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Baby lying on a blanket and grasping adult's fingers

Baby Time

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1)
Baby Time:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 11 months and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 11 months and their caregivers.

Child doing a headstand in grass

Martial Arts Lesson 101

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Room L - Siteman at BJC St. Peters Room at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Special Events, Games & Activities, Health & Wellness, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Let's Move:

Information and activities for a healthier you!

Children will learn the basics of the martial art Tae Kwon Do & understand the benefits martial arts brings to a child, including improvements in learning and developmental skills.

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L - Siteman at BJC St. Peters Room
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Games & Activities, Health & Wellness, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Information and activities for a healthier you!

Children will learn the basics of the martial art Tae Kwon Do & understand the benefits martial arts brings to a child, including improvements in learning and developmental skills.

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.

Father and mother reading with toddler

Fun for Ones

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Fun for Ones:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

Recommended for Toddlers 12-23 Months

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

Recommended for Toddlers 12-23 Months

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.

Canasta - Hand and Foot

Tuesday, August 19, 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+

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
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.  

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time for Twos

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Teens create word art

Tweens and Teens Create: Art Club

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Communities
Age Group:
Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)

Use the library's space and supplies to work on art projects. Snacks will be provided as well. This program is for grades 4-12. Please do not sign any children up who are younger than 4th grade.


 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use the library's space and supplies to work on art projects. Snacks will be provided as well. This program is for grades 4-12. Please do not sign any children up who are younger than 4th grade.


 

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

Messy Crafts

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

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the program.

A young Indian girl holds a golden orb. She is surrounded by colorful spirt animals: a tiger, a peacock, and a herd of horses.

Tweens Read: "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens (Grades 4-8)

"Tweens Read" is a book club just for Tweens (young teens and kids on the verge of their teen years)!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

"Tweens Read" is a book club just for Tweens (young teens and kids on the verge of their teen years)!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Baby lying on a blanket and grasping adult's fingers

Diaper Distribution

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Spencer Road Branch
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

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

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. 

Fairy tale scene coming out of a book

Story Time

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Story Time:

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

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.

battleship on fire in open waters

Book Discussion: "The Demon of Unrest" by Erik Larson

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road 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.

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president.

Open
Registration Required
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
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.

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president.

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.

Toddlers and adults on mat with toys

Baby Playdate

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Baby Playdate:

Children can enjoy toys, books, and activities designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers! 

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Games & Activities

Children can enjoy toys, books, and activities designed for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers! 

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.

Comic Book Collage

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Age Group:
Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families

Create a fun comic book collage art piece!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a fun comic book collage art piece!

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.  

passport-fair

Passport Fair

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults, Families, Everyone

St. Charles City-County Library is offering a drop-in, first-come, first-served passport application fair. Upon arrival, you will be checked in and directed where to go to apply for passports for yourself or your whole family.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Special Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

St. Charles City-County Library is offering a drop-in, first-come, first-served passport application fair. Upon arrival, you will be checked in and directed where to go to apply for passports for yourself or your whole family.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Registration Appreciated but Not Required

Registration is not required for this program, but registering is helpful to make sure we have enough staff to accommodate everyone.


 

passport-fair

Passport Fair

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Special Events
Age Group:
Adults, Families, Everyone

St. Charles City-County Library is offering a drop-in, first-come, first-served passport application fair. Upon arrival, you will be checked in and directed where to go to apply for passports for yourself or your whole family.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Special Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

St. Charles City-County Library is offering a drop-in, first-come, first-served passport application fair. Upon arrival, you will be checked in and directed where to go to apply for passports for yourself or your whole family.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Registration Appreciated but Not Required

Registration is not required for this program, but registering is helpful to make sure we have enough staff to accommodate everyone.


 

A book cover with an image of a full moon, fall leaves, and three crows. One crow is holding a bell in its beak and another is holding a camera in its talons. The title, The Executioners Three, is superimposed over the image of the birds and leaves.

Meet the Author: Susan Dennard - THE EXECUTIONERS THREE

Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Author Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Susan Dennard will present her newest release, THE EXECUTIONERS THREE

This is a ticketed event.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Author Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:

Susan Dennard will present her newest release, THE EXECUTIONERS THREE

This is a ticketed event.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Sponsored by the Foundation

The St. Charles City County Library Foundation generously sponsored this event.

Baby lying on a blanket and grasping adult's fingers

Baby Time

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1)
Baby Time:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 11 months and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 11 months and their caregivers.

Piggy bank on top of a calculator with coins next to it.

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

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Business & Finance, Self Improvement & Professional Development, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 55+

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

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room
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.

Blood drive word art

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Community Events, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Blood Drive:

Be a Donor!

Join us at the Spencer Road Branch to give blood on Thursday, August 21. Donors are strongly urged to give to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available for patients.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Be a Donor!

Join us at the Spencer Road Branch to give blood on Thursday, August 21. Donors are strongly urged to give to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available for patients.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Father and mother reading with toddler

Fun for Ones

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Fun for Ones:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

Recommended for Toddlers 12-23 Months

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

Recommended for Toddlers 12-23 Months

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.

Image of a penguin in a food truck holding a rainbow colored snow cone. Beneath the truck it says Kona Ice.

Kona Ice and Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck @ the Library

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Seasonal, Special Events, Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends
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), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families, Everyone

Attention everyone! Get ready for a cool treat - Kona Ice will be at the library this summer!!

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
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), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Special Events, Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:

Attention everyone! Get ready for a cool treat - Kona Ice will be at the library this summer!!

Child reading with a dog resting its head on the book

Read to A Dog!

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Community Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)

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.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
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.

Woman reading to group of toddlers

Time for Twos

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Time for Twos:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Arts & crafts word art

Let's Create: Watercolor Markers

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B at Spencer Road Branch
Class & Event Types:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Let's Create:

Art Exploration!

If you dab a little water over your crayola marker drawings you can turn them into watercolor!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Art Exploration!

If you dab a little water over your crayola marker drawings you can turn them into watercolor!

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.

Baby lying on a blanket and grasping adult's fingers

Diaper Distribution

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Spencer Road Branch
Age Group:
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

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

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.