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Vol. 3 Issue 5
SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2019
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Events, Classes, and more
Director’s Note SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2019
Libraries are all about literacy and in 2019, that means more
than just being able to read the written word. It also means Branch Locations
being able to navigate the world of information and operate in
today’s digital world.
& Phone Numbers
At the St. Charles City-County Library, we provide reliable
electronic resources for research and entertainment. We help
customers responsibly evaluate online information. We teach � AUGUSTA BRANCH
198 Jackson St, Augusta - (636) 228-4855
people of all ages to use technology confidently and creatively.
In the Library’s newly adopted Strategic Plan, Goal #4 addresses Jason Kuhl, Director & Chief
� BOONE’S TRAIL BRANCH
Digital Leadership. It challenges us to make improvements to our Executive Officer
10 Fiddlecreek Ridge Rd, Wentzville - (636) 398-6200
digital and technology services to enhance ease of use for both customers and staff,
and to raise the Library’s profile as a technology leader.
� CORPORATE PARKWAY BRANCH
The Library has already put strategies into place to address the need for up-to-date 1200 Corporate Pkwy, Wentzville - (636) 332-8280
technology for our community.
• Our eLibrary database collection offers over 100 different electronic resources on � DEER RUN BRANCH
a variety of topics...and it’s always evolving. Want to stream a movie on your tablet? 1300 North Main, O’Fallon - (636) 978-3251
Access the latest stock market reports? Take a drawing class? You can do all of that
(and much more) without leaving home.
• Customers can use public computers or access free Wi-Fi in every branch. We offer � LIBRARY EXPRESS
at DISCOVERY VILLAGE
help with...just about everything in our Open Technology Labs, scheduled regularly at
different times and locations. We also offer specific tech classes. Browse this issue to 378 Shadow Pines Drive, Wentzville - (636) 332-6476
see what’s on the schedule in the fall.
• A new Library website is currently in the planning phase. This site will offer updated � KATHRYN LINNEMANN BRANCH
design elements, reliable information that is easy to access, and an interactive format 2323 Elm Street, St. Charles - (636) 946-6294
that includes regular blog posts by Library staff.
• No internet at home (or on the road)? Your library card may soon allow you to check
out an internet “hot spot” that will give you online access from anywhere a cell phone
� KISKER ROAD BRANCH
1000 Kisker Road, St. Charles - (636) 926-7323
signal is available.
Let the Library be your guide as you navigate the world of digital information. Read one
of our thousands of eBooks on your tablet. Register to learn coding at an upcoming
� McCLAY BRANCH
2760 McClay Road, St. Charles - (636) 441-7577
Library class. Enjoy an animated storybook with your kids. Connect...at the Library.
� MIDDENDORF-KREDELL BRANCH
2750 Hwy. K, O’Fallon - (636) 978-7926
� PORTAGE DES SIOUX BRANCH
To read more about our Digital Leadership goals or the Library 1825 Commonfield Road, Portage Des Sioux - (636) 753-3070
Strategic Plan, visit myLibrary.org/library-plans-and-reports.
� SPENCER ROAD BRANCH
427 Spencer Road, St. Peters - (636) 441-0522
� LIBRARY EXPRESS
at WINGHAVEN®
7435 Village Ctr. Dr., O’Fallon - (636) 561-3385
Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library AUTHOR events
J. RYAN STRADAL, The Lager ANN LECKIE, The Raven Tower SEAN CONNOLLY, The Book Of
Queen Of Minnesota Gods meddle in the fates of men, men Terrifyingly Awesome Technology
Enjoy a cold beer while listening to play with the fates of gods, and a Killer plants, rogue Artificial Intelligence, and
writer J. Ryan Stradal discuss his pretender must be cast down from the solar death rays are all science FICTION,
new novel! Ages 21+ throne in Ann Leckie’s masterful first right? Wrong! Sean Connolly shows readers
fantasy novel! just how real these things can be.
� Tuesday, October 22 7:00 pm
� Wednesday, October 2 7:00 pm � Tuesday, September 24 4:00 pm
Thanks to the generosity of the
St. Charles City-County Library
Foundation, you can now check
BRITTNEY MORRIS, Slay
Debut author Brittney Morris’ powerful
out a variety of outdoor games
young adult novel SLAY follows fierce with your library card. Try Giant
teen game developer Kiera Johnson as Checkers, Croquet, Cornhole,
she battles a real-life troll intent on ruining
the Black Panther–inspired video game Inflatable Bowling, and more!
she created and the safe community it (Games must be picked up and
represents for Black gamers. returned to a specific branch location.)
� Friday, September 27 7:00 pm Ask Library staff for more information.
Branch Key: Augusta: � Boone’s Trail: � Corporate Parkway: � Discovery Village: � Deer Run: � Kathryn Linnemann: � Kisker Road: �
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven : � Programs marked NR do not require registration.
®
SPECIAL events Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library
WOMEN SOLDIERS, SPIES, AND PATRIOTS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Grades 1-5
Deborah Sampson, Abigail Adams, Elizabeth
Burgin, and Molly Pitcher are just a few of the
Revolutionary War-era women who will visit the A monthly concert series held in the Spencer
Library dressed in colonial clothing and provide Road Branch atrium. All ages are welcome.
hands-on opportunities for children to experience
the colonial era. Presented by the Caroline Close
Stuart Chapter, NSDAR.
� Monday, September 16 6:30 pm
JANET EVRA
Tap your feet to Janet Evra’s blend of
bossa nova, samba, and modern French
jazz with an indie twist!
CHEF BANANA’S HILARIOUS � Monday, September 16 7:00 pm
MAGIC SHOW
A magic show packed with comedy, dancing, CLAYTON JONES
music, and PEELS of laughter! Ages 3+ Listen to the Pop, Rock, & R&B/Soul of
artist and songwriter Clayton Jones!
� Thursday, September 26 10:00 am
� Monday, October 21 7:00 pm
� Friday, September 13 10:00 am
� Saturday, September 21 2:00 pm
� Friday, September 20 10:00 am
� Saturday, September 14 2:00 pm
� Friday, September 27 2:00 pm
� Tuesday, September 17 6:30 pm
SUMMER POPS CONCERT WITH AN EVENING CONCERT WITH
THE AFTER HOURS COMMUNITY BAND PAUL OVAITT AND LAURA UNLEASHED
Enjoy marches, show/movie themes, and patriotic selections Enjoy a blend of American and Brazilian music with Paul Ovaitt
played by the After Hours Community Band. and native Brazilian, Laura Werner. Bring your own lawn chairs.
