Doctor’s Search for Humanity in Healthcare.” The event will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.