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St. Louis County Library and St. Louis County Department of Public Health announced that Narcan kits are currently available at 5 SLCL branches and will be expanded to all 20 library locations by the end of 2023. 

The St. Louis County Library Foundation, Left Bank Books  and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with Bestselling Western Suspense Writer Craig Johnson, author of “The Longmire Defense.” The event will take place on Tuesday, September 12  at 7:00 p.m. at p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books.

St. Louis County Library Foundation, The St. Louis Cardinals, Left Bank Books, and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an evening with acclaimed sports writer Joe Posnanski, author of “Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments.” The event will take place on Thursday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146.

St. Louis County Library Foundation is pleased to host an event with Dr. Jovita Oruwari, author of “Black Girls in White Coats: Black Female Doctors.” Dr. Jovita Oruwari will be in conversation with Cillah Hall, Publisher of Gazelle Magazine. They will also be joined by St. Louis doctors who featured in the book including: Dr. Ronke Akintola, Dr. Melba Akinwande, Dr. Lannis Hall, Dr. Jade James and Dr. Leslie Scott. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Florissant Valley Branch,195 New Florissant Rd. S., Florissant, MO 63031. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

St. Louis County Library Foundation, Left Bank Books, and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host a special event with #1 bestselling suspense author Ann Cleeves. Cleeves will be discussing her latest thriller “The Raging Storm: A Detective Matthew Venn Novel.” Ann Cleeves will be in conversation with Jane Henderson, Book Editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Center – Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and the Novel Neighbor present popular thriller writer Alice Feeney for a discussion and signing of her latest novel, “Good Bad Girl.” The event will take place on Wednesday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grant’s View Branch of the St. Louis County Library, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis MO, 63123.
The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor.