Come enjoy Pokémon themed crafts and activities! All supplies are provided. Bring your handheld games, cards, and art to share, battle, and trade with other Pokémon fans! All ages welcome. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Regardless of what language you speak, TEFL certified instructor, Anne Kiske, will teach you basic English for free. Registration is for all six classes. Skills will build on previous sessions. 

Book Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Carnegie librarian Jenny Ellis will host the virtual cozy mystery book club Murder, She Read.

March's book will be The Deadly Book Club by Lyn Liao Butler. The author will be appearing. ***this is not a cozy mystery. It's a thriller. 

All 4 branches have a print book (please check with your preferred branch for availability). The e-book is available through Hoopla. 

Join us for bingo at Washington Park Library! Try your luck, enjoy great company, and play for a chance to win exciting prizes—no library card required! 

This is for Teens and Adults, ages 12+.

Event dependent on at least 8 people participating, so bring a friend!

This is a club for all those who love Magic the Gathering! Bring your own Magic the Gathering commander format* deck to battle and destroy your friends and strangers! The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. The deck must have 100 cards, including your commander and power level 8 and under decks recommended. Time to devour your enemies! 

Monthly meeting of the SJPL Board of Trustees.

This wildlife education program will feature a combination of four or five live owls. The audience members will learn the hunting habits, adaptive characteristics, and habitat needs of the birds shown. 

Presented by Bill Winwery of Operation Wildlife, in partnership with Midland Empire Audubon Society.

For all ages, no registration required.

Children aged 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to learn and play together in the East Hills Storytime Room with the early literacy toy collection. In addition, we will sing songs and fingerplays featuring rhythm instruments, ribbon wands, scarves and/or shakers.

"I'm still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries." - Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird

The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Local Interest and Vintage Sale includes old, vintage, collectible, and local interest books. Prices range from $3 and up. It is located in the Owen Room on the first floor of the Downtown Library at 927 Felix St.

The Friends Only Preview Sale will be 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 28. Friends memberships may be purchased at the door or ahead of time at https://friends-sjpl.square.site/membership . The sale will be open to the public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 29. 

For questions, call Jessica Poet at 816-236-2107 or email jpoet@sjpl.lib.mo.us.