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Missouri’s Primary Election is Tuesday, August 4, 2026. I’m starting a short series to help residents prepare for the August 4 election with simple, nonpartisan information and reminders. A few important dates for St. Charles County voters: ✅ Last day to register to vote: Wednesday, July 8 ✅ Absentee voting is already open for eligible voters ✅ No-excuse absentee voting begins: Tuesday, July 21 ✅ Election Day: Tuesday, August 4 ✅ Polls are open: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. This election

Back on April 2 (original post linked in Comments), I shared the St. Charles County Library’s 250 Books Celebration and encouraged everyone to join in. So here’s my honest update: since that post, I’ve finished 6 books, and I’m in the middle of book 7 right now. 📖 Am I flying through the challenge? Not exactly. Am I giving up? Absolutely not. 🌱 And I hope you won’t either. There are still 7 months left in the year, which means reading just one book per month would get you t

The library’s 250 Books Celebration is a great reason to stop in, get a library card, and make the most of what our libraries offer. I loved going to the library as a kid. With a library card, it felt like the doors to a million worlds opened up and fed my imagination. As I got older, more and more of my reading focused on school requirements, professional topics, and building my leadership skills. Then, a few years ago, a friend gave me a book for Christmas. It was one of h