Virtual Authors Live! is thrilled to welcome back Liz Moore –- one of the first guests to appear in the Library Speakers Consortium series –to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights. Early morning, August 1975: a camp […]
Young children & their caregivers are invited to join us in the Children’s Library for Stories, Songs, and Playtime! Every week at 10am.
This is a one-of-a-kind chance to meet an amazing group of talented, inspiring and informative Missouri authors! Listen to presentations, chat directly with the authors, purchase books, and enjoy a craft. All ages are welcome to this special event!
Young children & their caregivers are invited to join us in the Children’s Library for Stories, Songs, and Playtime! Every week at 10am.
Our apologies. This event is canceled for today. Come read & hear stories with Milo, a specially trained and certified ADI (Assistance Dogs International) dog.
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!
Teen Tuesday: Get Cooking! Teens! Join us to make Hot Chocolate Bombs! We’ll enjoy a cup of hot chocolate during the program and have one or two bombs to take home. This program will include dairy products. Please note that gluten, soy, and other allergens may be present. Be mindful if you have food allergies […]
This month we will be discussing Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead’s 2021 crime novel.
Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageously […]
Saturday Storytimes are for young children and their caregivers.
Escape from the Hazardous Harbor before the winter blizzard arrives! We will have a role playing adventure with snacks, creativity and puzzles. Please register.
A graphic novel about overcoming the fear of swimming, and joining together as a community. 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. Or register by February 15 to reserve your copy! Books will be […]