� Wednesday, September 4 7:00 pm � Monday, October 7 6:00 pm
4 Branch Key: Augusta: � Boone’s Trail: � Corporate Parkway: � Discovery Village: � Deer Run: � Kathryn Linnemann: � Kisker Road: �
Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library SPECIAL events
HALLOWEEN SAFETY
St. Charles County Ambulance District will provide
a special program on Halloween Safety. Tour a real
ambulance, listen to a story, make a craft, and get a
Halloween glow bracelet to make your Halloween a
safe one. (Ambulance tour cancelled if ambulance is
called to an emergency.) Ages 3+
� Monday, October 21 6:30 pm
� Thursday, October 24 6:30 pm
� Tuesday, October 29 10:00 am
� Monday, October 28 6:30 pm
� Wednesday, October 23 6:30 pm
� Tuesday, October 22 6:30 pm
� Wednesday, October 30 10:00 am
� Monday, October 21 10:00 am
Visit a PopUp Library at a community event near you to sign
up for library cards, browse our library materials, and learn
about all the fantastic things the library has to offer.
Check out our online classes & events
calendar at myLibrary.org to discover
where we’ll be popping up next!
Duckfest
Mosaics Saturday, Sept. 14
Fine Arts Festival 2:00 – 9:00 pm
Friday, Sept. 13 370 Lakeside Park
4:00 – 9:00 pm St. Peters, MO 63376
Sunday, Sept. 15
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Main Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
St. Louis
Renaissance Festival Dardenne Prairie Day
Saturday, Oct. 12 Saturday, Sept. 21
& Sunday, Oct. 13 12:00 – 5:00 pm
10:00 am – 6:00 pm Lake St. Louis City Hall Park
Rotary Park Farmer’s Market 2032 Hanley Rd.
2577 West Meyer Rd. Saturday, Oct. 19 Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368
Wentzville, MO 63386
8:00 am – Noon
The Meadows
Meadows Circle Dr.
Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven®: � Programs marked NR do not require registration. 5
CHILDREN Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library
EARLY LITERACY
Learning to read begins at birth! The St. Charles City-County Library District is
dedicated to inspiring lifelong reading from an early age by providing a variety
of learning opportunities that help parents and caregivers
encourage those first steps toward reading.
BABY TIME TODDLER TUNES
Stories, songs, and activities for babies birth Sing, dance, and play towards early literacy
to 11 months and their caregivers. through music and movement. Ages 2-3
� 10:00 am 1st Thursday � 10:00 am 4th Friday
TINY TOTS
� 6:00 pm 3rd Tuesday
Stories, songs, and activities for babies birth � 10:00 am 1st Friday
� 10:00 am Mondays to 23 months and their caregivers. � 10:00 am 2nd Friday
BABY SIGN LANGUAGE � 10:00 am Mondays � 10:00 am 1st Wednesday
Stories, songs, and activities focused on � 10:00 am � 10:00 am Friday, Sept. 20 & Oct. 25
simple sign language for babies age 3 to 15 Mon., Sept. 9, 16, 23 & Oct. 7, 21, 28
months and their caregivers.
� 10:00 am Friday, Sept. 13 & Oct. 18
6:30 pm
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Wednesdays � 10:00 am 3rd Wednesday
� 10:00 am Monday, September 30
� 9:30 am 1st & 2nd Thursdays � 10:00 am Monday, October 28
BABY/TODDLER SIGN
An introduction to baby sign language STORY TIME
TIME FOR TWOS
through stories and rhymes; for the beginning Stories, songs and activities that enhance
Stories, songs and activities for two-year-
talker and not-yet talker. Ages 7-24 mo. early literacy skills. Ages 3-6
olds and their caregivers.
� 10:00 am 1st Tuesday
� 10:00 am Tuesdays � 10:30 am 2nd & 4th Thursdays
6:00 pm 3rd Monday
FUN FOR ONES � 10:00 am 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
� 10:00 am Wednesdays
Stories, songs, and activities for babies 12 � 10:00 am 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Tuesdays
� 10:00 am Mondays, 2nd Saturday
to 24 months and their caregivers.
� 10:00 am & 11:00 am � 10:00 am
� 10:00 am 2nd & 4th Wednesday Mon., Sept. 9, 16, 23 & Oct. 7, 21
Wed., Sept. 4, 11, 18 & Oct. 9,16, 23
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Thursdays
� 9:30 am & 10:30 am Thurs., Sept. 5, 12, 19 & Oct. 10, 17, 24
2nd, 3rd, & 4th Wednesday � 10:00 am Mondays
� 10:00 am Tues., Sept. 10, 17 & Oct. 15
� 10:00 am 3rd Tuesday � 10:00 am 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
� 10:00 am Tuesdays & Wednesdays
� 10:00 am & 11:00 am Tuesdays � 10:00 am All-but-last Wednesdays
� 10:00 am Mondays
� 10:00 am Thursdays
CAN’T SIT STILL STORY TIME
Sensory story time designed for children
with special needs and/or kids who simply
can’t sit still. We’ll share stories, rhymes and
songs aimed at a preschool level.
� 10:00 am Saturday, Sept. 21 & Oct. 12
� 10:30 am 3rd Saturday
FAMILIA FUN BILINGUAL STORY TIME
Stories, songs, and activities in English &
Spanish that enhance early literacy skills.
Vamos a desarrollar la lectura y la escritura
con cuentos, canciones y actividades en
inglés y español. Ages 3-6
� 1:00 pm 2nd Thursday
Grow Your Reader with story time at the Library.
6 Branch Key: Augusta: � Boone’s Trail: � Corporate Parkway: � Discovery Village: � Deer Run: � Kathryn Linnemann: � Kisker Road: �
Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library CHILDREN
READ TO A DOG!
STORIES IN THE STACKS
Tale Waggers - Love on a Leash
Join us in the Children’s Area for some stories,
Bring a book or choose one of ours and read
songs, and a take-home craft. Ages 3-6
to an attentive, adorable dog. Grades K-5
� 10:00 am 3rd Tuesday
� Tuesday, Sept. 10 & Oct. 15 6:00 pm
� 10:00 am 4th Friday
� Thursday, September 19 6:30 pm
BEDTIME STORY TIME � Wednesday, September 25 6:30 pm
Bring the whole family and a stuffed friend for Tuesday, October 29 6:30 pm
stories and songs in your pajamas! Ages 3-6
� Wednesday, September 18 6:30 pm
� 6:30 pm Monday, Sept. 9 & Oct. 7 Tuesday, October 22 6:30 pm
� 6:30 pm 3rd Thursday � Monday, October 21 6:30 pm
STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER � 1st Thursday 6:30 pm
LEARN TO FISH AT THE LIBRARY!
Drop off - Bring your stuffed animal friend � Monday, September 23 6:30 pm
Learn the basics of how to use fishing
for a fun night at the library.
� Wednesday, September 11 6:30 pm equipment, discover tips and tricks to catch
Missouri fish, and practice your new skills
� All Day Thursday, September 12
Zoe, Shelby, and Mustard- with hands-on activities. All supplies and
Story Time - Find out what your friend did at Champ Therapy Dogs poles will be provided.
the library all night. Bring a book or choose one of ours and
Family Fun: Fishing 101 Grades K-5
� 10:30 am Saturday, September 14 read to an attentive, adorable dog.
Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult.
