September 21, 2021 – Alli Boyer, Adult Services I don’t know about you, but I’m already over summer and am counting down the days until cooler weather. With cooler weather comes my favorite holiday, which is Halloween. Of course, Halloween is the perfect time for scary stories, but I try not to limit my horror […]
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2021 – Kayla Thompson, Adult Services Ahoy! September 19th is international “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” This holiday was started as a joke by two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, after one said “Arrrg” after an accidental sports injury in 1995. The two made the joke about “Talk Like a Pirate Day” […]
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2021 – Alli Boyer, Adult Services September brings us to Banned Books Week, and, as a library, obviously we’re gonna talk about that! This year, Banned Books Week is September 26 through October 2, and its theme is “Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us.” The goal of Banned Books Week has always been […]
Read MoreAugust 29, 2021 – CGPL Staff Here’s what’s happening in the Library in September! Check out our calendar for more information and links to register. Or click on the link for each event to be taken directly to its registration page. As always, check our Facebook page for the latest videos, blog post announcements, and […]
Read MoreAugust 24, 2021 – Alli Boyer, Adult Services What would you do if your babysitter suddenly disappeared? As a child, Liza Rodman simply thought her frequent babysitter left town, moved on to bigger and better things. It wasn’t until she was an adult, and started having nightmares starring this old babysitter, that Liza confronted her […]
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021 – Sharon Anderson, Youth Services The first week of school sets the tone for the whole school year. Going back to school – or starting school for the first time – is a momentous time in a child’s life. It can also be anxiety inducing for both parent and child. School anxiety […]
Read MoreAugust 8, 2021 – Kayla Thompson, Adult Services Good afternoon our lovely Cape Girardeau patrons! As we bring the summer season to a close, and with it our wonderful summer reading program, it’s nice to see a day where we can stop and celebrate our love of reading and with it our objects of affection […]
Read MoreAugust 1, 2021 – Alli Boyer, Adult Services On August 10, 2021, Missouri celebrates its 200th year as a state of the United States of America. Two hundred years ago, Missouri entered the U.S. as the 24th state, in conjunction with Maine, as part of the Missouri Compromise. Since then, Missouri has seen two different […]
Read MoreJuly 25, 2021 – CGPL Staff We are in the final days of summer reading, but that doesn’t mean the fun is going to stop! Read on to see what’s happening in the Library in July! And we do mean in. Look carefully at events, because we are starting to come back to in-person programs. […]
Read MoreJuly 19th, 2021 – Kayla Thompson, Adult Services Coordinator Suja, an intern with the Rodong Workers Newspaper, and Jin, a scholarship student from the countryside, are born into vastly different North Korean social circles but meet during their years at university and fall in love anyway. Suja’s family has social status. Her father is a […]
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