🌱 GrandPad Program Expands + All-Star Jazz Festival

Hello all. It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the St. Louis Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

Hot with clouds and sun. High: 91 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories today in St. Louis:

1. The St. Louis County Library is reportedly expanding its "tablets for seniors" program. The program titled "GrandPad" is meant for library patrons 65 years and older. The tablets will hopefully allow our community's oldest residents to connect with loved ones while participating in online programs. (KMOV4)
2. St. Louis' Super Hornets assembly line has scored additional jets. The newly drafted defense policy budget has eight more F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets budgeted for the United States Navy. This is a significant shift for the program that was slated for termination. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
3. The All-Star Jazz Festival will return to St. Louis this Saturday. The festival will also be moved indoors this year to The Grandel. Click the following link for a full festival lineup and Q&A with educator/saxophonist Kendrick Smith. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Today in St. Louis:

• Oasis Tutoring at the Library At The Mid-County Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• Baby Shark Dance Party At The Mid-County Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• This Sunday will be the St. Louis PrideFest 2022 Grand Pride Parade. The festivities begin at 11:00 a.m. (Pride St. Louis via Facebook)
• The next Night At The Zoo will be on Jul. 27 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets will include two drink coupons, carousel rides, Zooline Railroad rides, and entry to the Dinoroarus exhibit. (St. Louis Zoo)
• The next Science Storytime with the St. Louis Science Center will be on Friday. The storytime begins at 10:15 a.m. (St. Louis Science Center)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.