� 3rd Tuesday 6:30 pm
CIRCLE TIME
This session is all about group interaction
� Monday, September 9 4:00 pm
through circle songs, rhymes, stories, and � Tuesday, September 17 6:00 pm
play. Families welcome. All Ages � Thursday, October 17 3:30 pm
� 10:00 am Friday, Sept. 6 & Oct. 18 � Wednesday, October 2 6:30 pm
� 10:00 am Monday, Sept. 9, 16 & Oct. 7 Fishing 101 Ages 12-18
SENSORY TIME FOR TODDLERS � Wednesday, October 2 4:00 pm
Activities for one and two-year-olds and
their caregivers to create and explore their
senses.
� 10:00 am Friday, September 27
LESSONS FROM MISTER ROGERS NR
� 10:00 am Tuesday, October 29
Learn social and emotional skills to prepare for kindergarten.
This program is intended for 4-5 year olds & their caregivers.
BOOKS & MORE Valuing Words & Art
LET’S READ Grades K-3 (unless noted) � Monday, September 9 11:30 am
� Dots Grades K-5 � Friday, September 20 10:00 am
Tuesday, September 10 4:30 pm � Tuesday, September 24 10:00 am
Halloween Mayhem Grades K-5 � Monday, September 9 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 8 4:30 pm
� Saturday, September 28 10:00 am
� Mercy Watson � Friday, September 13 10:00 am
Thursday, September 26 4:30 pm
Halloween Stories � Friday, September 6 10:00 am
Thursday, October 24 4:30 pm Play & Pretend
� Pirates, Ahoy! � Monday, October 7 11:30 am
Monday, September 30 6:30 pm
Slightly Spooky Stories � Friday, October 18 10:00 am
Monday, October 28 6:30 pm � Monday, October 7 6:30 pm
� Tuesday, October 22 10:00 am
� Saturday, October 26 10:00 am
� Friday, October 11 10:00 am
� Friday, October 11 10:00 am
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven®: � Programs marked NR do not require registration. 7
CHILDREN Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library
Growing Artists continued...
EXPLORATION
� Dots
Wednesday, September 25 10:00 am
GROWING MINDS
Fall
Fun exploration of topics that keep kids
Wednesday, Oct. 23 10:00 am
thinking and learning. Ages 3-6
� Playdough Lab � Fall Into Art
Fri., Sept. 20 10:00 am & 11:00 am
Tuesday, October 15 10:00 am
� Playdough Pizzeria LET’S CREATE
Friday, October 18 10:00 am Art exploration! Grades K-5
� Sensory Time � Applesauce Ornaments
Saturday, October 19 10:00 am Thursday, September 5 4:00 pm
� Pumpkins And Apples Green Apple Dough
Monday, September 16 All Day
Wednesday, October 9 10:00 am
Pumpkin Magnet
LET’S EXPLORE Monday, October 7 All Day
BONDING WITH YOUR BABY Fun exploration of topics that keep school Haunted House Surprise
Whether it’s your first or your fourth, having age kids thinking and learning. Grades 1-5 Monday, October 28 1:00 pm
a new baby is exciting and overwhelming!
Join other parents to learn about infant � Avid Adventurers - Morocco � Pinwheels
development and bonding. Bonding with your Thursday, September 26 5:30 pm Tuesday, September 3 All Day
Baby Kits are provided for all participants. Avid Adventurers - Peru Pumpkin Painting
Thursday, October 24 5:30 pm Tuesday, October 1 4:00 pm
� Monday, September 16 5:00 pm
Presented in Partnership with St. Louis Crisis Nursery. � Blast From The Past � Candy Creations
Friday, September 20 4:30 pm Saturday, September 7 2:00 pm
FROM TERRIBLE TO TERRIFIC: History’s Hot Shots Everything’s Coming Up Apples!
EMBRACING THE TODDLER YEARS Tuesday, October 22 4:30 pm Saturday, September 14 11:00 am
Toddlers are growing and changing so rapidly
that it can be exhausting for parents to keep � Fall Harvest Arrr Matey!!
Tuesday, October 22 4:30 pm Wednesday, September 18 4:00 pm
up! Learn strategies to support & enjoy this
stage of development. Terrific Toddler Fun Crafty Bonanza!
Kits are provided for all participants. Saturday, October 12 11:00 am
ARTIST’S CORNER Leaf Art
� Wednesday, October 2 5:00 pm Tuesday, October 15 4:00 pm
Presented in Partnership with St. Louis Crisis Nursery. ART START FOR LITTLE ONES Ages18 mo.-3 yrs
Monster Mash
GROW YOUR READER PARENT WORKSHOP � Thursday, October 10 10:00 am Wednesday, October 30 4:00 pm
Learn simple strategies from the St. Charles � Wednesday, October 30 10:00 am � Fall-A-Palooza
City-County Library Foundation to help Tuesday, September 17 6:30 pm
prepare your child to become a successful � 1st Friday 10:00 am
reader and learner. It’s never too early or � 3rd Thursday 9:30 am � Southwestern Art
Saturday, September 7 11:00 am
too late! Thanks to the Boeing Company,
attendees receive a selection of free books.
� Wednesday, September 25 10:00 am
� Van Gogh
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Medical Office GROWING ARTISTS Ages 3-6 Monday, September 9 4:30 pm
Building 1 - Suite 117 Open-ended and explorative preschool art T-Shirt Upcycle
6 Jungermann Circle, St. Peters, MO 63376 session focused on the process of making art. Wednesday, September 11 4:30 pm
Wednesday, September 11 6:00 pm Creepy Creations
Please visit bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events to register. � Finger Painting Tuesday, October 1 4:30 pm
Friday, September 20 10:00 am
Art Exploration Pumpkin Painting
Friday, October 18 10:00 am Saturday, October 5 11:00 am
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Mondrian
GROWING HEALTHY: YOGA STORY TIME
� Under The Sea Monday, October 21 4:30 pm
Tuesday, September 10 10:00 am
Learn, move, and play for a healthy you! Monsters � International Dot Day
Saturday, September 14 11:00 am
� 2nd Friday 10:00 am Tuesday, October 8 10:00 am
Strawbees
� 3rd Thursday 6:30 pm � Fall Fun Tuesday, October 15 6:30 pm
Monday, September 30 10:00 am
� Friday, Sept. 20 & Oct. 25 10:00 am Spooky Shrinky Dinks
Monday, Sept. 23 & Oct. 28 6:30 pm � Self Portraits Thursday, October 17 1:30 pm
Tuesday, September 10 6:30 pm
� Friday, October 4 10:00 am
Spooky Art
Cardboard Challenge
Friday, October 25 4:30 pm
� Monday, September 23 10:00 am Tuesday, October 8 6:30 pm
8 Branch Key: Augusta: � Boone’s Trail: � Corporate Parkway: � Discovery Village: � Deer Run: � Kathryn Linnemann: � Kisker Road: �
Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library CHILDREN
ENTERTAINMENT GROWING SCIENTISTS Ages 3-6
� Knights, Princesses, And Dragons
DRIVE-IN MOVIE
Monday, September 16 6:30 pm � Science Exploration
1st Friday 10:00 am
Decorate your own car to take to the drive-in � Walking Group
and enjoy a short movie at the library! 1st Wednesday 6:30 pm � Apple Fest
Putt-Putt Tues., Sept. 24 9:30 am & 11:00 am
� Wednesday, October 2 10:00 am
Saturday, September 28 2:00 pm Mad Science
Tuesday, Oct. 22 9:30 am & 11:00 am
FAMILY FLIX: SCOOBY DOO
ON ZOMBIE ISLAND
STEM & MAKER GROUPS � Dinosaurs
Wednesday, September 25 10:00 am
� Saturday, October 5 2:00 pm
Thursday, September 26 10:00 am
LEGO BUILDERS JR.
