Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close and shift several lanes around the Daniel Boone Bridge construction project between St. Louis and St. Charles counties this week. Starting with the Thursday, July 31, morning commute, eastbound drivers will be traveling through narrowed and shifted lanes on the St. Louis County side of the bridge. The speed limit through those shifted lanes will be 50 mph.  

One lane on westbound I-64 from the bridge to Research Park will be closed until 2:30 p.m. Thursday for barrier work. On Thursday evening, crews will close two lanes on eastbound I-64 starting near Research Park at 6:30 p.m. to pour bridge columns for the new bridge.  Those lanes will open by 5 a.m. Friday.   On Friday, August 1, crews will shift eastbound traffic on the St. Charles side of the bridge. They will close the left lane of eastbound I-64 at  5:30 p.m. and an additional lane at 7:00 p.m..  The lanes will reopen by 10 a.m. Saturday. There will be no lane shifts on the eastbound bridge. These lane shifts will remain until the eastbound Boone Bridge opens.  In addition, crews will have one lane closed on westbound I-64 from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday.

From now through the end of August is the time to move, divide, or remove iris from your garden.  Trim the foliage, them lift from the soil with a trowel or garden fork.  Discard any rhizomes that are mushy or diseased.  If dividing, gently break the larger rhizomes in two.  When planting/re-planting, lay the rhizome horizontally and cover with a small amount of soil.  If you have left over rhizomes, share with a friend.

Remember to keep watering.  We are in a drought condition with very little rain in the Kirkwood area.  Without adequate moisture, trees and shrubs will really suffer as we head into fall and winter.

~ Thursday, August 14, 7:00 p.m., One Book, One Kirkwood (this summer's community-wide adult read) author visit: A Good American by Alex George.  Alex George will discuss his book. 

~ Friday, August 22, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (after library closes) and Saturday, August 23, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friends of Kirkwood Public Library will host a special Children's Book Sale!  On Friday, use the door on the Taylor (east) side of the buliding for entrance.

~ Children's Early Literacy Play Date, Saturday, August 23, 10:00 a.m. to noon. Drop in with your young child for unstructure free play.  Ages birth to age 5 with parent or caregiver.

Book Clubs:  

~ Family Book Club Junior, August 4, 6:30 p.m., Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

 ~ Books for Babies: For babies 6-24 months, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., until  August 7.

~ 1st Steps: For young 2's, Thursdays, 10:30 a.m., until August 7.

~ Family Book Club, August 11, 7:00 p.m., One Book, One Kirkwood: MisterMax: The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt

~ CHAMP Reading Dogs, August 3, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.