Virtual Authors Live! presents Ted Page
2026-06-18 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Authors Live website
Join Virtual Authors Live! in conversation with storyteller and popular blogger Ted Page as we chat about his journey to bring together the stories and wisdom of grandfathers from all walks of life—all with a mission to nurture the next great generation.

Family History 101: Objectives and Organizing (1 of 2)
2026-06-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Free | Ages 18+

Interested in researching your family history and/or getting started with genealogical research? Join us for two sessions:

Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 PM: Objectives and Organizing – Learn the basics of research–what types of documents to prioritize and how to decide on an organization scheme that works for you.

Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 PM: Wayfinding in St. Louis – Learn about local St. Louis resources from libraries to societies that can help you on your quest.

Register for one session or both! BYO device. Some notes and forms will be provided.

Celebrate Juneteenth!
2026-06-19 09:00 - 10:30 | Deer Creek Park Pavilion, 3235 Laclede Station Road, Maplewood, MO, 63143
All ages. Free! Enjoy a light breakfast and performances by Kenja Ajanaku and Greg Carr! Takes place outdoors in the Deer Creek Park Pavilion at Deer Creek Park, S. Hanley/Laclede Station Road just before Marshall Avenue. Brought to you by Richmond Heights, PARC and Maplewood Public Library.

Little Scientist Storytime - Ages 3-6
2026-06-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Enjoy stories and songs about Dinosaurs. Then make a plaster dinosaur egg, and enjoy releasing your dino at home!

Storytime at the Library!
2026-06-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-29 10:00 - 10:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Young children & their caregivers are invited to join us in the Children’s Library for Stories, Songs, and Playtime!

Every week at 10am.

Take Home Art Kit: Dino Fossils
2026-06-23 08:00 - 17:00 | MO
Sign up to take home a kit that teaches about how fossils are

made and allows families to make their own dinosaur fossils!

Register by June 15 (one kit per family)

Kit pickup between June 23rd – 30th

Virtual Authors Live! presents Sana Javeri Kadri & Asha Loupy
2026-06-23 13:00 | Virtual Authors Live website
Join Virtual Authors Live! as they chat with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy about The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, which celebrates beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.

Will Stuck: Creating Cartoon Characters - Ages 10-17
2026-06-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
With some paper and a pencil, you can create unique cartoon characters! Learn a few helpful tips and tricks for drawing cartoons.

Ceramic Dinosaur Painting for Families
2026-06-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Everyone who signs up gets a dinosaur to paint!

Family History 101: Objectives and Organizing (2 of 2)
2026-06-25 18:30 - 19:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States

Teen Dinolympics!
2026-06-27 17:00 - 18:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
An after-hours event for teens ages 12-18.

Come out to the library and compete for prizes……while wearing a dino costume! (Costumes provided.)

This is an after-hours program, so please arrive before 5:00. Wear comfortable clothing that you can move in and socks. Light refreshments will be served.

Library Closed for Fourth of July
2026-07-04 09:00 - 20:00 | MO
The library will reopen Sunday, July 5 with normal 1:00pm – 5:00pm business hours.

Underground Explorers Camp
2026-07-06 09:00 - 2026-07-10 12:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Lost cities! Ancient civilizations! Discover the fun of archaeology as you examine fossils, pottery shards, and bones, and learn the techniques for excavating them.

Lego Free Play
2026-07-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Enjoy an hour of free play with our Lego blocks. We have basic blocks, cool minifigs, and technic pieces.

Bring your friends and compare what you’ve each built or make new friends and build something together.

Drop in!

Adult Book Discussion: Special Meet the Author Event
2026-07-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Ages 18+. Read and discuss The Moonshine Women (2026), by Michelle Collins Anderson. We will be joined by the author for a discussion!

Drop in; no registration required.

Little Musician Storytime - Ages 3-6
2026-07-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Join us for musical stories, then play instruments to make your own music!

