Our second annual Bookish Friendsgiving event! 

Join us for a fun afternoon filled with a traditional homemade Thanksgiving meal, a fun game and craft, and all the bookish conversation a girl can want.

Thank you to Kelley for making our event graphic!  

Details provided in our groupchat. Please reach out to kelsthurman@gmail.com to get connected. 

Join Curious Literary Gals for our monthly Book Club Meeting! 

Our members will present creative and fun presentations on what we're reading, our hobbies, travels and anything that inspires us. Come ready to present with your device or use the library's computer, and get excited to hear what our members are up too! 

Our monthly book club meeting is at the heart of our group and the reason we all met. We are a low-pressure, creative collective that hopes to connect over our shared love of literature and all things bookish <3  We value relationships and building community in Columbia. 

See you at book club! :) 

‘Tis the season for books, festive fun, and a little holiday chaos! Join the Curious Literary Gals for our Bookish Christmas Party, where we’ll celebrate the season with good company, delicious treats, and plenty of literary chatter! 

We’ll kick things off with a festive potluck of appetizers, drinks, and desserts, so bring something tasty to share. Then, get ready for a delightfully ridiculous White Elephant gift exchange! Bring a silly, quirky, or wonderfully absurd wrapped gift with a $10 spending limit if you’d like to participate. The more ridiculous, the better! Participation is completely optional. 

Kel will also be hosting a special book club merch giveaway, with everyone in attendance entered into the drawing! We’ll round out the festivities by chatting about our current reads, holiday plans, and everything we’re looking forward to this season. 

Come ready to eat, laugh, celebrate, and enjoy a cozy Christmas gathering with your favorite literary gals. 

Location TBD. 

It’s time to close the final chapter of 2026 and celebrate another year of books, adventures, and everything in between! 

For our December meeting, we’re inviting everyone to share their 2026 Reading Wrap-Up, featuring your favorite reads, silliest disappointments, DNFs (did not finish), surprising discoveries, reading stats, and all the bookish rabbit holes that sparked your curiosity this year! 

But we’re not stopping at books! We also want to hear about your personal highlights of 2026—memorable trips, exciting achievements, new hobbies, accomplished goals, unexpected adventures, or anything else worth celebrating. Whether you read 100 books or just a handful, climbed a mountain or mastered a new recipe, this is your chance to creatively reflect on the stories you read and the ones you lived. 

Bring your stats, photos, lists, or whatever creative presentation feels most you. Let’s give 2026 the wrap-up it deserves!

Join Curious Literary Gals for our monthly Book Club Meeting. 

Our members will present creative and fun presentations on what we're reading, our hobbies, travels and anything that inspires us. Come ready to present with your device or use the library's computer, and get excited to hear what our members are up too! 

We are a low-pressure, creative collective that hopes to connect over our shared love of literature and all things bookish <3    

We will also have a spooky snack potluck and celebrate October Brithdays. 

See you at book club! :) 

Join Curious Literary Gals for a fun evening of crafting! 

Kel will lead a workshop-style Linocut craft, sharing some art history, methods, and techniques, and you'll get the chance to create your very own adorable stamp. 

We have an Amazon wish list for anyone who'd like to contribute supplies or prefers to purchase their own items. The link is here.

Feel free to bring your own stamp pads, paper supplies, snacks, and drinks. 

We're looking forward to a cozy evening of crafting, cute creations, and great conversations. Plus, we'll be celebrating birthdays from August and September!

Join Curious Literary Gals for our monthly Book Club Meeting. 

Our members will present creative and fun presentations on what we're reading, our hobbies, travels and anything that inspires us. Come ready to present with your device or use the library's computer, and get excited to hear what our members are up too! 

We are a low-pressure, creative collective that hopes to connect over our shared love of literature and all things bookish <3    

See you at book club! :) 

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading!

We also encourage all who want to share to prepare a slide of their summer so far. 

See you at Book Club ;) <3 

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading!

See you at Book Club ;) <3 

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

Happy reading :) 

Join Curious Literary Gals for Indie Bookstore Day in Columbia! 

All bookish gals are invited to meet up, sip something cozy, and explore our local literary scene together 

 Start: 10am: Meet at Lakota Coffee (Downtown) to grab a drink and mingle

 Then: Bookshop crawl to support our amazing local booksellers while connecting with fellow book lovers!

