Calendar of Library Programs

Teams of 2-4 people race to complete a jigsaw puzzle in two hours. 

Advance registration required. (Registration starts July 30th.) 

Recommended for ages 12+.

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

Read to a therapy dog in training from Dogs for our Brave organization.  This program is recommended for ages 5 and up. 
 
 Dogs for our Brave’s mission is to provide professionally trained service dogs at no cost to veterans who have suffered debilitating injury or illness while in service to our country.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

Our brand new Psychological Thriller Book Club will discuss The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 7 to 8 p.m. It will meet on the lower level/reference floor. While they last, copies will be available at the circulation desk.
 
For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up.

Story & Activity Time, recommended ages: infant to age 2. This event is held in our children’s department story time area.

Singer, guitarist, and storyteller Walter Parks will perform hymns, hollers, and reels of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. For ages 16 and older.

Paint a mini flower pot for a baby cactus, make a crocheted card holder, and create fall themed greeting cards. Supplies are available while they last. For ages 15 and older.

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

Read to a therapy dog in training from Dogs for our Brave organization.  This program is recommended for ages 5 and up. 
 
 Dogs for our Brave’s mission is to provide professionally trained service dogs at no cost to veterans who have suffered debilitating injury or illness while in service to our country.

Presented by Mad Science of St. Louis

 
LIMIT of 20 Participants , preregistration is required by calling 314-961-7262. For ages K-5th.  Children discover how the four forces of flight help things soar into the sky. They build all kinds of paper aircraft to help them understand in a tangible, hands-on way! Major Concepts: lift, gravity, thrust, drag, different types of flight, high and low pressure, flight

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club will discuss The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. While they last, copies will be available at the circulation desk.

For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up.

Story & Activity Time, recommended for ages 2 and up. This event will be held in the story time area of our children’s department.

The Evening Book Club will discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

The Saturday Afternoon Book Club will discuss James by Percival Everett and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

For more information, contact Debbie Ladd at dladd@wgpl.org or 314.961.3784.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public.  Ages 18 and up.

The Jane Austen Book Club will discuss Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club will discuss A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. While they last, copies will be available at the circulation desk. Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

The Evening Book Club will discuss Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

The Jane Austen Book Club will discuss Cranford Park by Elizabeth Gaskell.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

The Evening Book Club will discuss Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

The Jane Austen Book Club will discuss The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

The Evening Book Club will discuss Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
 
The discussion will be led by Sam Harned, a retired history teacher and avid reader.
 
Book discussions are free and open to the public. Ages 18 and up. For more information, call the Library at 314.961.3784.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.

Come play games @ the library! Snacks provided. Feel free to bring your own games. Age: 15 and up.

Spend an hour or two on your latest yarn creation while chatting with old friends or making new ones. For ages 15 and older.