TRICK OR TRUNK DRIVE IN MOVIE Listen to a story and build with the Library’s � Pumpkin Fun
Decorate your own car to take to the drive- Duplo Legos. Thursday, October 24 10:00 am
in and enjoy a short movie at the library!
Halloween costumes are encouraged! � 4th Thursday 10:00 am � Fall Science
Tuesday, October 1 6:30 pm
� Tuesday, October 29 10:00 am � Saturday, Sept. 14 & Oct. 19 10:00 am Thurs., Oct. 3 10:00 am & 11:00 am
PRESCHOOL PARTY
� 2nd Friday 10:30 am
LET’S EXPERIMENT Grades K-5
LEGO BUILDERS
� Disney Sing-Along Build with the Library’s Legos.
� Pumpkin Seed Count
Thursday, September 12 10:00 am Tuesday, October 22 3:00 pm
� Gumball Jumble � 4th Monday 6:00 pm
� Design-a-Maze
Monday, September 16 6:30 pm
Tuesday, September 17 10:00 am � Last Monday 4:30 pm
Halloween Fun � Race Car Science
Tuesday, October 29 10:00 am � 4th Tuesday 4:00 pm
Tuesday, September 3 6:30 pm
� 4th Wednesday 6:00 pm
� Halloween Fun Pumpkin Science
Wednesday, October 30 10:00 am � Friday, September 27 4:30 pm Saturday, October 12 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 31 10:00 am Friday, October 18 2:00 pm
DISCOVERY KIDS Grades K-5
� Pirates! Pirates! Pirates! � 1st Thursday 4:30 pm
Thursday, September 26 10:00 am
� 4th Wednesday 4:30 pm � Butter
Halloween Hootenanny! Monday, October 7 5:00 pm
Thursday, October 31 10:00 am TECH TIME JR
Code-A-Pillars
� Musical Science
Wednesday, September 4 2:00 pm
� Party On The Patio Monday, September 9 6:00 pm
Friday, September 27 10:00 am � Tuesday, September 3 10:00 am
Cookies In A Jar
LET’S PARTY Grades K-5 � Friday, September 27 10:00 am
Wednesday, October 2 2:00 pm
� Day Of The Dead/Dia De Los Muertos � Wed., Sept. 11 10:00 am & 11:00 am
FAMILY STEM
Friday, Oct. 25 4:30 pm
TECH TIME
� Dia De Los Muertos � Coding A Lego Maze!
Monday, Oct. 21 6:30 pm � Hour Of Code Grades 2-6 Thursday, September 19 4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 1 6:00 pm Non-Newtonian Fluids
Thursday, October 17 4:30 pm
FAMILY FUN � Lego Mindstorms Grades 2-8
Thursday, September 26 4:30 pm
� Halloween Party � Tree-Rific Times
Saturday, October 26 11:30 am Lego WeFo Grades 1-3 Wednesday, September 11 6:30 pm
Thursday, October 24 4:30 pm Thursday, September 12 10:00 am
� Halloween Party Pumpkin Time Ages 3-6
Wednesday, October 30 6:30 pm � Code & Go Robot Mouse Grades K-3 Wednesday, October 9 6:30 pm
Monday, September 30 6:30 pm
� Painting Thursday, October 10 10:00 am
Saturday, September 28 10:00 am � Osmos- Coding Grades 1-5
Black, Orange, Purple Art
Saturday, September 21 2:00 pm � Lego Mindstorms
Wednesday, September 4 6:30 pm
Saturday, October 26 10:00 am � Lego WeDo Grades 1-3
Tuesday, September 10 4:30 pm
� Grandparents Tea Osmos- Pizza Co. Grades K-5
Sunday, September 8 3:00 pm
Tuesday, September 3 4:30 pm
� Game Night Osmos- Tangrams Grades K-5
Thursday, September 5 6:30 pm Saturday, October 12 2:00 pm
Monday, October 21 6:30 pm
Fall Carnival
Saturday, September 7 2:00 pm
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven®: � Programs marked NR do not require registration. 9
TWEEN Most classes & events require registration at myLibrary.org or call the Library
BABYSITTING 101 TWEEN FANDOM & PIZZA
Considering a new babysitter? Enroll him
or her in this class to encourage the best
� Anime and Manga
Wednesday, September 25 6:00 pm
care for your child. A great introduction to Scooby Doo
the basics of babysitting. Topics include Wednesday, October 30 6:00 pm
the business of babysitting, child devel-
opment, safety and first-aid, and fun and TWEEN GAMING
games. A workbook and light snack are
provided. $30 per child � Super Smash Bros. Tournament
Friday, October 11 4:00 pm
Presented in partnership with St. Louis
Children’s Hospital. Please call � Oregon Trail
Wednesday, September 11 4:30 pm
636.344.KIDS (5437) to register.
� Saturday, October 19 1:00 pm � Fortnite
Tuesday, October 1 6:30 pm
GROUPS & CLUBS
CLUB READ
� Wild Robot by Peter Brown TWEENS TALK
Saturday, September 21 4:00 pm We want your ideas! Help us plan projects,
Took: A Ghost Story do book displays and earn volunteer service
by Mary Downing Hahn hours.
Saturday, October 19 4:00 pm
� 4th Thursday 4:30 pm
� Navigating Early � Last Tuesday 5:45 pm
by Claire Vanderpool
Monday, September 16 7:00 pm WRITE ON!
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Monday, October 21 7:00 pm � Westerns
Monday, September 16 6:30 pm
WILLIAM A. SPRADLEY
� Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Manuscripts
Stone by J.K. Rowling Monday, October 7 6:30 pm
YOUTH WRITING CONTEST Tuesday, September 24 7:00 pm
Presented by the Saturday Writers. One For Sorrow
Enter this free writing contest for the
CRAFTS
by Mary Downing Hahn
chance to have your writing published Tuesday, October 29 7:00 pm
TWEENS CREATE Grades 4-8 unless noted
and win a gift card! 3-4th grade, 5-6th
grade, & 7-8th grade categories. � Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder � Tic Tac Toe On The Go
Tuesday, September 24 6:30 pm
September 1– October 31 Wednesday, September 25 4:00 pm
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Magnetic Silly Putty
Prompt: Imagine a giant box is delivered by Peg Kehret
Wednesday, October 16 4:30 pm
to your front door with your name on it. Tuesday, October 29 6:30 pm
Write about what’s inside.
