1. Joplin Reads Together, a Joplin Public Library community reading event, begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at the library, 1901 E. 20th St. Community reads offer an opportunity for a
1. First-day hike, 9-11 a.m. Monday starting at the Wildcat Glades Education Cottage in Wildcat Park, 301 Riviera Drive. Start the year off with a walk on the Woodland Loop,