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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host graphic novel author and comics artist Sacha Mardou for a discussion and signing of “Past Tense: Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy.” The event will take place on Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra are pleased to host a special event with internationally acclaimed conductor, composer, and author Leonard Slatkin in conversation with Julie Schuster, CEO & General Manager at Classic 107.3. The event will take place on Friday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host #1 New York Times bestselling suspense author Tami Hoag for a signing and discussion of her latest thriller, “Bad Liar.” The event will take place on Friday, October 11, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host bestselling suspense author Gillian McAllister for a signing and discussion of her latest thriller, “Just Another Missing Person.” The event will take place on Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Westfall Politics and History Series and Left Bank Books are pleased to host acclaimed historian and popular television presenter Dan Jones, author of “Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King.” The event will take place on Monday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

St. Louis County Library (SLCL) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its telescope lending program with a series of Star Parties this fall. SLCL began circulating telescopes in October 2014 in partnership with the St. Louis Astronomical Society (SLAS). The program was an immediate success–to date telescopes have been checked out over 3,850 times. The SLCL collection began with 10 telescopes, and has expanded to 61 scopes due to popular demand. The telescope lending program has been adopted by several other St. Louis area libraries.