All Springfield-Greene County Libraries will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Bookworms Garden Club
10:00 am to 11:00 am in the meeting room for preschool-grade 5.
We're growing a pizza garden behind the Brentwood Branch Library! You can help by joining our Bookworms Garden Club. During our first meeting, we'll make Garden Journals to chart our progress. At our next meetings we'll read gardening books, learn about the plants and tend to the garden.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Groundbreaking Movies: An All-Day Movie Event
10:00 am to 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for adults.
Celebrate the end of summer reading and escape the summer heat with a marathon of groundbreaking films at the Library. 10 a.m. "Jaws," rated PG; 12:30 p.m. "2001 A Space Odyssey," rated G; 3 p.m. "The Truman Show," rated PG; 5 p.m. "Wargames," rated PG.
Republic Branch Library
- Reading Pals
4:00 pm for grades K-5.
Our friends from Pet Therapy of the Ozarks need your help -- they love a good story but can't read. Practice your reading skills with these loveable friends.
Brentwood Branch Library
- "A Hologram for the King"(Evening Book Discussion)
6:30 pm in the meeting room for adults.
By Dave Eggers
Library Center
- Reader's Choice(NXT Chapter: A Book Group for 20/30-Somethings)
7:30 pm in the Harrison room for ages 20-39.
Bring Your Own Book (B.Y.O.B): Classics We Dig. Read a classic and bring it to share with the group.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Library Center
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Center
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Garden Tasting Party
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the meeting room for all ages.
Say goodbye to summer with a tasting party! We've been growing veggies in the Library's garden all summer, now we'll see how well they grew and how they taste. There'll be tons of garden fun with games, crafts and more!
Strafford Branch Library
- Reader's Choice(Dig Up Clues: Mystery Book Discussion)
5:00 pm for adult.
Discuss your favorite mystery authors, books and series with other fans. Snacks and beverages provided.
Library Center
- Movie and Craft Night
6:00 pm in the auditorium for grades 4-8.
Make a craft and watch the movie "Holes," rated PG, on the big screen. Materials will be provided.
Library Station
- Teen Friday Nights
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
If it's Friday night, there's something going on at the Station just for teens. Stop in for games, crafts and special events.
Park Central Branch Library
- First Friday Art Walk
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm for adults.
Join the Park Central Branch Library and other art lovers for First Friday Art Walk. Check out "Service with a Smile: Photographs of Service Stations in the Ozarks" by Lynn Sanders in celebration of the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival. Visit with local authors and find out about their work during our first Authors at Artwalk event. Enjoy music by Maddog and Blue.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Homesteading for the City Dweller: Put 'Em Up: An Intro to Home Canning
2:00 pm in the meeting room for adults.
Don’t let your excess food go to waste. Home preserving is a great way to get the most from your garden and enjoy fresh-tasting produce year-round. Watch a live demonstration of the canning process by Library staff and take home a how-to booklet.
Library Center
- Dig Into the End of Summer Reading
6:30 pm in the auditorium for all ages.
Celebrate the end of summer reading with games, crafts and a Library scavenger hunt.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
9:30 am for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:30 am for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Center
- Genealogy Workshops
7:00 pm in the auditorium for adults.
Windows for Genealogy. Learn basic tips for using the Windows operating system for your genealogical research. Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Library Center
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Strafford Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Center
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Learn About Mummies with Barbie
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm for grades 4-12.
How better to learn about mummies in Ancient Egypt than by making one? Bring your Barbie or use one of our dolls to learn how bodies were preserved. Stick around afterwards for "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," not rated.
Registration starts July 06; call 759-2637.
Strafford Branch Library
- We're Going on a Bug Hunt!
3:30 pm for preschool-grade 5.
No nets are required when we explore the exciting world of bugs that live underground. Enjoy bug treats, bug crafts and bug farms. Materials will be provided.
Library Center
- Bookworms Early Readers
4:00 pm in the story hour room for ages 4-8.
Join us for a great storytime for those getting ready to read. We'll talk about letters and practice reading with books and songs.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Get Hooked on Loom Knitting
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for adults.
