On a typical morning, Bob McMullen starts his day by flicking on the lights of the teen room in the Kirkwood Public Library (KPL). He’ll turn on the computers, make sure everything is tidy and then head...

Scattered throughout the Kirkwood and Webster communities stand Little Free Libraries where people can "take a book and return a book." Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to...

The thought of having to read To Kill A Mockingbird or Lord Of The Flies during the summer is strong enough to make some students quiver. Many students associate summer reading with anxiety, work and school....

Reading to a classroom of wide-eyed, eager preschool children is a weekly occurrence for Angela Sears Spittal. As the book unfolds, the preschoolers tell stories, sing songs, laugh and give high-fives....

You may not have any summer homework this year, but that’s no excuse to stop reading. While some of you may have camp or vacations planned this summer, those of you who will be sitting on the couch for...

Audrey Berns TKC interviewed Janet Mees Reinert, librarian, about student involvement with the KHS library.   TKC: How long have you been working at Kirkwood as a librarian? “This...