Coffee and Conversation

9:00am - 10:30am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Augusta Branch
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Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Community Events
Event Details:

Enjoy a cup of coffee, a sweet treat and relaxing conversation.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Story Time on the Patio

9:30am - 10:00am
Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Cliff View Branch
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Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Cliff View Patio
Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Come join us on our patio for a new story theme each week.

This class will be held outside. If the temperature is above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees, or there is other inclement weather, the class will move inside to the meeting room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Kisker Road Branch
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Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
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Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Story Time

10:00am - 10:45am
Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
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Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Join us for stories, songs, and a craft at the Middendorf-Kredell Branch! We have a new theme each week and the Story Times on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday will have the same theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

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Oasis "Osteoporosis Do's and Don'ts of Everyday Movement"

10:00am - 11:30am
Ages 55+
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
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Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

For individuals experiencing osteoporosis or osteopenia, some basic movements can cause a fracture.

Understand how osteoporosis fractures happen and how to avoid them with simple modifications to your everyday movements.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Oasis "A Matter of Balance"

10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Evidence-based program, addresses the fear of falling, which is a risk factor for falls. Participants increase activity levels through a short exercise component, discuss risk factors, and learn strategies to keep them on their feet.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

DIY Drop Spindle

11:30am - 1:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
McClay Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Make a drop spindle out of recycled pieces and then use it to create your own yarn.  You will create your own drop spindle and then learn how to use the drop spindle in class to create your own yarn to knit, crochet or do fiber projects with.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Book Discussion: "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Cliff View Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

1920s Oklahoma. The richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma after oil was discovered beneath their land.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Canasta - Hand & Foot

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Boone's Trail Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Play Hand & Foot Canasta

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Hand & Foot

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Come to the Library and enjoy an afternoon playing Hand & Foot!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Everyone

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

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - Lauderdale Realty - Defiance

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Everyone
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Books & More
Event Details:

Enjoy the library in your area. The Library to You Bookmobile will be stopping in Defiance at the Lauderdale Realty, 1299 Highway DD, Defiance, MO 63341

Create a Fantasy Map

1:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Reading Challenge, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Visit a Library to You Bookmobile stop, September 5-14, to create a map for your own fantasy world. The fantasy map activity is recommended for ages 5 and up. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Outdoor Program and Event Weather Statement

This program will be held outside. If the temperature is above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees, or there is other inclement weather, the program will be cancelled. If this program included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the program is scheduled to begin.

Red Cross Blood Drive

1:30pm - 5:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Community Events
Event Details:

Be a Donor!

Come and give the gift of life! Register to give blood with the Red Cross. All who give blood will receive a free T-shirt from the American Red Cross.

Use this link to register:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Book Discussion "Caroline: Little House, Revisited" by Sarah Miller

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
McClay Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

This book discussion will also meet on September 6 at 2:00. Please register for only one class. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Yarn Arts

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Augusta Branch
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Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - Broemmelsiek Park

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Everyone
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Books & More
Event Details:

Enjoy the library in your area. The Library to You Bookmobile will be stopping in Defiance at Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 Highway DD, Defiance, MO 63341

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Teens Create: Circuit Flowers

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Spencer Road Branch
Required
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Circuit flowers

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the program.

Tweens Create: Slime Party

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Corporate Parkway Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Create your perfect slime! We will have the recipe and all the ingredients to make the most amazingly fluffy, stretchy, or smoothest slime imaginable.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Messy Crafts

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

DIY Drop Spindle

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
McClay Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Make a drop spindle out of recycled pieces and then use it to create your own yarn.  You will create your own drop spindle and then learn how to use the drop spindle in class to create your own yarn to knit, crochet or do fiber projects with.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Read to a Dog!

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Kisker Road Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Bring a book or choose one of ours and read to an attentive, adorable dog, or maybe even a fuzzy bunny. This class is a partnership between the Library and our "Tale Waggers" group Love on a Leash.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Family Book Club: "Nine, Ten" and "Seven and a Half Tons of Steel"

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Pick up copies of this month's books at the Youth Services desk at the Middendorf-Kredell branch.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Food and/or Drinks

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

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Register Everyone

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

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Meet the Author: Melissa de la Cruz

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Spencer Road Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: Kids, Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Author Events, Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends
Required
Seats Remaining: 212
Event Details:

Author Melissa de la Cruz presents her newest book THE (SUPER SECRET) OCTAGON VALLEY SOCIETY at the Commons at Spencer Road in rooms L&M.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Everyone

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

Basic Vinyasa Yoga

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Evenings & Weekends, Health & Wellness, Hobbies & Recreation, Self Improvement & Professional Development
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Relax, stretch and strengthen your body at a basic vinyasa yoga class. We will begin with a gentle warm-up sequence in which we will create awareness and activate the body for our practice.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Cactus Pebble Craft

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Spencer Road Branch
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Paint your own rock cactus! A cute decoration and zero plant care needed!