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St. Louis County Library is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip hop with special programming throughout August and September. Events include Dj workshops, beat making tutorials, dance instruction, art programs and more. Presenters include  Grammy-award winning producer Alonzo Lee, Freedom Arts & Education Center, Consuming Kinetics Dance Company, DJ G. Whiz and DJ LadJock of KDHX. The celebration will culminate in an outdoor Hip Hop Block Party with food trucks, a live DJ, a graffiti wall, and other activities on Friday, September 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bangert Park in Florissant. A full listing of events can be found at www.slcl.org/events.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and the Novel Neighbor are pleased to host an event with bestselling historical novelist Jennifer Chiaverini, author of “Canary Girls.” The event will take place on Thursday, August 10 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.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and Left Bank Books are pleased to host an event with bestselling thriller writer John David Mann, author of “Blind Fear: A Finn X Novel.” The event will take place on Wednesday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd. Ellisville, MO 63011. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books. John David Mann will be in conversation with Kent Sanders, St. Louis Author and host of the Daily Writer Podcast.

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 Billy Busch, author of “Family Reins: The Extraordinary Rise and Epic Fall of an American Dynasty.” Friday, August 4, 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 program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor present bestselling science writer Susan Casey for a discussion and signing of her book “The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.” The event will take place on Wednesday, August 2 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.

The St. Louis County Library Foundation, the Novel Neighbor, and the JCC of St. Louis are pleased to host an SLCL Authors @ the J event with Acclaimed Suspense Writer Laura Lippman, author of “Prom Mom.” The event will take place on Tuesday, August 1 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 The Novel Neighbor.