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meet along the way: Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath

By Jasmine Jones Recipes tell the stories of communities and the people who shape them. Each recipe is more than a list of ingredients and steps; it is a written legacy of the individual who created the dish, their family and history. This monthly series highlights one of these legacies and gives readers the chance […]
2 years ago

Inform, educate, and highlight

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library April is Autism Awareness Month. Below are a few titles that inform, educate, and highlight different autism experiences. Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Fiction): Though I haven’t read this particular title of Hibbert’s, I have read her novel Get a Life, Chloe […]
2 years ago

Art for You: “Noid,” digital art by Sarah Bussmann

By Sarah Bussmann The subject of this poster is Cho Seung-youn, also known as WOODZ. It portrays the singer with lyrics from his song “NOID,” a song about pushing back from toxicity in your life. Using Photoshop, I added crayon, folded paper textures and gradient maps to create the poster. These elements bring youthfulness and […]
2 years ago

Meeting IRL: An afternoon with a stranger from social media

By Jasmine Jones At some point during college, I followed Emma Fritsche on Instagram. I can’t remember exactly when. I click so many profiles in such a short amount of time, I don’t realize I’m following someone until their photo shows up in my feed, and I think, “Who is this person?” I’d like to […]
2 years ago

Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Abby Koch

I started collecting about five years ago, I think. At first, it was just for the aesthetic, but now, I think, it’s just really fun to see them grow, and they really reciprocate all the energy and time you put into them. It’s just a fun hobby. A lot of them I found when they’re […]
2 years ago

Homage to the House Plant (and those who grow them): Leslie Phillips

Probably some of the first plants I had were funeral plants from my dad’s funeral. So it kind of felt like, ‘I need to keep this alive,’ ‘cause it was something I brought home. And it doesn’t really remind me of him, so much as I see now these plants are much older, and I […]
2 years ago