Coffee and Conversation

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Augusta Branch
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

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.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Diaper Distribution

9:00am - 1:00pm
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Event Details:

Spencer Road Branch is offering free emergency diaper distribution in the Commons at Spencer Road near the north entrance. 

Growing Artists

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

Open-ended and explorative preschool art session focused on the process of making art. 
Dress to be messy. 

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! 

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
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.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
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 - 10:45am
Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
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 each Monday, Thursday, and Saturday have the same theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Book Discussion: "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Deer Run Branch
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Registration Required
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.

Age of Miracles meets The Immortalists in this spirit-lifting, high-concept blockbuster debut set in a world where people can find out how much time they have left to live. Would you choose to find out the length of your life?

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.

Story Time

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
WingHaven® Branch
Library Branch: WingHaven® Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, 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.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

The Magic of Art with Tommy Terrific

10:00am - 11:00am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Cliff View Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Reading Challenge, Early Literacy & Learning, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an artistic, magical journey as Tommy Terrific goes canvassing through a magical art gallery.

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.

Free Kidsight Vision Screenings

11:00am - 1:00pm
Kids, Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

KidSight offers quick, noninvasive vision screenings for children ages 6 months to 16 years old.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Lunch @ the Library

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Health & Wellness

Free lunch served at the Library for all children ages 18 and under! Sponsored by Operation Food Search. 

Program runs each week Monday through Friday from June 5 through August 16. Lunches will be served and must be eaten in the library, and the child receiving the meal must be present. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Social Security 101: Understanding Retirement, Survivor, and Medicare Benefits

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Adults, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room N
Age Group: Adults, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Business & Finance, Self Improvement & Professional Development, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

This 'LIVE' virtual program on Social Security 101 is a free webinar hosted by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Scrabble

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Attention word lovers: exercise your brain by playing Scrabble with other adults!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Canasta - Hand & Foot

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

Learn to play Hand & Foot Canasta.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - Lauderdale Realty - Defiance

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Everyone
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
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 Lauderdale Realty, 1299 Highway DD, Defiance, MO 63341

Recycled Bottlecap Flowers

1:30pm - 5:15pm
Pre-K (Ages 3-5), 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
Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5), 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, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:

Celebrate the Color Our World Summer Challenge at the Bookmobile.  Come and create some recycled art with us!  We will reuse bottlecaps to make flowers for you to take home. 

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.

Registration Not Required

Registration is not required for this program.

Story Time

1:45pm - 4:30pm
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:

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.

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

Registration Not Required

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.

Book Discussion: "Lake of the Ozark" by Bill Geist

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration Required
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.

CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Bill Geist reflects on his coming of age in the American Heartland and traces his evolution as a man and a writer while working at a resort run by his uncle.

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
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, Hobbies & Recreation

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.

Family Fun: Game Time

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Kathryn Linnemann Teen Room
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Event Photography

Please note that the Library's marketing team will be at this program to take photographs. These photographs may be shared on our website and social media. If you or your children are not comfortable with photographs, please inform staff at the program. 

Register Everyone

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

Blood Drive - ImpactLife

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Kisker Road Branch
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Be a Donor!

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - Broemmelsiek Park

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Everyone
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
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. Find us in the parking lot between Shelters #2 and 3, by the large playground.

LEGO Builders

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Deer Run Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Build with the Library's LEGO bricks

 

Children will have the opportunity to select one creation to display in Library

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Lego Builders

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Kisker Road Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Build with the Library's LEGO bricks.

Children will have the opportunity to select one creation to display in the Library.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Teen Leadership Committee (formerly known as Teen Advisory Board)

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Registration Required

Be a part of the decision making process at the Library. Help plan programs, give book recommendations, promote the library, and eat some snacks!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the program.

Read to a Dog!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a book or choose one of ours and read to an attentive, adorable dog.

This class is a partnership between the Library and CHAMP Assistance Dogs.

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.

The Magic of Art with Tommy Terrific

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Corporate Parkway Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Reading Challenge, Early Literacy & Learning, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an artistic, magical journey as Tommy Terrific goes canvassing through a magical art gallery.

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.  

Book Discussion: "The Unwedding" by Allyson Condie

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
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.

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in The Unwedding , the adult fiction debut from #1 New York Times bestselling YA author Ally Condie, about a recent divorcee whose vacation at an exclusive Big Sur resort unravels when she discovers a de

Disclaimer(s)

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Cancelled

Teen Advisory Board

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Kathryn Linnemann Teen Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required

Be a part of the decision making process at the Library. Help plan programs, give book recommendations, promote the library, and eat some snacks!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Event Photography

Please note that the Library's marketing team will be at this program to take photographs. These photographs may be shared on our website and social media. If you or your children are not comfortable with photographs, please inform staff at the program. 

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.