/tags/greater-st-louis-book-fair Greater St. Louis Book Fair en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:52:20 GMT /arts/2013-04-24/lions-and-treasures-and-bears-oh-my-greater-st-louis-book-fair-features-finds-from-stl-history This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2013 - When she was 9-years-old, Marguerite Garrick reached up into a bookshelf in the… Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:52:20 GMT /arts/2013-04-24/lions-and-treasures-and-bears-oh-my-greater-st-louis-book-fair-features-finds-from-stl-history Kristen Hare /arts/2013-04-23/lions-and-treasures-and-bears-oh-my-greater-st-louis-book-fair-features-finds-from-stl-history This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: When she was 9-years-old, Marguerite Garrick reached up into a bookshelf in the living room of her… Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:11:46 GMT /arts/2013-04-23/lions-and-treasures-and-bears-oh-my-greater-st-louis-book-fair-features-finds-from-stl-history Kristen Hare /education/2013-03-25/nursery-foundation-pre-school-program-closing-after-67-years This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 25, 2013 - Beset by dwindling enrollment, cuts in government funding and free competition, the… Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:23:19 GMT /education/2013-03-25/nursery-foundation-pre-school-program-closing-after-67-years Dale Singer /arts/2011-12-30/remembering-eddie-strickland-the-book-man This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 30, 2011 - Eddie Strickland spent more than 40 years as "the book man" at the Greater St. Louis… Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:45:47 GMT /arts/2011-12-30/remembering-eddie-strickland-the-book-man Kristen Hare /arts/2011-03-23/eddie-strickland-the-book-man-dies-after-fight-with-cancer This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 23, 2011 - In his 40 years with the Greater St. Louis Book Fair, Eddie Strickland drove through… Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:16:14 GMT /arts/2011-03-23/eddie-strickland-the-book-man-dies-after-fight-with-cancer Kristen Hare /arts/2010-04-28/thumb-wrestling-spam-and-birds-oh-my This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 28, 2010 - Every year, the volunteers with the Greater St. Louis Book Fair get boxes and boxes… Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:47:13 GMT /arts/2010-04-28/thumb-wrestling-spam-and-birds-oh-my Kristen Hare /arts/2010-03-22/a-farewell-to-treasures-volunteers-uncover-finds-while-working-on-greater-st-louis-book-fair This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 22, 2010 - The first-edition, signed copy of Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," which was… Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:24:16 GMT /arts/2010-03-22/a-farewell-to-treasures-volunteers-uncover-finds-while-working-on-greater-st-louis-book-fair Kristen Hare /arts/2009-04-24/memories-of-the-book-fair This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2009 - Though the Book Fair is underway, it'll be back next year. The Public Insight… Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:06:10 GMT /arts/2009-04-24/memories-of-the-book-fair Todd Smith /arts-culture/2009-04-21/book-fair-has-long-supported-center-for-all-children This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 21, 2009 - Past a poster of paint-covered hand prints, down a long hall filled with cubbies and… Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:51:26 GMT /arts-culture/2009-04-21/book-fair-has-long-supported-center-for-all-children Kristen Hare /arts/2009-04-20/memoirs-of-a-book-fair-addict This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 20, 2009 - As the week began, workers and volunteers were hauling more than a million books,… Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:53:13 GMT /arts/2009-04-20/memoirs-of-a-book-fair-addict Richard Weiss