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Wilderness Survival Trivia and Craft

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Corporate Parkway Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes to survive?

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the event.

Pool Noodle Jungle Raft

3:30pm - 5:15pm
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+
Class & Event Types: Reading Challenge, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come celebrate Summer Challenge with the Library to You Bookmobile!

We are making river rafts for our "Lost in the Jungle" adventures. Join us and make your very own raft to use in your own water adventures.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, 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 class.

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

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 be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - West Alton City Park

3:30pm - 5:30pm
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 at West Alton City Park located at 15100 MO-94, West Alton, MO 63386.

Guitar Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Communities, Hobbies & Recreation, Self Improvement & Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Medium close in picture of a teen playing acoustic guitar

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

LEGO Builders

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Build with the Library's LEGO bricks.

While your builder enjoys the class, please enjoy the rest of the library. Your child's LEGO build may be displayed in the library until next month's class.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Book Discussion: "Go as a River" by Shelley Read

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Boone's Trail Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More
Registration 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.

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family's peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado--the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Growing Healthy: Active Storytime

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Families
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Learn, move, and play for a healthy you!

Time to get those wiggles out! This storytime focuses on stories and songs with lots of movement in helping children to develop their gross motor skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Hold For Future Program

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Cancelled
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Event Details:

Preschool

Pipe Cleaner Flowers

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Everyone
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Make a bouquet of piper cleaner flowers, no glue required! A colorful and cute decoration that requires significantly less care than your average flowers. All supplies will be provided. 

Star Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Kids, Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Community Events, Evenings & Weekends, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

View our amazing universe through telescopes. Get hands on instruction to use the telescopes that are available for check-out at our branches.

Bring the whole family and join the experts from the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri (ASEM) to be part of this telescope viewing session.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

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 be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

Register Everyone

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

Tiny Tots

9:30am - 10:00am
Cliff View Branch
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 23 months and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Story Time

9:30am - 10:15am
Deer Run Branch
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

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

Join us for story time at Deer Run! This program is geared towards ages 3-6 and families welcome.

*Please note that both the 9:30 am and 10:30 am Story Times are the same program.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Fun for Ones

10:00am - 10:30am
Spencer Road Branch
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 class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Time for Twos

10:00am - 10:30am
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, 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 class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Time for Twos

10:00am - 10:30am
McClay Branch
Library Branch: McClay Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, 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 class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Seven Magical Adventures with Jeff Lefton

10:00am - 11:00am
WingHaven® Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: WingHaven® Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Reading Challenge, Books & More, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

What do you get when you combine magic, comedy, audience participation, and exciting children’s books? A magical whirlwind journey through the Library!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Everyone

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

Summer Challenge- Read-aloud in the Stacks

10:00am - 11:30am
Boone's Trail Branch
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Reading Challenge
Event Details:

Join us at the Boone's Trail Branch anytime during the 10:00 AM-11:30 AM window to hear some swashbuckling pirate stories to celebrate this year's Summer Challenge.  Each child will receive a pirate's hook to wear and a snack to enjoy as they

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this class 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. Please ask to see packaging at the event if you are concerned.  

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Deer Run Branch
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

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

Join us for story time at Deer Run! This program is geared towards ages 3-6 and families welcome.

*Please note that both the 9:30 am and 10:30 am Story Times are the same program.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Lunch @ the Library

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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 class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Library to You Bookmobile Stop - National Equestrian Center

12:45pm - 1:45pm
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 at the National Equestrian Center at 6880 Lake St Louis Blvd, Lake St Louis, MO 63367.

Pool Noodle Jungle Raft

12:45pm - 6:00pm
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+
Class & Event Types: Reading Challenge, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
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Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, 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 class.

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

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 be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

Canasta - Hand & Foot

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Boone's Trail Branch
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn to play Hand & Foot Canasta.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this class 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. Please ask to see packaging at the event if you are concerned.  

Homeschool Explorers: Osmo Coding for kids

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cliff View Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Homeschool, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Come meet with friends to explore, learn, make art and more! This month join us for a beginner coding class using our Osmo kits and library Ipads through hands-on, fun coding games.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Seven Magical Adventures with Jeff Lefton

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Special Events, Reading Challenge, Books & More, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

What do you get when you combine magic, comedy, audience participation, and exciting children’s books? A magical whirlwind journey through the Library!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

Register Everyone

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