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St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences is pleased to present popular middle grade author Alan Gratz and comic book artist Brent Schoonover for a discussion and signing of Marvel’s latest graphic novel, “Captain America: The Ghost Army.” PUBLICATION DATE: 1/3/2023 LEGACY LINK: https://www.slcl.org/content/ya-author-alan-gratz-teams-comics-artist-brent-schoonover-new-graphic-novel ARTICLE TYPE: Press Release ELEPHANT

St. Louis County Library has been ranked a 5-­star library in the 2022 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. This is the first time SLCL has been ranked a 5-star library, the highest available ranking. For several consecutive years, SLCL has received 4 stars. PUBLICATION DATE: 12/19/2022 LEGACY LINK: https://www.slcl.org/content/st-louis-county-library-ranked-5-stars-library-journal ARTICLE TYPE: Press Release ELEPHANT

St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series presents bestselling suspense writer Jeffery Deaver for a discussion and signing of “Hunting Time,” a new Colter Shaw thriller. PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/2022 LEGACY LINK: https://www.slcl.org/content/1-bestselling-suspense-author-jeffery-deaver-discusses-new-thriller ARTICLE TYPE: Press Release ELEPHANT

St. Louis County Library’s Winter Reading Challenge kicks off December 1, 2022 and runs through January 31, 2023. Last year over 12,000 people participated in the club, which offers fun incentives and reading opportunities for the whole family. Participants can track their activities online or by printing a paper log at home.

St. Louis County Library’s Favorite Author Series presents author, attorney, advocate and podcast host Rabia Chaudry for a discussion and signing of her memoir, “Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family.” PUBLICATION DATE: 11/15/2022 LEGACY LINK: https://www.slcl.org/content/slcl-presents-author-attorney-and-%E2%80%9Cundisclosed%E2%80%9D-podcast-host-rabia-chaudry ARTICLE TYPE: Press Release ELEPHANT

Residents of St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County will have an opportunity to weigh in on state plans to get every Missourian online when officials from the Missouri Office of Broadband Development visit the Grand Glaize Branch of the St. Louis County Library on Wednesday, November 16 from 2-4:00 p.m.