If you are a fan of audiobooks, try our newest app from Blackstone Unlimited. You’ll find audiobooks here with no waiting. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play. You can also sign in and listen from your computer. For questions on getting started email mrevels@sjpl.lib.mo.us.
Lerner Maker Lab
Lerner Maker Lab is a database for hands-on fun, like a digital makerspace. From cooking to crafting to chemistry projects, Lerner Maker Lab offers a variety of active nonfiction projects while also supporting digital literacy and research skills. Clear step-by-step instructions along with photos and illustrations invite readers to craft, experiment, cook, build, and celebrate […]
Take a Virtual Tour of SJPL
Take a tour of the library without leaving the comfort of home! Visit one or all of the St. Joseph Public libraries by clicking the links below. Carnegie Downtown East Hills Washington Park
Educate Station: Free Homeschooling Curriculum
FULL CURRICULUM Weekly / Monthly Learning Plans & Worksheets For Pre-k-5th Grade Free access to all St. Joseph Public Library cardholders • ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS • MATH • SCIENCE • SOCIAL STUDIES • SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) http://educatestation.com/access/st-joseph-public-library-mo
SJPL Response to Proposed New State Rule
The office of Missouri’s secretary of state wants public libraries to act in the best interest of children. We have long done that at the St. Joseph Public Library and know that it is a priority and practice of public libraries throughout the state. The secretary of state’s office wants parental oversight. So does the […]
HelpNow Homework Help and Tutoring Service
HelpNow is an online tutoring and homework help service designed for a wide range of academic needs – whether it’s tackling a tough homework problem, mastering a particular topic, or writing a paper. From elementary school to adult learners, HelpNow can help! Visit our Databases and eMedia page and look under Homework Help & Test […]
Library eCard Application
Need a library card? Simply visit any one of our branches to get one. (Adults should bring a picture ID with them.) If you live in St. Joseph, MO and want to simply check out our streaming or eContent then an eCard may be just what you need: click here or select the Library Services […]
Your Connection to Local Early Childhood Resources & Services
Literacy, health, and social-emotional development build on and reinforce each other. The St. Joseph Public Library is your one-stop-shop for early literacy resources but we can also help connect you to valuable early childhood programs, services, and resources within our community.
Themed Storytime Kits to Check Out
Storytime to Go! Early Literacy Kits contain 3 picture books, 2 board books and 1 DVD that are all based on a main theme. Checkouts are limited to 1 per household at a time and need to be checked out on an adult user’s library card. These kits are housed at the Washington Park Library, but […]
Fairy Tale Friday Scavenger Hunts
Join us for a weekly fairy tale themed scavenger hunt this summer! Each week for the nine weeks of the summer reading program we will introduce a new fairy tale, folktale, or fable and provide four cards for you to collect to retell the story. Collect all the cards, then use the images printed on […]