🌱 Library Named Award Finalist + Startup Raises $21M For Cancer Study

Hey, St. Louis! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and cold with a shower. High: 45 Low: 33.

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Here are the top 3 stories in St. Louis today:

1. The St. Louis County Library has been named a finalist for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The library is one of 30 finalists for the prize from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the only institution in the state of Missouri to make the cut. The results of the national competition will be announced in early June. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
2. A local startup developing a drug to provide anticancer immunity has raised over $21 million. The company, Immunophotonics, says it plans to use the new capital to support clinical trials of its lead drug candidate, IP-001, which is designed to treat solid tumors. Immunophotonics has been conducting its first clinical trial in Switzerland but says it plans to expand the trial into other European nations in the future. (KSDK.com)
3. Police are investigating after a man was shot during a carjacking near the Delmar Loop. The incident occurred on Thursday morning around 9:00 a.m., when the victim was shot in the chest near the 700 block of Hodiamont Avenue. The man was conscious and breathing when first responders arrived at the scene. (KMOV4)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Author Talk: STL Scavenger At The Field House Museum (1:00 PM)
• Grab And Go After School Meals At Weber Road Branch Library (2:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is debuting a new digital concert! Get your digital passport today to stream Stéphane Conducts Shostakovich, now through Aug. 31. (Facebook)
• There will be two Adult Egg Hunts at Jefferson Barracks Park this Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Guests ages 21 and older are welcome. Tickets are $10 and are available now. (Facebook)
• Don't miss this weekend's ticketed event, "Threads: It's All About the Accessories," at the Missouri History Museum! See a modern piece inspired by a historic textile from the Missouri Historical Society Collections, craft your own scent at the fragrance bar, and more. (Facebook)

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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.