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Makers: Eun Jeong Lee, Photographer

By Jasmine Jones Eun Jeong Lee worked as a photojournalist for more than 10 years and has published work in National Geographic, The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post, among others. She attended graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, and made the switch from photojournalism to academia, teaching at […]
3 years ago

Makers: Melanie Reichert, Sculptor

By Jasmine Jones Melanie Reichert considers herself an interdisciplinary artist, but specializes in large-scale metalwork and public art. Reichert graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2022 with a degree in sculpture. Two of her metal sculptures are currently on display in Cape Girardeau: “Little St. Louis,” outside of eDen Health Spa & Salon, […]
3 years ago

Makers: Samantha Myers, Cookie Designer

By Jasmine Jones Samantha Myers has baked cookies since she was a child growing up in Puxico, Mo., but a little more than a year ago, she started experimenting with cookie art and sharing her designs on social media. In August 2022, she officially launched her custom-order cookie business, The Sweeter Side. When Myers isn’t […]
3 years ago

November reading list

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library November is truly the beginning of the holiday season. But it isn’t only a time to bring families together, it is also a time to recognize, remember and celebrate the indigenous and native voices in history and in our communities. Louise Erdrich: The Roundhouse (2012), […]
3 years ago

October Reading List

By Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Monsters, mysteries and the mad science behind them! Halloween is my favorite time of the year, but instead of giving you a list of mind-chilling horror, here are some of my favorite chilling nonfiction titles about monsters and the atrocities that exist within our own world. […]
3 years ago

September reading list

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library September is “Bear Necessities Month”, a time of the year set aside to teach people about bears and how to protect them. In honor of this, here are a few books about or featuring bears: Down from the Mountain by Bryce Andrews (Non-Fiction): this nonfiction […]
3 years ago

Bloom: Arrange flowers like the professionals

By Jennifer Goodman Fresh flowers can help any place feel like home. Want to treat yourself and teach yourself a new hobby? Go out and gather some flowers, put those babies in a vase, and enjoy the beauty of the bloom.  Of course, we can’t stop there. Arranging flowers takes skill, creativity and a little […]
3 years ago

Wherever I Go

By Molly Phegley A Remedy for Homesickness  The things that stay  stick to me like glue  and settle under the skin  only to be disclosed in moments of revelation.  The things that stay  wrap me in a warm embrace  of familiar feelings and moments I’ve observed before a curly-headed child singing along with the birds […]
3 years ago

Where We’re From: Maria Sheikh

We all want a place to call home. A place where we fit in, feel loved and can put down roots. But home is so much more than a building or location. Home can be transient, on-the-go and span thousands of miles across the ocean. It is inside us and all around us, too. It […]
3 years ago

Where We’re From: Paula Givens

We all want a place to call home. A place where we fit in, feel loved and can put down roots. But home is so much more than a building or location. Home can be transient, on-the-go and span thousands of miles across the ocean. It is inside us and all around us, too. It […]
3 years ago