"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.

Teens, check the library out after hours and join us for a night of gaming fun! Video games, board games, group games, parachute games, and playground games are all possibilities. What will we choose?

For ages 12-17, registration required.

If you have not already filled one out, please print the Teen After Hours Permission form (link below map/address) and have it filled out before attending. Parent and teen signature is required. 

Join us for Storytime, where little listeners will cuddle up for a fun-filled story and then bring the tale to life with a hands-on craft adventure! Perfect for tiny hands and big imaginations. Ages 0-6.

Super Mario fans can join us for a Family Art Night Mario style! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie comes out later this week, so get ready by creating a Super Mario theme shadow box. Each family will work together to create one shadow box to take home. We will have a door prize for one lucky family to win a gift card to Hollywood Theater to see the movie. 

For all ages, please register as a family and note how many will be participating. 

You are invited to work on your Spanish or English language skills at this Conversation Club. Participants will work in matched pairs to help each other improve their spoken language skills in both languages. If you are learning either Spanish or English this is a great place to practice in a judgement free zone. 

For adults, no registration required.

Te invitamos a practicar tus habilidades de español o inglés en este Club de Conversación. Los participantes trabajarán en parejas para ayudarse mutuamente a mejorar sus habilidades de habla en ambos idiomas. Si estás aprendiendo español o inglés, este es un excelente lugar para practicar sin prejuicios.

Para adultos, no es necesario registrarse.