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Kirkwood Public Library values our local authors and encourages the inclusion of their work in our collection.  The Community Spotlight Collection is a place for our area talent to share their work with the entire Kirkwood community.

Are you a local author, musician, or filmmaker? This collection is for you! The Community Spotlight is on CDs, DVDs, and fiction and nonfiction books by local creators, or on items featuring the St. Louis region.

Book Club at the End of the Universe

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.

Explore new and fantastical worlds with a selection of Sci-Fi and Fantasy books.

Mystery Readers

Meets monthly on a Wednesday afternoon at 2 pm.

Crack the clues with the Mystery Readers Book Club! Join our super sleuths as we enjoy a wide array of new and recently released mysteries. Titles chosen by popular vote.

Pandora’s Book Club

Meets monthly on the second Wednesday evening at 7pm.

Pandora’s Book Club, a book club for rebels audacious enough to read banned books and diverse authors.

Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group

Meets monthly on a Thursday evening at 7 pm.

In the quest to transform the Kirkwood area into a prejudice-free community of highly respectful individuals, CFUH initiates ongoing dialogue and social interaction to create an environment of understanding and healing.  This group is co-sponsored by Kirkwood Public Library.

Readers’ Circle Book Discussion

Held in the lower level meeting room on the first Thursday of September, November, January, March and May at 7pm.

We all suggest books for the coming year and vote in June for the selections, which include best sellers, non fiction and classics. Run by Library volunteers.