Public Speaking 101
Public Speaking can be intimidating. Organizing ideas, presenting, engaging with a crowd and thinking on your feet is not easy. Learn a few simple guidelines for public speaking to help get your message to an audience.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Learn More
Public Speaking can be intimidating. Organizing ideas, presenting, engaging with a crowd and thinking on your feet is not easy. Learn a few simple guidelines for public speaking to help get your message to an audience.
Sergeant Thomas Becker will discuss his memoir. This is a true story set in 1968 and 1969, the height of the Vietnam War. This is a very personal story of an 82nd Airborne sergeant's two-year experience in the army. He wrote it so that you can get a glimpse of...
Small towns have always fascinated people. They are portrayed in a myriad of ways in the media and on our screens, but they’re not often portrayed accurately, or at least not with the “whole story.” Small Town Missouri aims to inspire readers to dig deeper by discovering small town stories...
Kirkwood author Anne Shaw Heinrich will celebrate the release of her second novel, Violet is Blue, with a presentation and book signing. Violet is Blue follows the 2024 release of Heinrich’s debut novel, God Bless the Child. Both books are part of a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County....
The Library will closed on Sunday, May 25th & Monday, May 26th in honor of Memorial Day.
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The Kirkwood Public Library maintains a meeting room for Library sponsored programs consistent with its mission “to inspire a lifelong commitment to learning and creativity, for a more prosperous and connected community.” The Kirkwood Public Library welcomes outside organizations or individuals interested in presenting at the Library. Events must be offered virtually and may be done so at the discretion of library managers. This selection will be based on public service needs and other activities scheduled.