Calendar of Library Programs

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

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

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

Make collage art with Miss Kim! For ages 3+

Presented by Mad Science of St. Louis

 
LIMIT of 20 Participants , preregistration is required by calling 314-961-7262. For ages K-5th.Mad Science Lights Color Action is a science-themed program that explores the science of light and color through hands-on experiments and interactive demonstrations. Participants learn about blending colors to create white light, separating white light with prisms and diffraction lenses, and exploring the color spectrum of various light sources. 

Palettte Page Turners is a book discussion group for ages 7 and up.  The group will meeting monthly June-August.

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

Discover an easy-to-use AI tool than can helpwith everyday tasks. No technical skills needed

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

Join us Saturday, July 19th, from 1-2PM to 11:00 in learning about and having up–close encounters with Mis-
souri’s snakes, turtles, frogs, toads, and lizards—all of which could be living right in your own backyard!
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.  

Interested in our town’s history? Few of its size have had as many books written about it. Join the Reference Librarian, John Egel, to learn more about the Top 5 books on Webster Groves.

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

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

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

Make collage art with Miss Kim! For ages 3+

For ages 15 and up. All supplies are provided. Doors open at 1pm, program starts at 1:30. Light refreshments and beverages will be served!

  Join us for some LEGO free play, unstructured creativity!

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

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

LIMIT of 30 Participants , preregistration is required by calling 314-961-7262. For ages K-5rd grade.  Discover pollination as we explore and compare the life cycles of butterflies, honeybees, and plants. Students will learn that fruits and seeds can only come from plants that have been pollinated, and we will discuss different ways that insects, birds, and other animals spread pollen and disperse seeds.

The Saturday Afternoon Book Club will discuss The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.
 
For more information, please e-mail Debbie Ladd at dladd@wgpl.org.

Book discussions are free and open to the public.  Ages 18 and up.  For more information, call Debbie at the Library at 314.961.3784.

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 dogs 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.

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

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

Make collage art with Miss Kim! For ages 3+

This program is for ages 8 to 17. At the Do Art Productions Comic Book Workshop, we will explore the different languages of comics, from the eyes, to body posture, to the actual language within speech bubbles.  The workshop is interactive and very creative with little tricks and turns to keep engagement.  With a dynamic pose drawing exercise you may see juggling axolotls, flying giraffes, or dabbing pandas.  After seeing how easy cartooning and creative expression can be, we will generate a comic together out of the characters and creativity of the first half! 
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.  

Palettte Page Turners is a book discussion group for ages 7 and up.  The group will meeting monthly June-August.

ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!  Please join us for our weekly (June – mid-August) open art studio.  All supplies will be provided including glue, markers, paint pens, colored pencils, canvas, art paper, fabric, adaptive scissors, paint dobbers and more.
 
This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. 

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

Celebrate the end of summer reading with a FOAM & SNOW CONE PARTY! Join us for an all-ages summer-reading extravaganza. Foam Gone Bananas will provide a mountain of foam to play in, so wear clothes that can get wet/dirty and bring a towel, change of clothes, sunscreen and goggles! St. Louis Snow Cones will provide free snow cones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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