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The Small Business Launchpad is a 8-week program for individuals with previous state or federal convictions to learn the basics for starting and running a business. Participants will learn the basics for starting and running a business through expert-led presentations and workshops. Applications will be accepted May 1-31.

Period supply kits from the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank are available at select branches. Each free kits contain 25 period supplies.

Supercharge your future with the hottest tech skills on the market! St. Louis County Library is partnering with TechSTL to offer a new online learning platform called Coursera. Anyone with a valid St. Louis County Library card is eligible for a scholarship and can get free access to Coursera and Grow with Google.

St. Louis County Library will celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. We have over 80 programs scheduled for all ages, including author events, book and film discussions, cooking demonstrations, art programs and more.

The Dignity on Wheels mobile shower unit, operated by inExcelsis, will be at the Rock Road Branch the first and third Thursdays of the month from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to offer free showers. Towels, shampoo, conditioner and body wash are provided. Arrangements can be made for free transportation from other SLCL locations to the Rock Road Branch to utilize this service. Please call 314-994-3300 to learn more.

During National Library Week, April 6-12, SLCL invited patrons to vote on their favorite design for a new bookmobile sponsored by the James S. McDonnell Family Foundation. Voting took place on the SLCL Instagram account and via paper ballots available at all 20 SLCL branches and on the bookmobiles. Over 5,500 people voted! The winning design, by a small margin, is Books are Magical. The Books are Magical bookmobile will be produced later this year. It is the fourth new bookmobile to join the SLCL fleet.