Join Annie Corrington, owner of Art Attack Studio, for a Creative Aging Art Club each Thursday at 10 a.m.  Drop in to socialize and work on whatever your current project is! Annie will offer her expertise for any questions or issues you have in regards to your artwork. Basic art supplies will be available for use. Cost is $5 each*, cash preferred. 

On the third Thursday of each month, Ms. Annie will teach a class on an artistic skill. On September 18, she will teach 'reflections.' On October 16th she will teach 'faces.' These classes will be $10 each*, cash preferred.

Geared towards the senior community (ages 55+), but all adults are welcome.

*There are 2 financial waivers available per session. Please email or call Elizabeth to inquire about them. 816-236-2136, emurray@sjpl.lib.mo.us

Join Miss Lisa and Miss Robyn for a fun filled storytime followed by a craft and open play time!

Come hang out at Washington Park Library for Snacks & Stacks—enjoy free snacks, share about your favorite reads, and dive into puzzles, card games, and adult coloring in a relaxed, cozy setting.

Join us for LEGO Club at the East Hills Library! Come meet with fellow LEGO enthusiasts each month for various LEGO challenges. Can you build it?

For grades K and up.

Join us for the final segment of our dyslexia awareness series where we learn how we can support children with dyslexia presented by Jamie Davis, Certified Academic Language Therapist and National Board Certified Teacher in the area of literacy.

For adults, no registration requried.

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.

You're invited to a spooktacular Halloween bash at a real haunted library. We'll have snacks, drinks, tricks, and treats. Costumes are not required, but definitely encouraged!

If you have not already, fill out the permission slip here, or bring a guardian to fill out the form in person. 

Think you know your slashers from your scream queens? Join the Final Girl Book Club for a chilling evening of horror movie trivia! From cult classics to modern nightmares, test your knowledge of the genre that keeps us up at night. Costumes encouraged, screams guaranteed, and prizes await the last trivia survivor. Will you make it to the final round... or become horror history?

Tables are $90 with a maximum of 6 players.

Outside snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks are welcome.

Costumes are encouraged!

Registration is required. You may register online, or call Jenna or Marina at 816.232.8151. 

You may pay via Paypal, check, or cash at the door.

Friends members ONLY Preview Sale.  Memberships can be paid at the door. The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Fall Book Sale will take place in the lower level of the DOWNTOWN LIBRARY. Over 10,000 books, DVDs, and CDs for all ages. Hardback books are $2, and Paperback books, DVDs, and CDs are $1. Puzzles are $4. Cash, checks, and credit accepted.

SALE HOURS:
October 18 - 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Friends Members Only Preview Sale.
October 18 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 19 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 20 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October 21 - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (1/2 Price Day)
October 22 - 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. ($5 Bag and $10 Box Sale)

The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Fall Book Sale will take place in the lower level of the DOWNTOWN LIBRARY. Over 10,000 books, DVDs, and CDs for all ages. Hardback books are $2, and Paperback books, DVDs, and CDs are $1. Puzzles are $4. Cash, checks, and credit accepted.

SALE HOURS:

Saturday, October 18 - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Friends Preview Sale
Saturday, October 18 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 19 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, October 20 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, October 21 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (1/2 Price Day)
Wednesday, October 22 - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ($5 Bag and $10 Box Sale)

What was in the area that we call Missouri?  What roamed through these lands before humans? When did humans arrive in Missouri?  Join Sarah Elder, manager of the Remington Nature Center, as we discover the answers to these questions and more by taking a quick peek into Pre-historic Missouri. But be sure to fasten your seat belts, as we are going to attempt cover approximately 500 million years in 45 minutes or less.

Join us as we do some fun and spooky crafts. While supplies last.

Book Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For adults that enjoy reading a mix of adult and young adult books. Hosted by Carnegie Librarian Jenny Ellis.

October's book is Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things by Breanne Randall.

The book is on order.

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/afternoonteabookclub