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Reap What You Sow Gardening Club

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Rachel O'Halloran with MU Extension joins us for a fun and flavorful Strawberry Jam Making program!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rachel O'Halloran with MU Extension joins us for a fun and flavorful Strawberry Jam Making program!

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Red, White, and Blue: Feeding the American Soldier

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Culinary, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us as we learn the fascinating history of the diets of the American soldier throughout the years. Led by Suzanne Corbett from the Missouri Humanities, she'll discuss the different types of foods our troops have eaten and how it's changed.

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

Join us as we learn the fascinating history of the diets of the American soldier throughout the years. Led by Suzanne Corbett from the Missouri Humanities, she'll discuss the different types of foods our troops have eaten and how it's changed.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Memoir Writing with Louise Baker

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Everyone has a story to tell- but how do you begin telling yours? 

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

Everyone has a story to tell- but how do you begin telling yours? 

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Human Trafficking Awareness

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join MOCATE to learn about human trafficking across our state: examining definitions of trafficking, patterns of exploitation, and factors that can lead to it.

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

Join MOCATE to learn about human trafficking across our state: examining definitions of trafficking, patterns of exploitation, and factors that can lead to it.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Young Adult (ages 12-18)" group
This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Intro to Dinos 101

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Hermann
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)

This program will be held off site at the Hermann E Free Church, 2233 Boy Scout Rd, Hermann, MO 65041.

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Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hermann
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will be held off site at the Hermann E Free Church, 2233 Boy Scout Rd, Hermann, MO 65041.

This event is in the "Children (ages 5-11)" group

Kids Club- Animal Wrappers

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Owensville
Program Type:
Entertainment, Lectures
Age Group:
Children (ages 5-11)

Animal Wrappers- Presented by the Missouri Conservation 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Owensville
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (ages 5-11)
Program Type: Entertainment, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Animal Wrappers- Presented by the Missouri Conservation 

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Human Trafficking and Awareness with MOCATE

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join MOCATE to learn about human trafficking across our state: examining definitions of trafficking, common patterns of exploitation, and factors that can lead to trafficking.

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

Join MOCATE to learn about human trafficking across our state: examining definitions of trafficking, common patterns of exploitation, and factors that can lead to trafficking.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join the Missouri Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation (MOCATE) to learn about human trafficking across our state.

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

Join the Missouri Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation (MOCATE) to learn about human trafficking across our state.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mystery Minerals: Rock ID at the Library

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
All Ages

Everyone has a favorite rock or fossil from somewhere, but do you know what it is? Bring up to three of your favorite unknown rocks, fossils or minerals for Geologists Jo Schaper and Fred Schovanez to help identify your fabulous finds!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: St. Clair
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Everyone has a favorite rock or fossil from somewhere, but do you know what it is? Bring up to three of your favorite unknown rocks, fossils or minerals for Geologists Jo Schaper and Fred Schovanez to help identify your fabulous finds!

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

The Gilded Age Dining Table

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

The Gilded Age dining table highlighted social divides, showcasing opulence among the elite through elaborate settings, multi-course menus, and strict etiquette, emphasizing class distinctions. Join us for special presenter, Su

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

The Gilded Age dining table highlighted social divides, showcasing opulence among the elite through elaborate settings, multi-course menus, and strict etiquette, emphasizing class distinctions. Join us for special presenter, Su

Disclaimer(s)

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

Food and/or drinks will be served at this class or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

Please ask to see packaging at the event if you need allergy information.  

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Reap What You Sow Gardening Club

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us along with Master Gardener Emeritus Jodie Fleer to talk about all things gardening.

Gardening Club's monthly meetings include lectures, activities, plant or garden-related crafting, culinary demonstrations and culinary crafting.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us along with Master Gardener Emeritus Jodie Fleer to talk about all things gardening.

Gardening Club's monthly meetings include lectures, activities, plant or garden-related crafting, culinary demonstrations and culinary crafting.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group

The Colorful Life of Bees

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Wright City
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us in welcoming the Quad County Beekeepers and their observational beehive! At this family program we will learn about the colorful lives of bees!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wright City
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in welcoming the Quad County Beekeepers and their observational beehive! At this family program we will learn about the colorful lives of bees!

