Zoo Pass Giveaway Update

As of 4/1/25, the library has run out of zoo passes. We will announce in the future if there is another giveaway. 
Those who were able to receive a pass have until 5/22/25 to use them!

Mississippi, Missouri or Big Muddy

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults
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Why do we call the river in the middle of the country “Mississippi”? Shouldn’t the name Missouri really carry forward to the Gulf, at least until it meets the Ohio River? Why is the Mississippi River called "Mississippi" instead of something else?

Dean Klinkenberg, a St. Louis-based writer of several guide books for the Mississippi Valley and the Frank Dodgy mystery series,  will answer the question about how we named (and have tried to rename) our rivers and why it matters.