There are lots of fun things going on this weekend, including performances of Bye Bye Birdie, the start of the Concerts in the Gardens series, and the 80th Annual Mid Missouri Soap Box Derby!
There are lots of fun things going on this weekend, including performances of Bye Bye Birdie, the start of the Concerts in the Gardens series, and the 80th Annual Mid Missouri Soap Box Derby!
The library at the University of Southern Denmark recently discovered that 3 books in their collection have high levels of arsenic in their covers. The books date back to the 1500s and 1600s. Micro x-ray fluorescence discovered the poison while library personnel were trying to determine if the materials used to make the covers were old documents that could be read. What a surprise! :0
There are lots of fun things happening this weekend, including performances by the Missouri Symphony, Canines and Cruisers to Benefit Second Chance, and the start of the Show-Me State Games, including the Missouri State Senior Games!
Columbia’s annual household hazardous waste collection will take place this Saturday, June 1 from 9am to 1pm in the Hearnes Center parking lot. Read here to find out what materials they will be collecting.
There are lots of fun things happening this weekend, including Rock the Community, Art in the Park, and the Tiger Treasures Rummage Sale.
Do you have a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone? Rare, first editions are selling for thousands. Here are the details.
Do you need more reading goals? Goodreads has a fun new Summer Reading Challenge.
Don’t forget to sign up for summer reading at DBRL, too!
Artists in the Netherlands have created beautiful murals of bookshelves on apartment buildings featuring the favorite titles of the residents who live there. What titles would be on your house/building? 🙂
In need of some niche reading lists? A list of books that take place in one day, or a list inspired by the Met Gala perhaps? Look no further than Electric Lit.
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