Learn to knit with a loom to create hats, scarves, wraps and more during this come-and-go program. Or, bring your own project and master your technique.
Library Center
- First Tuesday Game Night
6:00 pm in meeting room A for Adults.
Play board games with fellow enthusiasts! We’ll provide a variety of games but will focus on a specific one each meeting. Feel free to bring an extra copy of the featured game or introduce us to one we haven’t played before. Trivial Pursuit
Library Center
- Teen Library Council
6:00 pm for grades 6-12.
Let your voice be heard by joining the Teen Library Council. Read new, unpublished books and help plan teen programs.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
7:00 pm in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Library Center
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Center
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Armchair University: Riverbluff Cave--Springfield's Secret from the Ice Age
12:00 pm in the meeting room for adults.
Riverbluff is one of two ice age caves found in North America and since it was sealed off for thousands of years, it's in pristine condition. It houses evidence of extinct ice age animals and some impressive bones have been found. Learn more about this amazing paleontological discovery from Missouri Institute of Natural Science Education Coordinator Carrie Hammond.
Republic Branch Library
- Back to School DIY
3:00 pm for grades 4-12.
Hang out in the Teen Space and let your creativity take over while creating locker and back-to-school crafts. Materials will be provided.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Bookworms Garden Club
10:00 am to 11:00 am in the meeting room for preschool-grade 5.
We're growing a pizza garden behind the Brentwood Branch Library! You can help by joining our Bookworms Garden Club. During our first meeting, we'll make Garden Journals to chart our progress. At our next meetings we'll read gardening books, learn about the plants and tend to the garden.
Republic Branch Library
- "Winter Garden"(Book Discussion)
1:30 pm for adults.
By Kristin Hannah
Republic Branch Library
- Back to School DIY
3:00 pm for grades 4-12.
Hang out in the Teen Space and let your creativity take over while creating locker and back-to-school crafts. Materials will be provided.
Park Central Branch Library
- Cult Couch Thursdays
6:30 pm for adults.
"Grease," rated PG.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Library Center
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
- "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats"(Northview Book Club)
10:30 am for adults.
By Jan-Philipp Sendker. Check out our Library-sponsored book group just for seniors. We meet every second Friday of the month at the Northview Center in Doling Park. No registration is necessary.
Library Center
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Republic Branch Library
- Back to School DIY
3:00 pm for grades 4-12.
Hang out in the Teen Space and let your creativity take over while creating locker and back-to-school crafts. Materials will be provided.
Library Station
- 'Tween Town: Glow in the Dark Light Switches
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the story hour room for grades 4-8.
What do you do when you walk into a dark room and can't find the light switch? Solve that annoying problem and create something cool for your room. We'll also eat snacks, play video games and hang out.
Library Station
- Light Bulb Art
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
Don't toss your old incandescent light bulbs. Recycle them into art! Bring burned-out bulbs to turn into amazing things. Other materials will be provided.
Library Center
- 3rd Annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover
7:00 pm in the story hour room for all ages.
It's our third annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover! Bring your stuffed animal to the Library for storytime and leave it to spend the night. Each animal will get to hang out with a Teen Library Council member as the babysitter. Come back the next morning to pick up your animal and find out what it did while you were sleeping!
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Library Center
- Bibliobop Dance Party
10:00 am in the auditorium for ages 2-6.
Get wiggly and shake out your sillies at our Library dance party! Listen to stories about music and dancing and join in the fun as we dance and play instruments.
Republic Branch Library
- Drawing 1-2-3
10:00 am for grades k-5.
Join the fun with Miss Dianne as she teaches us how to draw.
Library Station
- Pete the Cat is Ready for School
11:00 am in the Frisco room for all ages.
Pete the Cat is excited to start rocking in his school shoes, are you? Let's get ready to start school together with stories, songs and crafts about starting school for the first time. Materials will be provided.
Library Center
- Teen Chopped!
2:00 pm in the auditorium for grades 6-12.
