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Augusta Branch, Boone's Trail Branch, Cliff View Branch, Corporate Parkway Branch, Deer Run Branch, Kathryn Linnemann Branch, Kisker Road Branch, Library to You Bookmobile, McClay Branch, Middendorf-Kredell Branch, Mid Rivers Mall Branch, Outreach, Spencer Road Branch, WingHaven® Branch, Central Services, Virtual

All branches of the St. Charles City-County Library are closed for Independence Day. Please return materials in the book drop. Have a nice holiday. We will see you on Saturday!

Closing
Branches:
Augusta Branch, Boone's Trail Branch, Cliff View Branch, Corporate Parkway Branch, Deer Run Branch, Kathryn Linnemann Branch, Kisker Road Branch, Library to You Bookmobile, McClay Branch, Middendorf-Kredell Branch, Mid Rivers Mall Branch, Outreach, Spencer Road Branch, WingHaven® Branch, Central Services, Virtual
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All branches of the St. Charles City-County Library are closed for Independence Day. Please return materials in the book drop. Have a nice holiday.

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Sip & Stitch

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Boone's Trail Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Crafting Connections - Fiber Arts:

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

Event Details:

Bring your current WIP (work-in-progress) and join other yarn artists as we sip, knit/crochet/embroidery/etc. and talk about our past, present, and future projects. Help is avai...

Required
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

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

Bring your current WIP (work-in-progress) and join other yarn artists as we sip, knit/crochet/embroidery/etc. and talk about our past, present, and future projects.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Canasta - Hand and Foot

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

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.  

Various game pieces around scrabble letters that spell out Games.

Rummikub

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Come to the library to meet new friends and play Rummikub. This tile-based game is easy to learn, good for your brain, and fun for all. Leader Angie Soetebier-McDonnell will...

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Rummikub

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Sepia toned map of the world

Discover the Past: George Caleb Bingham, "The Missouri Artist"

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Discover the Past:

Discover information on historical people, places, or things. 

Event Details:

Join us as we discover the life and works of George Caleb Bingham, an artist and occasional politician whose works have become iconic representations of the hustle and bustle of li...

Required
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Discover information on historical people, places, or things. 

Join us as we discover the life and works of George Caleb Bingham, an artist and occasional politician whose works have become iconic representations of the hustle and bustle of life and the political process in frontier Missouri during the 19th c

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Cup of coffee

Coffee and Conversation

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Coffee and Conversation:

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

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.

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Acoustic Jam @ the Library

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Clubs & Communities, Hobbies & Recreation, Movies & Music
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Make Music and new friends at the library!   If you play (or just enjoy) folk, gospel, or bluegrass styles of music and acoustic stringed instruments (guitar, mandolin, fid...

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities, Hobbies & Recreation, Movies & Music
Event Details:

Make Music and new friends at the library!  

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.

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Yarn Arts

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Crafting Connections - Fiber Arts:

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

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.

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Adult Discover Crafting: Diamond Painting

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with Diamond Painting. Craft a beautiful gift or memento.

Required
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Relax and unwind with Diamond Painting.

Craft a beautiful gift or memento.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Various game pieces around scrabble letters that spell out Games.

Scrabble

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

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

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Colorful thread

English Paper Piecing

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Learn how to do English Paper Piecing, a fun method of sewing fabric pieces together to make small projects, quilts, and decorative items.Come and stitch with others who also enjoy...

Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Learn how to do English Paper Piecing, a fun method of sewing fabric pieces together to make small projects, quilts, and decorative items.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Make-It Monday

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

We have the space, you bring your project to work on!Grab a friend, come to the Augusta Branch, and work on your unfinished projects! Spend all day or just a little while. Ironing ...

Required
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

We have the space, you bring your project to work on!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

bookshelf full of colorful books

Book Discussion: "The Wishing Game" by Meg Shaffer

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room at Boone's Trail Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Book Discussion:

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.

Event Details:

A retired bestselling author hosts a one-of-a-kind competition, with high risks and high rewards--giving the winner a chance to change lives. Lucy Hart has come a long wa...

Required
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

A retired bestselling author hosts a one-of-a-kind competition, with high risks and high rewards--giving the winner a chance to change lives.

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.

Colorful thread

English Paper Piecing

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Learn how to do English Paper Piecing, a fun method of sewing fabric pieces together to make small projects, quilts, and decorative items.Come and stitch with others who also enjoy...

Required
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Learn how to do English Paper Piecing, a fun method of sewing fabric pieces together to make small projects, quilts, and decorative items.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

image of a jockey on top of the horse Seabiscuit

Nonfiction Book Discussion "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, Friends & Foundation, History & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Book Discussion:

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.

Event Details:

"Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitl...

Required
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, Friends & Foundation, History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

"Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Cup of coffee

Coffee and Conversation

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Coffee and Conversation:

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

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.

courtroom scene during the Salem witch hunts

Book Discussion: "Killing the Witches" by Bill O'Reilly

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Boone's Trail Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Book Discussion:

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.

Event Details:

Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Vill...

Required
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts.

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.

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Five Crowns

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Five Crowns is a five-suited rummy-style card game. It is a quick favorite for avid and casual card players alike. The unique deck provides you with multiple options for arranging ...

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
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Five Crowns is a five-suited rummy-style card game. It is a quick favorite for avid and casual card players alike. The unique deck provides you with multiple options for arranging your cards into books and runs.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

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Yarn Arts

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Crafting Connections - Fiber Arts:

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

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.

Various game pieces around scrabble letters that spell out Games.

Bunco at the Library

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Deer Run Branch
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

For Ages 18+Join us as we play a few fun games of Bunco at the Library.  Bunco is a dice game generally played with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, t...

Required
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

For Ages 18+

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Uncovering History: Gravestone Cleaning

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Kisker Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Seasonal, Community Events, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Join the Library and the St. Charles Parks & Recreation Department to learn about one of St. Charles’s historic cemeteries and its residents in this hands-on headstone cleaning...

Required
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Community Events, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join the Library and the St. Charles Parks & Recreation Department to learn about one of St.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

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.

Register Everyone

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

two young girls sitting on a suitcase

Book Discussion: "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Augusta Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their...

Required
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat.

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 and Foot

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

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.  

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Live @ the Library: After Hours Community Band

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Seasonal, Evenings & Weekends, Movies & Music
Age Group:
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, Everyone
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening with the After Hours Community Band (AHCB)! This concert band, which provides the opportunity for amateur musicians to enjoy the pleasure of playing in a band...

Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: 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, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Evenings & Weekends, Movies & Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 150
Event Details:

Enjoy an evening with the After Hours Community Band (AHCB)! 

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.