Chess Open Play
Meet other players and improve your chess skills.All ages.
Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.
By registering and participating in the Library’s virtual program, you understand that the video and audio content is streamed to other participants if your microphone or video camera are on. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian’s permission to participate and anyone age 9 or younger must have direct adult supervision for the duration of the program.
Meet other players and improve your chess skills.All ages.
We provide the DUPLO, LEGO Bricks, and DOTS; you bring your creativity! All ages are welcome, because EVERYONE IS AWESOME!
Presented by the Reference Department
Strap on your hiking boots and explore resources inside and outside the library to build and plan your outdoorsy trip (Hiking boots optional).
Teens and Adults.
Put your knowledge of all things winter to the test and compete to win books and other prizes.
Adults and teens. Registration required.
Share, discuss and edit your recent work with fellow writers. Ages 16 and up.
Come search the shelves in our scavenger hunt with clues based upon influential Black authors. Participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a prize. In celebration of Black History Month.
Teens and adults.
Go on a scavenger hunt through the Children’s Area to find your favorite storybook characters and receive a small prize when you finish. A Take Your Child to the Library Day program.
All ages.
Come search the shelves in our scavenger hunt with clues based upon influential Black authors. Participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a prize. In celebration of Black History Month.
Teens and adults.
Enjoy a movie on our big screen.
MPAA rating: PG-13. Running time: 145 min. Refreshments provided. In Celebration of Black History Month.
Adults and teens.
Local author, songwriter, librarian, and educator Jaer Armstead-Jones presents a young adult novel about three teens coping with issues around missing fathers. As they try to make sense of their lives without a stable father figure, they encounter tragedies and triumphs. For this event, Armstead-Jones will discuss the importance of music in his writing. As he weaves through the book’s musical soundtrack, Armstead-Jones shares how music can be a powerful tool to help readers see and hear stories in novels. In Celebration of Black History Month. Teens and adults.