Children
Date: Monday, January 5
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Downtown Library
Room: Owen Meeting Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Ages: Baby - Pre-K, Children
Description:
Join us for a reading of Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and create a sensory snowman to take home with you!
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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Children 8 and under must always be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
This program involves paint or other materials that can be messy. Please wear clothing that is okay to get stained.

Date: Tuesday, January 6
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Park Library
Room: Storytime Room (Washington Park)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Ages: Children
Description:
This week we will be reading stories featuring snow and then making a fun snow craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.
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Date: Friday, January 9
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
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.
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Date: Tuesday, January 13
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Park Library
Room: Storytime Room (Washington Park)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Ages: Children
Description:
This week we will be reading stories featuring insects and then making a fun insect craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.
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Date: Wednesday, January 14
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Downtown Library
Room: Owen Meeting Room
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Ages: Children
Description:
Come and compete in a series of challenges against other kids to see who will be the fastest!
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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Children 8 and under must always be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Date: Thursday, January 15
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Conference Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Ages: Children
Description:
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.
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Date: Friday, January 16
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
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.
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Date: Saturday, January 17
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: The Theater
Program Type: Hobbies, Lectures/Speakers
Ages: All Ages
Description:
Find out how you can help St. Joseph become a Bird-Friendly community! Kaylee Woelfel from the Missouri River Bird Observatory will share simple, practical ways to be bird-friendly in your home, neighborhood, and community. This program will touch on the 7 simple actions and how we can create safe spaces for our birds specifically during winter.
In addition to the presentation, we will create window clings to make your windows more bird friendly.
The presentation will be geared for adults, but all ages are welcome. Registration required.
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Date: Tuesday, January 20
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Park Library
Room: Storytime Room (Washington Park)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Ages: Children
Description:
This week we will be reading books by Mo Willems and then making a fun craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.
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Date: Thursday, January 22
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Conference Room
Program Type: Miscellaneous
Ages: All Ages
Description:
Monthly meeting of the SJPL Board of Trustees.
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The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Date: Friday, January 23
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
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.
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Date: Saturday, January 24
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Carnegie Library
Room:
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Ages: All Ages
Description:
Join us under the big top to create circus themed crafts!
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Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Park Library
Room: Storytime Room (Washington Park)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Ages: Children
Description:
This week we will be reading stories featuring friendship and then making a fun craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.
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Date: Friday, January 30
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
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.
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Date: Monday, February 2
Time: 9:30am - 10:00am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Early Literacy, Storytimes
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
Your baby has A LOT to say! With just a few easy-to-learn American Sign Language signs, you can start communicating with your preverbal baby. Caregivers, with babies from 6-15 months old, will learn how to use simple ASL signs to help their baby communicate long before speech is possible. Babies will enjoy music, games, stories, bubbles & seeing other babies, in this interactive class for parents and babies to attend together. Join us as we sing, sign and play our way through learning!
Registration required. Please register yourself and note how old your baby is in the question field.
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Date: Tuesday, February 3
Time: 10:00am - 10:45am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Storytimes
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
Get ready to sing, dance, read, and have so much fun with Ms. Misty for preschool Storytime at the East Hills Library!
Activities will be geared toward ages 3-6.
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Date: Tuesday, February 3
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Washington Park Library
Room: Storytime Room (Washington Park)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
Ages: Children
Description:
This week we will be reading stories featuring dogs and then making a fun canine craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday! This program is best for Children ages 6 to 12.
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Date: Wednesday, February 4
Time: 10:00am - 10:30am
Location: East Hills Library
Room: Storytime Room (East Hills)
Program Type: Storytimes
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
Bring your wiggly toddlers to a storytime designed just for them!
Children, ages 18 months-3 years, and their caring adults, can participate in early literacy enhancing activities including books, songs, movement activities, finger plays and flannel stories.
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Date: Wednesday, February 4
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Location: Carnegie Library
Room:
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy, Storytimes
Ages: Baby - Pre-K
Description:
Join us for a few stories and a fun craft!
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This program involves paint or other materials that can be messy. Please wear clothing that is okay to get stained.