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Black Military History of St. Louis

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Warrenton
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join Cicely Hunter, the Missouri Historical Society’s Public Historian, for an in-depth discussion on local Black military history and its impact. Attendees will hear stories spanning from early St. Louis history to the 20th century.

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

Join Cicely Hunter, the Missouri Historical Society’s Public Historian, for an in-depth discussion on local Black military history and its impact. Attendees will hear stories spanning from early St. Louis history to the 20th century.

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Beer, Germans, and Methodism

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Owensville
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Elizabeth Kurrus will share her new presentation through the Missouri Speakers Bureau called, "Beer, Germans, and Methodism". This will be a thought-provoking and entertaining event.

SPEAKING TOPIC:

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

Elizabeth Kurrus will share her new presentation through the Missouri Speakers Bureau called, "Beer, Germans, and Methodism". This will be a thought-provoking and entertaining event.

SPEAKING TOPIC:

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Author Visit: Donna Eimer Villani

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at St. Clair
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us for special guest, author Donna Eimer Villani as she discusses her newest book "The Portal".  She will have copies available for purchase and will be signing books as well. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: St. Clair
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for special guest, author Donna Eimer Villani as she discusses her newest book "The Portal".  She will have copies available for purchase and will be signing books as well. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Look Again: Uncovering St. Louis

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Warrenton
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

How do small changes alter how we see a place? In this interactive program, participants will
explore altered historical images of St. Louis—from photographs and paintings to maps and

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

How do small changes alter how we see a place? In this interactive program, participants will
explore altered historical images of St. Louis—from photographs and paintings to maps and

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Taking Care of You

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us as Maria Calvert walks us through this program and offers practical strategies and experiences to help deal with stress and increase mindfulness, positive emotions, optimism, resiliency to stress, coping skills, and self-care for the body,

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

Join us as Maria Calvert walks us through this program and offers practical strategies and experiences to help deal with stress and increase mindfulness, positive emotions, optimism, resiliency to stress, coping skills, and self-care for the body,

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "PreK (ages 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (ages 5-11)" group
This event is in the "Young Adult (ages 12-18)" group
This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Wonderful Reptiles with Sam

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B & C at Union
Program Type:
Entertainment, Homeschool, Lectures
Age Group:
All Ages, PreK (ages 0-5), Children (ages 5-11), Young Adult (ages 12-18), Adults (ages 18+)

Sam will be showing  reptiles and amphibians and talk about where they live and taking care of them.  You might decide they make cool pets.
 


 

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

Sam will be showing  reptiles and amphibians and talk about where they live and taking care of them.  You might decide they make cool pets.
 


 

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.

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Financial Awareness 101

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Warrenton
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Financial Advisor Michael Baryo will introduce financial services firm Edward Jones.

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

Financial Advisor Michael Baryo will introduce financial services firm Edward Jones.

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Filling in Our Ancestor’s Life Cycle Using Vital Records

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Entertainment, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Explore birth, marriage, and death records, and discover alternative sources when documents are missing to help complete your ancestors’ life stories.

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

Explore birth, marriage, and death records, and discover alternative sources when documents are missing to help complete your ancestors’ life stories.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Movies Made in Missouri

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Lectures, Movies
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

While it’s not Hollywood, there have been nearly one hundred movies made in Missouri from the earliest times in the industry to the present day.

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

While it’s not Hollywood, there have been nearly one hundred movies made in Missouri from the earliest times in the industry to the present day.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Reap What You Sow Gardening Club

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Pacific
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)

Join us along with Master Gardener Emeritus Jodie Fleer to talk about all things gardening.

Gardening Club's monthly meetings include lectures, activities, plant or garden-related crafting, culinary demonstrations and culinary crafting.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pacific
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Culinary, Health & Wellness, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us along with Master Gardener Emeritus Jodie Fleer to talk about all things gardening.

Gardening Club's monthly meetings include lectures, activities, plant or garden-related crafting, culinary demonstrations and culinary crafting.

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

Extending the Growing Season

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A & B at Sullivan
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults (ages 18+)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Sullivan
Room: Meeting Room A & B
Age Group: Adults (ages 18+)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lectures
Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "PreK (ages 0-5)" group
This event is in the "Children (ages 5-11)" group
This event is in the "Young Adult (ages 12-18)" group
This event is in the "Adults (ages 18+)" group

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.

Upcoming
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.