Compete against friend or foe in an exciting culinary contest. Each team will receive a box of secret ingredients, the clock will start and a panel of judges will determine who has top chef skills and who will be on the chopping block!
Registration starts August 01; call 882-0714.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Brentwood Block Party
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm for all ages.
Join our annual block party, where we say thank you for your patronage with games, music and fun. Kids can make crafts, play in the moon bounce and visit with Pluggy the Robot. Enjoy music by Acoustic Essays and Modern Epic, learn about the Brentwood Branch renovation project, check out our e-reader petting zoo, browse items from Between Friends Gift Shops or step into the Mobile Library to check out materials.We are pleased to partner with some of our surrounding businesses to bring you this program, including BluCurrent Credit Union, Cake Pops Company, Dancing Mule and Seminole Décor.
Library Center
- Sunday Concert Series: Thumbpicking: An Afternoon with Travis, Atkins and Reed
2:00 pm in the auditorium for all ages.
Enjoy an afternoon of fine guitar picking with Randy Buckner, a fingerstyle guitarist who plays in the style of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed; and local guitar luthier Brian Ison. Their performance will include swing music influenced by George Barnes, Les Paul and Django Reinhardt. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
9:30 am for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:30 am for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Republic Branch Library
- Pajama Storytime
7:00 pm for ages 1-6.
Wear you pajamas and cuddle up with a stuffed animal as you listen to stories and sing songs perfect for bedtime.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Strafford Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Willard Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Get Hooked on Loom Knitting
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for adults.
Learn to knit with a loom to create hats, scarves, wraps and more during this come-and-go program. Or, bring your own project and master your technique.
Library Center
- DIY Temporary Tattoos
6:00 pm in the story hour room for grades 6-12.
Get inked with temporary tattoos of your own design. Materials will be provided.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Foreign Film Festival
6:30 pm in the meeting room for adults.
"Teddy Bear," not rated; Danish and Thai with English subtitles.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
7:00 pm in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Library Center
- Genealogy Workshops
9:30 am in the auditorium for adults.
Where Do I Start? Member Melba Rector will provide an overview of basic genealogical research techniques. Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Republic Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for ages 1-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Center
- "The Whistling Season"(Book Discussion)
1:00 pm in meeting room A for adults.
By Ivan Doig
Republic Branch Library
- Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies
1:00 pm for adults.
"Enchanted April," rated PG.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- "Children of Men"(Book Discussion)
1:30 pm for adults.
By P.D. James
Strafford Branch Library
- Shark Week!
3:30 pm for grades 6-12.
Celebrate Shark Week at the Library with fun crafts, shark-themed cupcakes and shark trivia.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Strafford Branch Library
- Feature Films at the Library
5:00 pm for all ages.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth," rated PG, 2008.
Brentwood Branch Library
- "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Volume 1: Pterror Over Paris/The Eiffel Tower Demon"(Graphic Novels for Grown-Ups)
6:30 pm in the meeting room for adults.
Whether you’re new to the medium or have grown up with it, join us as we read and discuss contemporary and classic graphic literature from around the world. "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Volume 1: Pterror Over Paris/The Eiffel Tower Demon" by Jacques Tardi.
Park Central Branch Library
- Maker Workshop: Aquaponics
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for adults.
Aquaponics is the method of growing crops and fish together in a recirculating system. Local aquaponics experts Jessi Whitt Murphey Honeycutt and Eric Honeycutt will discuss the "aquawesomeponics" system thyey created in the SquidFoo Studios.
Registration starts August 01; call 831-1342.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Teen Friday Nights
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
If it's Friday night, there's something going on at the Station just for teens. Stop in for games, crafts and special events.
Park Central Branch Library
- The Unbound Mic Sessions
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm for adults.
Our monthly open mic nights are now hosted by LemonDrop! Share your talent on our community stage; sign up starts at 6 p.m. the night of the event.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Bookworms Garden Club
10:00 am to 11:00 am in the meeting room for preschool-grade 5.
