World Book Day is coming up on April 23.So, this week we hear from Lucy Barber, a student at the University of Missouri who’s studying education.She spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in February about her love of the library and her renewed passion for reading.

Lucy Barber: “I set a reading goal for myself – to read 52 books , which came out to like one book a week.”

Missouri on Mic is an oral history and journalism project from KBIA staff and students documenting stories of Missourians in the state's 200th year. Catch new episodes on KBIA 91.3 FM and KBIA.org every Monday at 8:45 AM during Morning Edition or at 4:45 PM during All Things Considered.Special thanks to the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) and True False Film Fest for partnering with KBIA on this series, and to Missouri Humanities and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) for their support for the series. Big thanks to the Burney Sisters for providing music for the project. You can follow the Burney Sisters on https://www.facebook.com/TheBurneySisters or learn more at https://theburneysisters.comTo learn more about the story behind this collaborative project and how to produce something similar in your community, check out our Tool Box website here.

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Lucy Barber: “I set a reading goal for myself – to read 52 books , which came out to like one book a week.”

Lucy Barber: “I set a reading goal for myself – to read 52 books , which came out to like one book a week.”