� Refugee by Alan Gratz � Sun Catchers Grades 4-12
Minimum: 250 words. Monday, September 9 6:30 pm
Tuesday, September 24 7:00 pm
Maximum: 1000 words. Pumpkin Decorating Grades 4-12
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Monday, October 7 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 22 7:00 pm
To enter, email your story in a Word Doc
to youthcontest@saturdaywriters.org. � Yarn-Wrapped Letters
GLOW-UP PARTY Monday, September 30 7:00 pm
Entry emails should include the author’s No-Sew Monster Pillow
Deck out in neon and party at the Library.
first and last name, guardian’s first and Tuesday, October 15 4:30 pm
Enjoy glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Bingo and
last name, contact email address, contact
other activities. Prizes for best outfit.
phone number, author’s age group
Grades 4-12
� Friendship Bracelets
(3-4th, 5-6th, or 7-8th), story title, and Thursday, September 26 6:00 pm
word count. � Wednesday, October 30 6:30 pm Glow-in-the-Dark Slime
Monday, October 7 6:30 pm
TWEEN ESCAPE ROOM:
HARRY POTTER � Let’s Crochet Grades 4-12
Monday, September 23 6:30 pm
Solve the puzzles and escape from Saturday, October 5 2:00 pm
Gringotts before the goblins feed you to a Stuffed Animal Taxidermy Grades 4-12
dragon. Grades 4-8 Saturday, September 28 2:00 pm
� Saturday, September 7 2:30 pm Zombie Barbies Grades 4-12
Saturday, October 19 2:00 pm
10 Branch Key: Augusta: � Boone’s Trail: � Corporate Parkway: � Discovery Village: � Deer Run: � Kathryn Linnemann: � Kisker Road: �*** Tween classes & events are intended for children in 4 – 8 grades ***
th th
TWEEN
� Wool Needle Felting Grades 4-12
Tuesday, September 3 6:30 pm
Hedgehog Book Art Grades 4-12
Tuesday, September 10 6:30 pm
Insect Faux Taxidermy Grades 4-12
Tuesday, October 8 6:30 pm
� Stop Motion Animation
Wednesday, September 11 6:30 pm
Fall Craft
Monday, September 16 4:00 pm
Spooky Shrinky Dinks
Thursday, October 17 2:30 pm
Spooky Perler Beads
Saturday, October 26 2:00 pm
� Sweet Treats
Wednesday, September 25 6:30 pm
STEM & MAKER GROUPS
TWEEN STEM
� Marshmallow Engineering
Monday, September 23 All Day
� Expert Coders
Tuesday, October 1 7:00 pm
� Try: Hour Of Code™
Tuesday, October 8 5:00 pm
� LEGO Mindstorms
Thursday, October 10 4:30 pm
TWEEN TASTE TEST: OREOS
Try different types of Oreos and guess what Classes like Tweens Create encourage
the flavor is.
kids to discover and explore.
� Thursday, September 5 4:30 pm
Playing with clay is A-OK!
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven®: � Programs marked NR do not require registration. 11TEEN *** Teen classes & events are intended for children ages 13 – 18. ***
STUFF & THINGS
ALIVE AT 25
Alive at 25 is a highly interactive 4-hour
course that helps young adults under the
age of 25 take greater responsibility for their
driving by focusing on behavior, judgement,
and decision-making. Ages 15-25
� Saturday, September 28 9:15 am
Saturday, October 19 9:15 am
COVER GHOUL: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
EFFECTS MAKEUP
Learn how to do zombie makeup, bitten
by a vampire, mermaid, wrinkles and cuts/
bruises. Maybe you are born with it...maybe
it’s Halloween!
� Wednesday, October 23 6:00 pm
FISHING 101 Ages 12-18
� Wednesday, October 2 4:00 pm
TEEN ESCAPE ROOM
� The Oregon Trail!
Friday, September 13 7:00 pm
Be yourself (even while disguised
� Fantastic Beasts And How To
Free Them
as someone else) at the Library.
Monday, October 28 7:00 pm
GROUPS & CLUBS HOMESCHOOL MEETUP
TEEN COSPLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS
Dress in your favorite cosplay costume and ALPHABET SOUP � Camping 101
join us for competitive musical chairs! Wednesday, September 18 2:00 pm
Join LGBTQ+ teens and allies to watch Chernobyl
movies, talk books, and more with like-
� Friday, October 11 4:30 pm
minded individuals!
Wednesday, October 16 2:00 pm
TEEN HANGOUT
� 4th Friday 4:30 pm K-POP CLUB
Lovers of K-pop unite! Discuss the latest
� 3rd Friday 4:00 pm
� 2nd Friday 4:30 pm
K-pop music, play games, and dance.
� Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 pm
� 1st Friday 3:30 pm Light snacks provided.
� 2nd Wednesday 3:00 pm
� 4th Tuesday 7:00 pm � Thursday, October 3 6:00 pm
TEEN HORROR HANGOUT ANIME CLUB � Thursday, September 5 6:00 pm
Hang out & talk about your favorite scary Watch an Anime film, stay to play anime
movies, books, and media. Snacks provided! games, read manga, and enjoy other anime
activities!
� Wednesday, October 9 6:30 pm
TEEN MOVIE
� Tuesday, September 10 4:30 pm
BAD MOVIE CLUB
� Captain Marvel PG-13 Bad movies, good times! Snacks and drinks
Thursday, September 5 6:00 pm
provided.
� The Visit PG-13
Thursday, October 17 6:30 pm � Saturday, October 5 3:00 pm
FANDOM CLUB
� DC Universe - TV Shows
Tuesday, September 10 7:00 pm
Musicals
Tuesday, October 8 7:00 pm
� Harry Potter
Thursday, October 24 4:30 pm
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TEEN
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD AFTER HOURS Ages 13-18
Be a part of the decision-making process
at the library! Help plan programs, nerd out
about what you’re reading, promote the � Camping In The Library
Friday, September 27 7:00 pm
library, and eat snacks!
� 1st Friday 4:30 pm � Childhood TV
Friday, September 20 6:30 pm
� 3rd Monday 7:00 pm Halloween Nerf
Friday, October 25 7:00 pm
� 4th Saturday 4:00 pm
� 4th Tuesday 5:00 pm � Trash-ion Show
Friday, October 11 7:00 pm
� 4th Thursday 4:00 pm
� Nerf Free-For-All! Ages 12-18
� Last Wednesday 4:30 pm Friday, September 27 6:30 pm
� 4th Tuesday 4:30 pm
TEEN TECH
� 2nd Wednesday 4:00 pm
TEEN BOOK CLUB CODERSPACE
Participants in CoderSpace work individually
� Dreamland Burning or collaboratively to create, build, and
by Jennifer Latham discover on new coding platforms with
Thursday, September 12 7:00 pm new Maker Space items that change every
Beast is an Animal month. Grades 4-12. Families welcome.
by Peternelle Van Arsdale
Thursday, October 10 7:00 pm � 4th Monday 6:30 pm
� Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 CRAFTS
by Richard Paul Evans
Tuesday, September 17 6:30 pm TEENS CREATE
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Tuesday, October 15 6:30 pm � Fall Craft
Thursday, September 26 4:00 pm
TEEN SERVICE CLUB � Witchy Magic
Join us twice a month to complete service Wednesday, October 23 6:30 pm
projects! Ages 13-18
� Wednesday, September 11 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 26 6:00 pm
Monday, October 7 4:30 pm
Sunday, October 20 2:00 pm
TEEN TALK: SO THAT HAPPENED...