We're growing a pizza garden behind the Brentwood Branch Library! You can help by joining our Bookworms Garden Club. During our first meeting, we'll make Garden Journals to chart our progress. At our next meetings we'll read gardening books, learn about the plants and tend to the garden.
Library Center
- Saturday Afternoon at the Movies: Screwball Comedies
2:00 pm in the auditorium for all ages.
Enjoy a Saturday matinee with a classic film. Feel free to bring your own snack. "The Lady Eve," not rated.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
9:30 am for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:30 am for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Strafford Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Willard Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Ash Grove Branch Library
- "The Paris Wife"(Book Discussion)
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm for adults.
By Paula McLain
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Get Hooked on Loom Knitting
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for adults.
Learn to knit with a loom to create hats, scarves, wraps and more during this come-and-go program. Or, bring your own project and master your technique.
Library Center
- Doctor Who Crew
6:00 pm in the Harrison room for grades 6-12.
Love Doctor Who? Can't talk enough about the companions? Chat about all things Whovian and try out your cosplay skills.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
7:00 pm in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Republic Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for ages 1-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Brown Bag Travelogue: The Big Apple...with a Side of Philly
12:00 pm in the meeting room for adults.
Experience New York on foot with Library Station staffer Rebecca Clarke. Rebecca will take you from Central Park to Chinatown, from theaters to pubs and on to the famous fabric store, Mood. She'll throw in a little taste of Philadelphia, too. Bring a sack lunch.
Strafford Branch Library
- Otaku Club
3:30 pm for grades 6-12.
Anime fans unite! Join us every month for anime films and Asian treats.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Library Station
- "Nothing Daunted"(Book Discussion)
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the Santa Fe room for adults.
By Dorothy Wickenden. Visit with others about the current read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Favorite Family Flicks
4:00 pm for all ages.
"Hotel Transylvania," rated PG.
Park Central Branch Library
- Show Me Poetry
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for all ages.
Love poetry? Watch, judge or compete in a monthly, family-friendly poetry slam with the members of MO Poetry Slam Springfield.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Teen Friday Nights
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
If it's Friday night, there's something going on at the Station just for teens. Stop in for games, crafts and special events.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Republic Branch Library
- LEGO Saturday
11:00 am for grades K-5.
We'll provide the LEGOs and you provide the imagination for all the wacky LEGO creations we can make at the Library.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Brentwood Branch Library
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
9:30 am for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:30 am for ages 3-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Republic Branch Library
- Pajama Storytime
7:00 pm for ages 1-6.
Wear you pajamas and cuddle up with a stuffed animal as you listen to stories and sing songs perfect for bedtime.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Strafford Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Willard Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Brentwood Branch Library
- "Gone Girl"(Book Discussion)
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the meeting room for adults.
By Gillian Flynn
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Get Hooked on Loom Knitting
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room for adults.
Learn to knit with a loom to create hats, scarves, wraps and more during this come-and-go program. Or, bring your own project and master your technique.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
7:00 pm in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Library Center
- Genealogy Workshops
9:30 am in the auditorium for adults.
Where Do You Think They Are? Get tips for finding family records based on geography from member Patti Hobbs. Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Republic Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for ages 1-6.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Fair Grove Branch Library
- Monthly Macabre
4:00 pm for grades 7-12.
Join us the last Wednesday of the month for snacks and supernatural cinema. Vote on and watch your favorite movies, rated PG-13 or under, featuring creatures, ghosts and ghouls from decades past.
- "The Ocean at the End of the Lane"(Downtown Book Club)
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm for adults age 21 and older.
The conversation will be flowing as we discuss provocative fiction, nonfiction and memoir at Mother's Brewing Company Tasting Room, 215 S. Grant. "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Library Station
- Tiny Tots Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am in the story hour room for infants-36 months.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Midtown Carnegie Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Racing to Read Storytime
11:15 am in the story hour room for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
Library Station
- Teen Friday Nights
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Santa Fe room for grades 6-12.
If it's Friday night, there's something going on at the Station just for teens. Stop in for games, crafts and special events.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Park Central Branch Library
- Racing to Read Storytime
10:00 am for all ages.
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
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