Skippy the Drum Machine - All Ages
2026-07-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Learn about beatboxing, the art of making drum sounds with your mouth. You’ll learn something new, make silly sounds, wiggle your body, and leave with tools for how to make your own music!

For those unfamiliar with Skippy, he is a mainstay at libraries throughout the St. Louis area (and even being booked as far away as Iowa) in the summers and is an amazing entertainer. If your looking for a hilarious yet educational afternoon, you have to check this guy out. Fun for everyone.

To learn more about Skippy check out these links:

Ducks (Beatbox improv)

Instagram: #musicbyskippy

Facebook: @musicbyskippy

Virtual Authors Live! presents Karin Slaughter
2026-07-14 18:00 | Virtual Authors Live website
Join Virtual Authors Live! for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

Teen Tuesday: Get Cooking!
2026-07-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Get a taste of history!

Make pancakes & lemonade from recipes that date to the 1600s.

For teens ages 12-18.

Please note that gluten, dairy, soy, and other allergens may be present. Be mindful if you have food allergies or sensitivities. RHML is not responsible for any health issues that may arise from participation in programs.

At Home Family Book Club - The Golden Hour
2026-07-15 00:00 - 23:59 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Struggling with anxiety after witnessing a harrowing instance of gun violence, Manuel Soto copes through photography, using his cell-phone camera to find anchors that keep him grounded. His days are lonely, until he’s teamed with his classmates, Sebastian and Caysha, for a group project. He helps raise a calf, learns to open up, and confronts his deepest fears.

The At-Home Family Book Club Kit includes a copy of the book to check out, discussion questions, and snacks.

Kits are available first come, first served in the Children’s Library.

Books will be checked out to your library card when you pick up the kit.

Puzzle Afternoon - All Ages
2026-07-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Race the clock or work at your own pace! 100 piece and 60 piece puzzles available.

Drop in!

Virtual Authors Live! presents Reyna Grande
2026-07-16 13:00 | Virtual Authors Live website
In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.

Family Chocolate Chip Cookies
2026-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Chocolate chip cookies were invented in America! Join us to make cookie dough that you will bake at home.For children 10+, or younger children with an adult.

Please register for each person who will be dough.

This program uses wheat and dairy.

Take Home Art Kit: Dinoramas!
2026-07-20 08:00 - 17:00 | MO
Make a Dinorama using plaster, plastic trees and dinosaurs

and any other items you can think of!

Registration ends July 13th

Kit pickup runs from July 20th – 27th

Teen Activity Kit: Origami
2026-07-20 09:00 - 2026-07-25 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Take home a kit with supplies & instructions to make origami favorites! Kits always include reading recommendations and a snack.

Register by July 15 to pick up the following week.

For teens ages 12-18.

Open Art Studio for Adults: Basics of Epoxy Resin
2026-07-21 18:30 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Open Art Studio for Adults is an evening of crafting, fellowship and, hopefully, having a few laughs.

This evening you’ll have access to epoxy resin supplies. There will be no prescribed project for attendees to complete, but ideas, materials and guidance will be provided.

If your not inclined to this project, feel free to bring your own craft/project along and come spend an evening with fellow crafters.

No registration necessary.

The Dino Games - Family Game Show Party!
2026-07-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Join host Denny Ray Burn for dino-related fun and games. While kids today probably have no idea what a game show is, they were there at the start of television and have never gone away. Join the “live studio audience” for all the excitement of laughs, laughs and more laughs. Make a match, hit the buzzer, have a lucky guess or choose the right deal to go home with great memories. This is sheer hilarity for the whole family!

Click here to learn more about what fun lies ahead when you attend.

Brought to you by Happy Faces Entertainment.

PAWS for Reading!
2026-07-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Children’s Library, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Come read & hear stories with Wilson, a specially trained and certified ADI (Assistance Dogs International) dog.

Build a Solar Oven
2026-07-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Heights Memorial Library – Program Room, 8001 Dale Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO, 63117, United States
Build a solar oven, and take it home with ingredients for s’mores.

Please register for each person building a solar oven.
