Cool off with the staff from the St. Joseph Public Library for an end of Summer Reading Ice Skating Party at Bode Ice Arena.  Admission is free!  The fun is priceless!  All children must be accompanied by an adult. Safe and courteous behaviors are required to participate.  Food and drinks for sale at the Bode concession stand. 

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.

Do you love reading?  Do you enjoy talking about what you're reading?  You should join us for our Friends Book Club Downtown.  The fourth Monday of every month will discuss a different title.  Call Jen for more information at 816-232-7729.

This month's title is Sandwich by Catherine Newman.

Starting in Oct 1926 and completing the assignment in April 1927, a 21-year-old art prodigy from Baxter Springs, KS put his unique creative mark on St Joseph to be admired well beyond his lifetime. Waylande Gregory's sculpting and plaster casting abilities are on glorious display inside City Hall (particularly in the Mayor’s Office) and in the Missouri Theater. Join Gregory fan, Lori McAlister, to track the trajectory of his rise to fame as America’s foremost ceramist in the 1930’s and 40’s and his subsequent fall from favor into obscurity.

For teens and adults, no registration required.