Post Art Library

It's not everyday a nationally bestselling author visits Joplin! We invite you to join us tomorrow evening in welcoming Virginia Evans, the 2026 Joplin Reads Together author, to the library. This event includes a discussion of her book The Correspondent, Q&A, and a book signing.

Don't have a copy of the book? You needn't worry--Friends of the Joplin Public Library has you covered! Copies of The Correspondent will be on sale during the event for $22 apiece (though you are welcome to bring in your own copies to have autographed).

This is a FREE public event. Registration nor library card necessary.

The 2026 Joplin Reads Together program is a partnership between Joplin Public Library, Friends of the Joplin Public Library, Missouri Southern Spiva Library, and the Post Art Library.

Have you heard?! A nationally bestselling author is visiting Joplin Public Library!
We couldn't be more excited to welcome Virginia Evans to Joplin. She'll speak about her book, The Correspondent, answer audience questions, and follow with a book signing. Copies of The Correspondent will be for sale at the event thanks to Friends of the Joplin Public Library.

Thank you to our Joplin Reads Together Community Partners! Friends of the Joplin Public Library, Missouri Southern Spiva Library, Post Art Library.

Find the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DKbJawM2U/

Rachel Cabral's artistic creations allow her to explore a spectrum of human emotion along with her view of the world around her. Mostly, she paints portraits of women. Uniquely, she paints portraits of women in whimsical, surrealist styles, often incorporating elements of nature. As an award-winning watercolor artist, she specializes in portraiture, both realistic and cartoon.

A collection of her portraiture is on display in the Bramlage & Willcoxon Foundation Gallery inside Joplin Public Library now through Thursday, May 28th. The public is invited to join us in the gallery on that date for a free, all-ages closing reception, between 5:30-6:30pm.

Check out this forecast, courtesy of our friends at Joplin Public Library! If you don't have a library card, then you could access some of their digitized collections, such as a brochure from the historic Hotel Connor, a 1902 picture booklet, the Belden Memoirs, and more at https://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/ (Research > Digitized Collections).

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We're also excited about this year's Joplin Reads Together (JRT) program! The same day Joplin Public Library reveals the 2026 title, we'll have JRT Art Challenge + Exhibit kits in the Post Reading Room for the taking! Each kit contains the supplies needed to create, then return, a small (4"x4") work of art to be exhibited in the library throughout the month of April.

We are excited to once again host Joplin Reads Together in April! A Community Read designed for adults, Joplin Reads Together offers programming based on the selected novel and a visit from the author! See our socials Monday, February 9th to find out the 2026 book selection! We'll be posting title hints the week before.

We hope you'll join us in reading together this April!

Thank you to our Joplin Reads Together Community Partners: Friends of the Joplin Public Library, Post Art Library, and Missouri Southern Spiva Library