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Storytime

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Library Branch: Sullivan
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is not required for this class.

young child reading

Storytime

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at Warrenton
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Library Branch: Warrenton
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

paint brushes, scissors, and rulers in buckets

Gallery Studio: Clothbook Workshop

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Hermann
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Explore the art of mark-making with rust, tea, candle smoke, and image transfers. In this playful four-week series, you'll create a hand-bound paper and cloth book wrapped in fabric. A tactile, experimental journey for curious creators.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hermann
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore the art of mark-making with rust, tea, candle smoke, and image transfers. In this playful four-week series, you'll create a hand-bound paper and cloth book wrapped in fabric. A tactile, experimental journey for curious creators.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.

All supplies provided.  

Friends of the Library Meetng

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Purpose of Meeting:

Meeting for Friends of the Library members

St. Clair
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: St. Clair
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting for Friends of the Library members

paint brushes, scissors, and rulers in buckets

Sewing 101

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A & B at Warrenton
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Make and take a travel kit, drawstring bag and luggage tag using the libraries sewing machines. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Warrenton
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make and take a travel kit, drawstring bag and luggage tag using the libraries sewing machines. 

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The First Chapter Book Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

We'll gather to discuss: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'll gather to discuss: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

young child reading

Storytime

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B & C at Union
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities, Music
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Union
Room: Meeting Room B & C
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities, Music
Registration Required

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Registration is not required for this class.

All supplies provided.  

young child reading

Storytime

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Owensville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Owensville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Registration Required

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is not required for this class.

young child reading

Storytime

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Wright City
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Music
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wright City
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Music
Registration Required

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Registration is not required for this class.

A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins

The Next Chapter Book Club

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

We'll gather to discuss: A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'll gather to discuss: A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

young child reading

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: St. Clair
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Registration Required

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

young child reading

Storytime

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)
Storytime:

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-li...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities
Registration Required

Join us as we read picture books, sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, and crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Storytime

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Hermann
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5)

Join us as we read, sing, play, and make crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

Library Branch: Hermann
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Games & Activities
Event Details:

Join us as we read, sing, play, and make crafts.  All activities are designed to help your child get ready for kindergarten by building pre-literacy skills.

side view of laptop computer with a book on the keyboard

Basic Internet Skills

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Owensville
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

During this class, you’ll learn about the internet and how it works, how to perform basic internet searches, and how to navigate web pages. The class format will include instruction as well as hands-on practice time on laptops.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Owensville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

During this class, you’ll learn about the internet and how it works, how to perform basic internet searches, and how to navigate web pages. The class format will include instruction as well as hands-on practice time on laptops.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Kids-Create, stamp, repeat!

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Hermann
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (ages 5-11)

Create, stamp, press, and repeat! Explore fun stamping techniques using cool shapes, colors, and textures in this hands-on, creative adventure!  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hermann
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (ages 5-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create, stamp, press, and repeat! Explore fun stamping techniques using cool shapes, colors, and textures in this hands-on, creative adventure!  

Disclaimer(s)

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

paint brushes, scissors, and rulers in buckets

Zentangles and Reverse Coloring

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room at Owensville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Age Group:
Children (ages 5-11)

Join us for a relaxing time making Zentangles a stunning way to make art using simple repeating patterns and Reverse Coloring, taking a colorful image and adding your own line art.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Owensville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (ages 5-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing time making Zentangles a stunning way to make art using simple repeating patterns and Reverse Coloring, taking a colorful image and adding your own line art.

Gourd Craft

Crafting With Gourds

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us as we make a Santa Claus or a gnome out of gourds for this fun craft night!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sullivan
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we make a Santa Claus or a gnome out of gourds for this fun craft night!

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Thorge Badgerhart

The Art of Puppetry

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B & C at Union
Program Type:
Entertainment, Lectures
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults (ages 18+)

A performance and discussion on the different types of puppetry.  Our presenter will also show different types of puppets he has made and how to use them. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Union
Room: Meeting Room B & C
Age Group: All Ages, Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Entertainment, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

A performance and discussion on the different types of puppetry.  Our presenter will also show different types of puppets he has made and how to use them. 

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.

All supplies provided.  

students listening to teacher

Sincerely Yours, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Entertainment, Lectures
Age Group:
All Ages, PreK (ages 0-5), Children (ages 5-11), Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)

(*Geared towards kids/family-friendly!*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sullivan
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: All Ages, PreK (ages 0-5), Children (ages 5-11), Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Entertainment, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

(*Geared towards kids/family-friendly!*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Kaelen Felix

Author Visit with Kaelen Felix

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Early Literacy
Age Group:
PreK (ages 0-5), Children (ages 5-11)

Local St. Louis author, Kaelen Felix, will be visiting the library to share from her children's book, Wings and Whispers Tales of Friendship: Volume 1.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: PreK (ages 0-5), Children (ages 5-11)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Local St. Louis author, Kaelen Felix, will be visiting the library to share from her children's book, Wings and Whispers Tales of Friendship: Volume 1.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Emmett Merrill

Storytelling through Printmaking

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Hermann
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Storytelling through Printmaking

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hermann
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytelling through Printmaking

students listening to teacher

Sincerely Yours, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Entertainment, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

(*this program is geared towards adults. The all ages one is earlier in the day*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sullivan
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Entertainment, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

(*this program is geared towards adults. The all ages one is earlier in the day*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Nerf War

Bookworms Unleashed-After Hours Nerf War

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Children (ages 5-11), Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)

Join us after hours for an epic battle among the bookshelves! It's important to arrive 10 minutes prior to the program start time due to the doors being locked and needing to go over all the safety rules.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: St. Clair
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Children (ages 5-11), Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us after hours for an epic battle among the bookshelves! It's important to arrive 10 minutes prior to the program start time due to the doors being locked and needing to go over all the safety rules.

Disclaimer(s)

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.

Alexis Austriaco, Henna/Jagua Artist and Owner of Love is Mehndi

Jagua and Henna Art with Alexis Austriaco

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)

Jagua/Henna artist and owner of Love is Mehndi, Alexis Austriaco joins us for this unforgettable program.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Jagua/Henna artist and owner of Love is Mehndi, Alexis Austriaco joins us for this unforgettable program.

Disclaimer(s)

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.