Join us each month for drinks, snacks, and talk
about unbelievable current and historical events.
� Killer Fashion
Thursday, September 12 6:00 pm
Salem Witch Trials
Thursday, October 10 6:00 pm
TEEN WRITING & DRAWING CLUB
Drop in and join fellow teens as you work
on your personal writing or drawing. Share
inspiration, feedback, and support!
� Saturday, September 7 2:00 pm
� Tuesday, September 24 4:30 pm
Volunteer, meet, hang out, have fun!
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MEET THE AUTHOR: JOY L. POOLE, SATURDAY MORNING CHESS CLUB GRANDMOTHER’S BUTTON BOX
OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL Presenter: The Missouri State Button Society
Hear New Mexico � Saturdays 9:00 am
Wood & Wood Fiber Buttons Made In America
Deputy State Librarian
Joy L. Poole discuss
SCRABBLE � Monday, September 23 1:00 pm
Vintage Art--Create A Frameable Button Display
the true story of a � 2nd & 4th Thursday 2:00 pm
St. Charles doctor
TIME FOR TENZI
� Monday, October 28 1:00 pm
who traveled west. Dr.
Rowland Willard’s Learn how to play Tenzi, a fun dice game, TOLKIEN TRIVIA NIGHT
journals are a rich and compete for small prizes. Celebrate Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week –
historical source on the play free trivia!
Santa Fe and Camino
� Wednesday, October 30 2:00 pm
Real trails and the � Monday, September 23 7:00 pm
practice of medicine in the 1820s, a time ENTERTAINMENT THE MAKING OF CRAFT BEER AT
when sanitation and anesthesia were rare. PETRICHOR BREWING Ages 21+
� Sunday, September 22 3:00 pm COFFEE AT THE LIBRARY 7434 Village Center Dr, O’Fallon, MO 63368
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPORT � Thursdays 9:00 am � Wednesday, October 2 7:00 pm
RADIO TALK SHOW HOST � Thursdays 9:00 am
FOLK DANCING FOR FUN
Go behind the scenes of sports broadcasting
- from show prep to interviews and more - with MARK TWAIN HOBBY SCALE MODEL CLUB � Thursday, October 3 7:00 pm
Kevin Wheeler, host of “The Kevin Wheeler
Show” on 101 ESPN. Bring your questions!
� Tues., Sept. 3 & Oct. 1 7:00 pm
ADULT ESCAPE ROOM: THE OREGON TRAIL
LEARN ABOUT NOVELIST PLUS AND Do you have what it takes to survive
� Tuesday, October 15 7:00 pm
MAKE A BEADED BOOKMARK! dysentery, snake bites, and other hazards on
the Oregon Trail? Ages 18+
� Wednesday, September 4 2:00 pm
GAMES � Saturday, October 19 7:00 pm
ATTEND THE 1904 WORLD FAIR
BUNCO View a slideshow, short movies, and objects LEGENDS AND LORE: THE STORY OF
from the 1904 World’s Fair that took place here THE 1949 ST. LOUIS EXORCISM
� 4th Monday 7:00 pm
in St. Louis! Sing along to “Meet Me in St. 2019 is the 70th anniversary of the exorcism
� 1st & 3rd Thursday 1:30 pm Louis” with a recording from the World’s Fair! upon which the movie The Exorcist was
based. Saint Louis University Archivist John
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS � Monday, September 9 7:00 pm Waide will give us the real story.
� Monday, Sept. 9 7:00 pm Ages 21+ STAR PARTY All ages � Monday, October 21 7:00 pm
� 1st Wed. 5:45 pm Teens 13+ welcome Bring the whole family and join experts from
CELEBRATE “DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS,”
the Astronomical Society to view our amazing
HAND & FOOT CANASTA universe through telescopes. Get hands- THE DAY OF THE DEAD
on instruction on how to use the Library’s Make felt Sugar Skulls ornaments while
� Thursdays 1:00 pm
telescopes. Children must be accompanied watching Disney’s Coco. Celebrate your
ancestors! All supplies provided.
� 1st Tuesday 1:00 pm by an adult.
GAME ON! � Tuesday, September 10 7:00 pm � Monday, October 28 6:30 pm
� 4th Wednesday 4:00 pm NR � Wednesday, October 2 7:00 pm
CHECK OUT OUR
� 2nd Saturday 1:00 pm NR � Monday, September 9 7:00 pm
ACOUSTIC JAM @ THE LIBRARY!
LET’S PLAY CRAZY RUMMY for great resources on trending topics.
� Mondays 10:30 am � Thurs., Sept. 19 & Oct. 24 2:00 pm
In September: Get your DIY on
DOWNTON ABBEY TEA, TRIVIA AND MORE
MAH JONGG
Celebrate the release of the movie!
� Most Mondays 1:00 pm
� Friday, September 20 2:00 pm
� 3rd Wednesdays 6:30 pm
� 1st Thursday 6:00 pm NR In October: All things Halloween
� 2nd & 4th Monday 1:30 pm
RUMMIKUB
� 4th Thursday 1:30 pm NR
myLibrary.org/espotlight
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ESCAPE ROOM: MONSTER MASHUP STUDIO BIBLIOTHÈQUE - New! MOVIES
Every month explore a new technique to
� Wednesday, October 30 make your personal videos better! Please check the online classes and events
4:00 pm, 5:15 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:45 pm
Digital Storytelling calendar for movie titles.
LINE DANCING FOR FUN Bring a shoe box full of memorabilia to AFTERNOON THEATER NR
create a 150- to 250-word narration.
� Thurs., Sept. 19 & Oct. 24 7:00 pm
Record the narration and overlay it on a � 3rd Tuesday 1:30 pm
video of your objects to make a complete
OPEN MIC NIGHT NEW RELEASE MOVIE NIGHT
digital story!
Express your creative side! All artists welcome!
All are invited to perform or watch, though � Sunday, September 8 & 22 2:00 pm � Last Wednesday 6:30 pm
some material may be intended for adults. Horror Movies & Sound Effects
Learn how to make cool sound effects for
� Last Monday 7:00 pm
all your videos, especially ones for scary
FLEUR DE LIS GARDEN SOCIETY October!
