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flourish Through the Years: Our favorite stories from Issues 1 through 50

Started as a magazine for Southeast Missouri women called She in 2008, the editorial team rebranded and created the first official issue of Flourish in 2010. That makes this issue, according to the number on the cover, flourish issue #50. To commemorate, we went back into the archives and read through the first issues of […]
2 weeks ago

It’s tea time

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Welcome to the Tea Party! At the beginning of June, the Cape Girardeau Public Library is hosting a family tea party to kick off our summer reading celebration! Are you a fan of books, Bridgerton, fancy clothes, or tiny sweets and teas? Then make sure […]
2 weeks 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 months ago

The Power of Friendship

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library February is the month centered around love and there are many different types of love: familial, friendship, romantic, etc. Here are some books that highlight the power of friendship: A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman: This story follows the life of a grouchy older […]
4 months ago

New year = new titles to explore

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library A new month means new things to read, new bookish goals, and new titles to explore. If you need any suggestions, swing by the library and see what we have on display. Here are some newer debut titles to get you started: Sistersong by Lucy […]
5 months ago

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library Ghosts of Christmas Past: Join us on a Dickensian adventure this holiday season as we read A Christmas Carol and other titles involving Dickens, ghosts, and haunting memories. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol is of course a Christmas Classic! And for […]
6 months ago

This Book Changed Me: Reflecting on the power of words

I have loved books ever since I memorized Dr. Seuss’ “Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?” at age two and fell in love with “Itchy Itchy Chicken Pox” and “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” at age five. I loved the rhythm of the words placed next to each other, how they sounded and felt coming out […]
6 months 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), […]
7 months 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. […]
7 months 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 […]
9 months ago