Grades 6 - 12 JUNE TEEN ACTIVITY KITS This month's DIY activity is making a Pop-Up Rainbow Heart card. Great for Pride Month or to brighten the day of someone you love! Also, get reading picks from your Youth Librarian, rainbow stickers, and a snack -- and you get to choose a free book with […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Join your friends and neighbors in our activity room for some friendly competition! Try your skill at Chess, Checkers, or Scrabble. Snacks will be provided, so let us know if food allergies are a concern.
Reptiles of Missouri is presented by the Missouri Department of Conservation on June 28 at 4 PM. This program is for grades 1-5. Space in the program room will be limited, so please reserve your space by June 21.
Please join us for a gripping chat with Tananarive Due about her body of work. Due’s prolific body of work cements the author as a leading voice in black speculative fiction for more than 20 years. Due is an award-winning writer, educator, and producer. Her work includes sixteen books, including The Blood Colony, The Living […]
Family Craft Kit Build a Fairy or Dino Garden Register here and let us know if the family members are children, teen or adult to get a personalized craft kit. For children, specify a preference for fairies or dinosaurs. Quantities will be limited so register soon! Register by June 22 for pickup June 29-July 16. […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Rusty Pliers is America's favorite Hillbilly Comedy Ventriloquist and Magician! Join us in the Program Room on July 8 at 2 PM for a humdinger of a time.
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
This month's classic movie is Viva Las Vegas with Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley.
Microscope Science Let's look at the small stuff! Join us in using portable foldscope microscopes, and examine rocks and fossils with a stereoscope. This program is for grades 2-5. Join us in the Program Room on Wednesday, July 12 at 4PM.
This group meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. No registration is required--drop in! Members read a variety of fiction and nonfiction works. July's selection is Down the River Unto the Sea (King Oliver #1) by Walter Mosley. First in a new noir series by the renowned author, and winner of the […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Middle & High Schoolers I Found A Quilted Heart is an online community project wherein people make and place small quilted hearts around the globe to brighten the day of a stranger. When someone finds one of these hearts, they are encouraged to post a photo of themselves with the heart and share it at […]
Meet chess instructor and author J. Prince! Listen to him read from his novel Check Mat'N Life, and hear about his experiences playing and teaching chess to at-risk youth and anyone who wants to learn the game. This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, July 15 1:00pm Click here to register! You’re invited to an awe-inspiring chat with New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule as the mega-star comic book author talks about his newest novel, The Endless Vessel, which explores the way we’re all connected—and what can happen when we lose our capacity for joy. The Endless […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Simple Sewing Hand Puppets. Learn basic hand sewing stitches by making a puppet out of felt. This program is for ages 6+ Join us in the Program Room on July 18 at 10AM.
This month the class will learn about eco-printing on both fabric and paper. Everyone will create an eco-printed scarf.
It's a Pete the Cat Party and YOU are invited! Join Pete & his friends for arts & crafts (fun with puppets! fun with crayons! fun with playdough!), musical instrument play (join Pete's band!), use your problem-solving skills to rescue Pete's friends, have a slice of pizza, and follow Pete's footprints & other clues […]
Learn how to eco-print on fabric & paper!
Registration July 1- July 11
Kit Pickup July 18 - July 29
Thursday, July 20 12:00pm Click here to register! Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Thursday, July 20th The most important conversation we have each day isn’t with our boss, spouse, or friends: it’s the one we have with ourselves. When facing a challenging task, our inner voice can motivate us and help us […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Grades 6 - 12 JULY TEEN ACTIVITY KITS Just in time for summer, this month's DIY activity is crafting a beach-themed photo frame. Also, get reading picks from your Youth Librarian, a snack, sunscreen (kidding!) -- and you get to choose a free book with your kit! To request multiple kits, please register each teen […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Tuesday, July 25 3:00pm Click here to register! Erika L. Sanchez, Crying In The Bathroom, Tuesday, July 25th Join us as we chat with award-winning writer Erika L. Sánchez about her utterly original, moving, and disarmingly funny memoir-in-essays Crying in the Bathroom. Growing up as the daughter of Mexican immigrants in Chicago in the nineties, […]
An original escape room based on the game of CLUE.
Middle & High Schoolers There’s murder afoot! Help find out how Mr. Boddy met his end in this life-sized version of the classic mystery board game. Choose a suspect to play, jot down your suspicions and prepare to accuse whodunnit! Who will be the first to solve the case? Refreshments will be provided.
Little Scientist: Stories, songs and science Join us for States of Matter, with hands-on experiments and play with water and ice. Plus learn about sublimation with dry ice! It's going to be a gas! (and a liquid and solid!) This program is for ages 3-6 Join us in the Program Room on July 26 […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!
Join summer reading participants from Maplewood and Richmond Heights for two hours of free swim at the Maplewood Family Aquatic Center and light refreshments, in this all-ages evening swim party hosted by the Maplewood Public Library! This is a ticketed event. Please ask for (FREE!!) tickets in the Children's library by July 27 (Tickets […]
Meet the team telling the stories of the people who make St. Louis home and who make it special! Learn about the work that shares nearly 10 years of photos and stories across popular social media platforms. Copies will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public. This project was […]
Children 0 – 5 years of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in Storytime at the Library, then visit our Virtual Storytime Room to find lots of fun activities to try at home!