� Thursday, September 19 6:00 pm � Sunday, October 13 & 27 2:00 pm
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY PUBLIC MASS SHOOTINGS
Professor Darren Marhanka and friends From Columbine to Sandy Hook, mass
take us through an exploration of Forensic shootings have had a huge impact on
Anthropology, the examination of human American society. Professor Kent Bausman
skeletal remains that help law enforcement of Maryville University will discuss the effects
agencies recover and determine the identity these attacks have had on us. Ages 18+
of human remains, interpret trauma, and
estimate time since death. � 2:00 pm
� 1:00 pm CORONER TALK PODCAST
Hear Darren Dake of Coroner Talk discuss
Hear True Crime experts and some of KILLER JOBS PODCAST his interesting cases and death investigator
your favorite podcasters talk about dark Discover the day jobs of the world’s techniques. Coroner Talk provides training
topics at the Library’s first CrimeFest! most famous serial killers! Chris Stanfield, and resources to coroners and death
Registration is recommended. producer and creator of the podcast Killer investigators in a peer-to-peer training
Jobs, will explore how these psychopaths environment.
Middendorf-Kredell Branch functioned in the real world and what
Saturday, October 26 coworkers had to say. � 3:00 pm
� 1:00 pm MISSING PERSONS
Marianne Asher-Chapman and Maureen A.
MURDER IN STL Reintjes will discuss how Missouri Missing
Renegade STL founder, tour guide, and helps people find local missing persons
french toast expert Amanda Clark will regale and how you can help. Asher-Chapman will
us with stories of the grisly underbelly of speak about her own experience trying to
St. Louis, complete with murder & mayhem. seek justice for her daughter, Angie Yarnell,
who was killed by her husband.
� 1:00 pm
� 3:00 pm
THE BODYGUARD
Local protection and security firm Comfort THE PAMELA HUPP SAGA
Zone Security will present on guarding Local journalist Jeannette Cooperman will
celebrities and protecting those in serious discuss her research on local accused
danger. murderer Pamela Hupp and give us the
latest updates on the case.
� 2:00 pm
� 3:00 pm
OUR TRUE CRIME PODCAST
Hear some candid and sometimes funny KEYNOTE SPEAKER - DR. MARY CASE
observations on true crime cases--many Dr. Mary Case, Chief Medical Examiner of
you may not have heard about--from lifetime four Missouri counties, returns to discuss
best friends, Jennifer Metcalf Flanders and her exciting medical career.
Camille Duncan Anderson. Ages 18+
� 4:00 pm
� 2:00 pm
Middendorf-Kredell: � McClay: � Portage Des Sioux: � Spencer Road: � WingHaven®: � Programs marked NR do not require registration. 15Looking For a Job?
Job hunting can be stressful. The Library can help! If you’re searching for work, you can find
one-on-one assistance, referrals to agencies that offer job search and business development
help, and a variety of classes and materials designed to assist job seekers. The Library is
the perfect place to start the search for a new career or position.
One-on-One Assistance: Community Partnerships: Library Materials: The Library offers
Customers are encouraged ask staff The Library partners with several many books, databases, and materials
for help or attend Technology Open government and private agencies to that can assist customers looking
Labs (available at different times help match job seekers with available for work. These can be accessed by
and locations throughout the month) positions or to provide resources to customers independently or with help
for one-on-one assistance with their potential small business owners. The from Library staff.
searches. Here are some of the most Library’s most active local partner
• Customers can check out thousands
common ways that Library staff can for helping the unemployed is the
of books, audiobooks, and eBooks
help job seekers. St. Charles County Business and
that will help them create resumes
• Creating and updating resumes - Workforce Development office.
and cover letters, give them strategies
assistance in using Microsoft Word or They manage the Missouri Job Center.
for searching for a position, help build
the Library database Optimal Resume interview skills, and negotiate pay
Library Classes: In addition to the
to draft or edit resumes. (just to name a few). In the myLibrary
many technology-based classes offered
• Help with basic computer skills - regularly at different branch locations Catalog, a search for JOB HUNTING
searching the Internet, filling out online and times (including evenings and yields 264 entries, RESUMES offers
applications, attaching PDFs, etc. weekends), the Library also offers specific 99 entries, and JOB NETWORKING
• Job research - assistance in classes and workshops for those on provides 61 sources. There is always a
accessing Library databases and the hunt for a new job. Customers can book on the Library shelf that can help
guidance while searching the internet find classes relating to job assistance a job seeker.
for open positions. and technology training by searching • The Library’s “Research and
If customers need extensive help or assistance with the Library’s online classes and events Learn” databases offer 17 different
business development, they can make an appointment calendar.
by calling the Spencer Road Branch at 636-447-2320.
resources for Business, with many
specific to customers looking for
a job. Lynda.com, Gale Courses,
With one-on-one assistance, community partnerships, classes, and and other class-based resources
materials for job seekers, the Library is here to assist customers at offer online business development
every level and in every field as they search for a job. courses in everything from accounting
fundamentals to building websites.
Resources like D&B Hoovers,
ReferenceUSA, and Guidestar (for
nonprofits) offer information about
thousands of businesses for first-steps
research. And if a customer decides
to investigate entrepreneurship,
the Library offers databases
like Small Business Builder and
DemographicsNow.
• The Library’s free public computers
are equipped with Microsoft Office.
Scanning and printing services are
available. Customers are encouraged
to access these computers, or bring
their own devices and use free Wi-Fi
at every branch.
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DISCOVER YOUR BEST LIFE
GREAT COURSES: HOW TO LOOK AT
AND UNDERSTAND GREAT ART
Explore the practical skill of viewing art
through the lenses of line, light, perspective,
composition, and other crucial elements of
craft and technique.
� Tuesdays, Sept. 3 - Oct. 29 11:30 am
ART & HISTORY: GHOSTS OF THE
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!: A NEWS AND BENEFITS OF AROMATHERAPY
ARCH GROUNDS
CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION GROUP Learn the basics of aromatherapy and the
Learn how the Arch grounds transformed
benefits of essential oils. Prepare and keep
through the ages to the present National � 1st Wednesday 2:00 pm
a roller blend!
Park site. Highlights include spectacular
events like the Great St. Louis Fire of 1849, GET ORGANIZED: THE KONMARI WAY � Monday, Sept. 30 10:30 am & 6:30 pm
construction of the Eads Bridge, clearing
of the riverfront site in the 1930s and the � 1st Thursday 7:00 pm � Thursday, October 24 6:30 pm
Friday, October 25 10:00 am
building of the Gateway Arch. HOW TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE
� Wednesday, September 4 7:00 pm
� Wednesday, September 11 1:30 pm
HOW TO FIND AN OWL
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
ART & HISTORY: PHOTOGRAPHING SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE Do you ever see or hear an owl in your
HISTORIC ST. LOUIS ARCHITECTURE Gary Leabman of the Climate Reality Project neighborhood and want to experience more
Discover history and architecture of will explain how we got into the climate of these beautiful birds? Award-winning
St. Louis with Chris Naffziger! Through crisis and solutions to this complex problem. naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw aka “The Owl
photography and the written word, including Man” will show through videos and photos
writing about history and architecture for � Wednesday, September 18 7:00 pm which owls you are most likely to see or hear,
St. Louis Magazine and documenting where to look for them, how to look for them,
St. Louis architecture in his blog, St. Louis SUSTAINABILITY SENSE SERIES what to listen for, and the importance of
Patina, Naffziger seeks to draw attention to research and collaboration.
