Before you spend a penny, check out our online Consumer Reports magazine. The current issue helps you find the best and avoid the worst home products; learn how to cut your internet, telephone and TV bill; find reviews and ratings of lawn mowers and tractors; and learn which babies and kids products are safest. In just about every area of your purchasing requirements and personal finance, Consumer Reports has done the research.
Did you know that the Red Bridge Branch offers a wide selection of cooking and recipe magazines? We offer magazine titles that focus on baking, meal prep, holidays, desserts, and even vegetarian dishes! No matter what your taste buds are craving, we have a magazine that provides a new way or a recipe to fill that knot in your stomach. So if you are overwhelmed looking in the 641s at all the cookbook choices we offer, try one of our magazines!
Here are the cooking & food magazines we offer at the Red Bridge Branch:
Do you have a specific hobby or craft you enjoy? Do you want to new hobby? Would you like to investigate how to expand your creativity?
You could check out some of our books to learn about hobbies and different craft techniques, but what about checking out some magazines? The Red Bridge Branch offers a wide variety hobby and craft magazines including: knitting, crocheting, fly fishing, karate, golf, quilting, painting, model railroading, photography, scrapbooking, and sewing!
By the way, we have a quilting group which meets the 1st and 3rd Tues of every month!
Did you know that you can check out magazines from the library? If you lift up the magazine racks, there are the past months’ issues, which are available for checkout. The Claycomo Branch carries a wide assortment of magazines. Whether you’re looking for travel advice or a craft to do with your children, you’ll find a magazine to suit your needs. So, grab a magazine to enjoy while you’re in the library and two to bring home.
The Red Bridge Branch offers 3 different magazines where you can find current information about diabetes. They are:
Diabetes Health
Diabetes Self-Management
Diabetic Cooking
You can also find books on diabetes in the non-fiction section at 616.462 (medical area) and 641.56314 (cookbook area). If books are just too much information, check out one of our magazines, or maybe even try a new recipe this weekend!
The Missouri Department of Conservation offers free subscriptions to Missouri residents of Xplor Magazine. The magazine is a companion to their website where children can visit to see videos, listen to nature sounds, look at photos, read nature trivia, and much more. Xplor is geared for an older reader (4th grade), but eye-catching photos of nature will give younger children plenty to talk about. The magazine is published bi-monthly.
Most people like animals in some way. Some of the most common household pets are cats, dogs, fish, gerbils, hamsters and birds.
Some people just like to look at animals or don't have time or patience to raise them, so they like going to a zoo or to cat, dog or bird shows. I have been to a few cat and dog shows, and I'm surprised how the animals are so calm about being combed multiple times before their show debut. My cat could not stand to be combed even 15 seconds. The dog did enjoy being combed, but within 10 minutes was rolling in the grass, why did I bother...
Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods and Off Road Magazines @ Red Bridge
Are you a diehard car nut? Do you love to read about customizing projects for cars and trucks? Ever want to restore a classic car or turn a older car into a hot rod? Do you watch all the Nascar races, or been to a race at the Kansas Speedway? Whatever your desire, the Red Bridge Branch offers a wide variety of magazines to fill your automotive thirst!
Are you always watching ESPN? Do you read the sports section of the newspaper first? Or always click on the sports tab of news websites? Do you always know what the "big" game for this weekend is? Red Bridge offers several magazines which cover what is happening in sports. Drop by, relax, and read up on your favorite sport or team.
Do you have a favorite memory from a past family vacation? Do you love to travel? Do you love exploring new places? Do you love planning new trips to places you have never been before? Do you love trying new foods? Do love to sightseeing? Do you enjoy learning new things? Do you enjoy visiting historical sites? Do you dream of new adventures?
At the Red Bridge Branch, we offer several travel related magazines, from budget travel, backpacking, canoeing, national parks, RVing, to local Missouri to hunting. Come by, relax, and dream about a new travel adventure!
