Upcoming Events

Missouri courthouses are rich in genealogical resources but are often underused. Maximize your research with county registers and records in the Show Me State. This program is part of the library's genealogy series.

This program with Suzanne looks at the history of chocolate and candy and the Missouri candy makers past and present. Sign up today for a great evening learning about delicious chocolates and candies!

Paranormal History program of many of the beer barons of St Louis, plus a few extras from around the US. 

Missouri Artist, Ray Harvey, is a large-scale muralist that has created over 600 beautiful paintings on buildings all across the country. He is known statewide as the Patriotic Muralist. Some of his waving flags exceed 100’ wide!

A journey through personal love letters from presidents as we glimpse their romantic side.  Can you guess who wrote it?

For its centennial, "Route 66 expert" and local author Joe Sonderman joins us for a fascinating look at The Main Street of America.

Copies of Joe Sonderman's titles will be available for purchase and signing.

William Wells Brown was an important member of the Abolitionist movement. His brother, Joe Travis, survived the Alamo.

Understand the probate process, types of documents, and key terminology to uncover generational links and enrich your genealogy using probate records.

(*This program is part of the library's genealogy series.*)

Local author Judy Mundle gives a talk based on her title- The Block Manager: A True Story of Love in the Midst of Japanese American Internment Camps. 

Join us for an unforgettable presentation by Holocaust survivor Erika Schwartz, who shares the moving story of her survival and the loss of her family in Nazi-occupied Hungary.

Discover what military records reveal, where to find them, and how they can help preserve your ancestor’s service history and personal story.

Learn to spot planets, the stories behind the spring constellations, and get hands-on experience with a telescope.  

Explore how land grants, federal sales, and bounty land records help identify original property owners and provide insights into early American ancestors.

(*This program is part of the library's genealogy series.*)

Community Read Adult Program.

Learn how to interpret DNA matches, organize genetic information, and use AncestryDNA tools to verify known ancestors and uncover new family connections.  This program is part of the library's genealogy series.

Community Read Adult Program.

Community Read Adult Program.

When historians visit the archive, they often find weird, surprising, and fun material that they rarely get to share with others…but that ends here! This event shares the stories of a selection of images and objects from various St.

Missouri Humanities Speaker Barnes Bradshaw presents: The Great St. Louis Fire of 1849.

When a young officer newly graduated from West Point met the oldest daughter of a gruff Missouri slaveowner, farmer and land speculator, it was love at first sight.

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.

John C. Frémont, legendary in the 1840s and 1850s as the “Pathfinder of the West,” commanded the Union Army’s Western Department from headquarters in St. Louis in 1861.

Shows feature dazzling live projections displayed by our state-of-the-art projectors, movie theater style sound produced by our state-of-the-art speakers that give a sound that will make you feel like you are watching the next Mar

Shows feature dazzling live projections displayed by our state-of-the-art projectors, movie theater style sound produced by our state-of-the-art speakers that give a sound that will make you feel like you are watching the next Mar