Participating stops:

 Yellow Dog Bookshop

 Skylark

 Black Tea Bookshop

 Sabu’s

 Each bookstore will have its own events and prizes, more details coming soon!

Bring your love of books and your best browsing energy-we can’t wait to see you there! 

Join Curious Literary Gals as we visit the MU Art and Archaeology Museum for their Art in Bloom event. All bookish Art lovers welcome!

More about the event from the website: "The Museum of Art and Archaeology invites you to Art in Bloom, April 25-26, our annual pairing of works of art with fresh flower displays arranged throughout the museum’s galleries. This event is *free* and open to the community, with extended viewing hours and special events."

1-3pm is family day at the museum and includes a floral crown making experience for kids. See their website for more information.

Attend this FREE Blackout Poetry Event with your friends in the Curious Literary Gals Book Club!

"Uncover poetry from existing texts in this blackout poetry workshop! Working with the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision, participants will create blackout poetry artworks in the spirit of Rashid Johnson’s Good Love (on loan at the Museum of Art & Archaeology, MA&A, from Art Bridges). 

Presented as part of Orr Street’s Studios’ Hearing Voices/Seeing Visions monthly series, this event is offered in conjunction with the MA&A’s exhibition Impressions: Black Spirit in America (on view through May 2026)." 

From the Mizzou Calendar https://calendar.missouri.edu/.../15871-blackout-poetry...

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

Happy reading :) 

Come join us at Günter Hans in Downtown COMO for their fun Late Night Wednesday happy hour! We'll chat about all things books and welcome any fellow literary-loving gals. Meet some bookish friends, share a pitcher or order a mocktail, and kick back to relax and enjoy the evening. 

If weather permits, patio seating is available. Parking is on the street or close by on Cherry & Hitt Street garage. 

See you there! 

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

Happy reading :) 

Join us for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

Happy reading :) 

Join us in the new year for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time.

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

Happy reading :) 

Saturday, December 13th, 12:30-2PM @ Daniel Boone Library 

What to Expect: 

Join Curious Literary Gals for our Bookish Christmas Party! Bring a dessert to share and a book if you want to participate in our blind book swap. 

Your "book" can be an activity book like a coloring book or word search, sudoku, or you could even bring a cookbook. Don't limit yourself to what's trending on tiktok! Please keep book values at $15 and under, Wrap your book and write a one sentence blurb to read. We will play White Elephant to swap books. 

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our September meeting! We had a wonderful time catching up and sharing our thoughts on what we're currently reading and all things book culture. It was great to listen to two fantastic book presentations, huge thanks to Madeline and Mellissa for sharing their insights!  

Since October tends to be quite busy for all of us, we've decided not to hold a Book Club meeting that month. But don’t worry, we’re still planning to meet up for a read-in or two on the weekends at some cozy local coffeeshops. Keep an eye on this space and the COMO girls events page for updates!  

We also had a fun chat about our holiday season plans. Get excited for a Book Club Friendsgiving and a fun “Blind Date with a Book” White Elephant Christmas gathering. 

As always, happy reading!

Join us at Stephens Lake Park for a nature Read In under the big tree by the Riechmann Indoor Pavilion. We'll introduce ourselves and what we're currently reading, and settle in for a short read in. 

Bring your current read, a blanket, drink and snack! 

See you there :) 

Join us in September for our monthly meeting! Same place, same time :) 

Come ready to present your favorite literature or listen to creatively cool presentations on what our book girlies are reading! Check out our handy presentation template for ideas on how to share. 

See you in September! Happy reading :) 

Hey everyone! We're excited to invite you to our very second meetup at the Daniel Boone Library, Conference Room A. Come say hi to your host, Kel Thurman, and find out more about the book club. We'll also be sharing great book recommendations, so don't miss out! 

If you'd like to share a favorite book with the group, just shoot an email to Kel at kelsthurman@gmail.com or FB message with your presentation idea to secure your spot. We have a handy template & example slides available to help you get started on our "How-To" page. 

 Looking forward to seeing you there! Happy reading! 

Hey everyone! We're excited to invite you to our very first meetup at the Daniel Boone Library, Conference Room A. Come say hi to your host, Kel Thurman, and find out more about the book club. We'll also be sharing a great book recommendation, so don't miss out! 

If you'd like to share a favorite book with the group, just shoot an email to Kel at kelsthurman@gmail.com with your presentation idea. We have a handy template available to help you get started.

 Looking forward to seeing you there! Happy reading!