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Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Community Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch

Class & Event Types:

Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Open

Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch

Room: Community Room A

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Class & Event Types: Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology

Registration Required

Event Details:

Story Time with Lindenwood University

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Community Room A&B at Kisker Road Branch

Class & Event Types:

Special Events, Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Age Group:

Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Families

Open

Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch

Room: Community Room A&B

Age Group: Kids, Toddlers (Ages 1-3), Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Families

Class & Event Types: Special Events, Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Registration Required

Event Details:

This is a special story time in partnership with Lindenwood University.

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Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Stories

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Event Room L - Siteman at BJC St. Peters Room at Spencer Road Branch

Class & Event Types:

Seasonal, Special Events, Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Age Group:

Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families

Open

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch

Room: Event Room L - Siteman at BJC St. Peters Room

Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families

Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Special Events, Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Enjoy a night of melancholy and madness with a one-man show as Edgar Allan Poe.

Checkmate Academy: Lessons for Youth

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Community Room at Deer Run Branch

Class & Event Types:

Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool

Age Group:

Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)

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Library Branch: Deer Run Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)

Class & Event Types: Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool

Registration Required

Event Details:

Chess is a fun and challenging way to build problem-solving, strategy, and memory skills. Join teen volunteer and chess expert Mr. Sathish as he teaches the basics, answers your questions, and helps you sharpen your game against classmates!

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The Reality of Game Development

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Virtual

Class & Event Types:

Special Events, Business & Finance, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology, Self Improvement & Professional Development

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+

Open

Library Branch: Virtual

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+

Class & Event Types: Special Events, Business & Finance, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology, Self Improvement & Professional Development

Registration Required

Event Details:

Interested in getting into the video game industry, but don't know where to start?

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Scholarships and Financing: How to Fund your College Dreams

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Community Room at Deer Run Branch

Class & Event Types:

Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, Homeschool, Self Improvement & Professional Development

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Open

Library Branch: Deer Run Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Class & Event Types: Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, Homeschool, Self Improvement & Professional Development

Registration Required

Event Details:

The fear of researching loans, scholarships, and navigating FASFA can be overwhelming to those wanting to attend college.

This book cover features two children front and center. One is a girl wearing a white shirt and pink skirt, holding a basket of apples, the other is a boy wearing blue jean shorts and a blue hoodie eating an apple. Around them are fairy tale images like a castle, princesses in ball gowns, a pond with a mermaid tail and a frog with a crown, and three gnomes or dwarves.

Meet the Author: Sarah Mlynowski - Whatever After Mirror Mirror

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room at Spencer Road Branch

Class & Event Types:

Author Events, Special Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends

Age Group:

Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families

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Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch

Room: Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room

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: Author Events, Special Events, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends

Event Details:

Join Sarah Mlynowski as she discusses the thrilling conclusion to the bestselling Whatever After series in the last book MIRROR MIRROR.

This is not a ticketed event, but registration is requested.

Discover the Past - "St. Louis Know-Nothing Riot 1854"

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room A at Kathryn Linnemann Branch

Class & Event Types:

Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Open

Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch

Room: Community Room A

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Class & Event Types: Reading Challenge, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Who counts as an American? This question plagued nineteenth-century politics as German and Irish immigrants arrived in unprecedented numbers.

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Ecological Gardening 101

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room at Spencer Road Branch

Class & Event Types:

Clubs & Communities, Current Events & Trends, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation

Age Group:

Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Open

Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch

Room: Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room

Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+

Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities, Current Events & Trends, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation

Registration Required

Event Details:

Ecological gardening bridges the gap between people and nature and allows us to play a role in local ecological conservation efforts.

Lions, Tigers, and Bears Oh Boy!: Storytelling for the Season

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room A&B at Middendorf-Kredell Branch

Class & Event Types:

Seasonal, Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Age Group:

Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families

Open

Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch

Room: Community Room A&B

Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families

Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Special Events, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture

Registration Required

Event Details:

October stories for the whole family that celebrate the joy and humor of the season and its traditions.

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10 am	This event is in the "Toddlers (Ages 1-3)" group Time for Twos 10:00am–10:30am Toddlers (Ages 1-3) Corporate Parkway Branch This event is in the "Toddlers (Ages 1-3)" group Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community 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 program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able. Registration Not Required Registration is not required for this program.	This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group LEGO Builders Jr. 10:00am–10:45am Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5) Corporate Parkway Branch Open Registration Required This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group Open Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community Room A Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5) Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning, Science & Technology Registration Required Listen to a story and build with the Library's LEGO and DUPLO bricks. Disclaimer(s) Accommodations If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able. Register Each Preschool Child For registration, please register each child of preschool age attending.	This event is in the "Babies (Ages 0-1)" group This event is in the "Toddlers (Ages 1-3)" group Tiny Tots 10:00am–10:30am Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3) Corporate Parkway Branch This event is in the "Babies (Ages 0-1)" group This event is in the "Toddlers (Ages 1-3)" group Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community Room A&B 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 program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able. Registration Not Required Registration is not required for this program.	This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group Growing Artists: Halloween Creatures 10:00am–11:00am Pre-K (Ages 3-5) Corporate Parkway Branch Open Registration Required This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group Open Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community Room A&B Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5) Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning Registration Required Event Details: 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 Preschool Child For registration, please register each child of preschool age attending.	This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group Story Time 10:00am–10:45am Pre-K (Ages 3-5) Corporate Parkway Branch This event is in the "Pre-K (Ages 3-5)" group Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community Room A&B Age Group: 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.
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6 pm	This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Early Elementary (Grades K-2)" group This event is in the "Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)" group LEGO Builders 6:00pm–7:00pm Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5) Corporate Parkway Branch Open Registration Required This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Early Elementary (Grades K-2)" group This event is in the "Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)" group Open Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch Room: Community Room A Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5) Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology Registration Required Build with the Library's LEGO bricks. 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.

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