the preservation of the built environment in
� First Tuesdays 7:00 pm
the Gateway City and surrounding region. WALKING GROUP
� Thursday, October 3 7:00 pm
� Thursday, September 12 7:00 pm
� 3rd Tuesday 9:00 am INTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS
OF WOODCARVING
ART & HISTORY: “LEMP: � Mondays 9:00 am
� Saturday, October 19 2:00 pm
THE HAUNTING HISTORY” � Thursdays 9:00 am
Participate in an in-depth discussion about PROBATE: WHAT IS IT AND
the Lemp family of St. Louis, including their HOW TO SOURDOUGH, PART 2 WHY DO WE WANT TO AVOID IT?
brewing empire, their tragic family history,
and the restless spirits of their haunted � Monday, September 23 6:30 pm
� Monday, October 28 1:30 pm
mansion. Presenter: St. Louis author and
COOKBOOK SWAP CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION DAY!
historian Stephen P. Walker. His book Lemp:
The Haunting History will be available for $20. � Wednesday, September 25 2:00 pm Visit our Federal Depository library for a free
pocket Constitution and explore our amazing
� Wednesday, October 2 7:00 pm
FREE TIME FRIDAY Government Documents collection!
� 4th Friday 9:30 am � Tuesday, September 17 All Day
WHY IS THE INSTANT POT SO HOT? NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY!
Make sure you are registered to vote!
� Sunday, September 29 2:00 pm
Learn how to register online, update your
� Thursday, October 10 6:30 pm registration, check your registration, and find
your polling place.
� Tuesday, September 24 All Day
REGISTER TO VOTE!
The League of Women Voters will be at
several branches to help you register or check
your registration! Check the online classes &
events calendar for branches and times!
Multiple Branches Saturday, Sept. 28
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Get educated about
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
your health.
Presented in partnership with the Alzheimer’s
Association and Barnes-Jewish St. Peters
and Progress West Hospitals. Call 636-928-
WELL (9355) or visit bjcstcharlescounty.org/
Events to register. Presented in partnership with Barnes-Jewish
UNDERSTANDING AND St. Peters and Progress West Hospitals.
Call 636-928-WELL (9355) or visit
RESPONDING TO DEMENTIA-
bjcstcharlescounty.org/Events to register.
RELATED BEHAVIOR Presented in partnership with Oasis
Learn to decode behavioral messages, Community Health and Barnes- KNOW YOUR NUMBERS HEALTH SCREENING
identify common behavior triggers, and Jewish St. Peters and Progress West FREE bone density screening for women!
find strategies to help intervene with Hospitals. Call 636-928-9355 or visit Determine your personal risk and discuss
some of the most common behavioral BJCStCharlesCounty.org to register. what you can do to decrease the risk of
challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. This developing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis
workshop is an Advanced Caregiver LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE WITH causes over 1.5 million fractures annually
Workshop. CHRONIC CONDITIONS in the United States.
In this seven-session self-management
� Wednesday, September 4 7:00 pm course, individuals with conditions such � Friday, September 6 9:00 am
as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes,
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema will BONE DENSITY SCREENING
AND DEMENTIA learn to set healthy goals, make action FREE fasting glucose, cholesterol,
Learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, plans, manage pain, embrace nutrition lung function, blood pressure, and BMI
the differences between Alzheimer’s and and exercise, understand medication, and screening. Participants should fast at least
dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages increase confidence in managing their 10 hours prior to the screening.
and risk factors, current research and own health.
treatments available to address some � Friday, September 20 9:00 am
symptoms, and Alzheimer’s Association � Wed., Sept. 11 - Oct. 23 1:00 pm
� Monday, October 28 6:00 pm
resources.
RANGE OF MOTION DANCE GUYS’ NIGHT: FOCUSING ON MEN’S HEALTH
� Tuesday, September 10 7:00 pm The ROM Dance Sequence is a flowing Kickstart a healthier new life with this
progression of dance-like movements evening of learning and giveaways:
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION incorporating all major joint motions of the presentations on the latest in men’s
STRATEGIES FOR ALZHEIMER’S body. It is performed sitting and standing health; tailgate recipes and free food
Explore how communication takes place with support or can be modified to be samples; door prizes including Ultimate
when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn done fully while sitting. This seven-minute Defense gift cards, Rascals gear, and
to decode the verbal and behavioral sequence is based on the principles of Tai more; grand prize grill give-away; and free
messages, and identify strategies to Chi Chuan performed in a slow, relaxed 2-week YMCA household membership for
connect and communicate. This workshop manner. Great for anyone experiencing all attendees. Presenter: Dr. Lannis Hall
is an Advanced Caregiver Workshop. pain or stiffness, living with arthritis Free. Registration preferred.
� Wednesday, October 2 6:30 pm looking, or looking for a warm-up to their
� Wed., Sept. 25 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
normal exercise routine. Instructor: Katherine
Meirink, PT
PRETTY IN PINK
� Monday, September 23 2:30 pm Grab your sisters, friends, moms, and
daughters for a fun-filled night focusing
MEDICATION MATTERS on women’s health. Our experts will dispel
In this two-session course, explore the common myths about breast health and
available information that consumers heart disease, and provide an overview
can use to determine whether or not on the latest in detection and treatment.
prescription drugs, over-the-counter Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, refreshments,
products, or supplements might interact attendance prizes and more. Free.
with each other. Learn about the different Registration required.
types of complementary and alternative
therapies, understand herbal remedies � Tuesday, October 8 6:30 pm
and supplements, and gain an awareness
of potential interactions with other LUNCH AND LEARN: ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE
Presenter: Angela Hoelscher, Pharm.D., BCPS
medications. Explore the fact and fiction
of magic cures, regulatory processes, � Wednesday, October 16 1:00 pm
manufacturers’ claims, and credible
resources. LIVING WITH DIABETES REFRESHER CLASS
� Thursday, October 10 & 17 1:00 pm � Thursday, October 17th 6:00 pm
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Save a life,
give blood.
An ongoing series that invites discussion and
education about topics that affect all of us.
THE POWER OF POSITIVITY
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE STRESS & TRAUMAS Donald Bouton will share his story
Donate blood! Presenter: Dr. Joel Mikos, RiverTowne Family Chiropractic of overcoming suicidal thoughts and
depression through positivity, and the impact
� September 3 2:00 pm � Thursday, September 26 2:00 pm
of his book, Back Inklings: Driving Positivity
Into the World One Rider at a Time. This
MEDICARE 101 FALL-PROOFING YOUR HOME
book is a compilation of responses from
Learn the ins and outs of Medicare to
make informed decisions regarding health � Monday, September 23 11:30 am Donald’s Uber riders to the question: What
has been the most positive force in your life?
plan options!
Presenter: Nathan White, Axius Senior Benefits Solutions BUSINESS AND � Thursday, September 5 7:00 pm
PERSONAL FINANCE
� September 16 2:00 pm
INFIDELITY
� October 11 2:00 pm FALL CAREER EXPO Infidelity can be difficult. Learn some
See what local employers have to offer for surprising information about cheating and
MEDICARE BASICS full-time, permanent jobs paying $30,000 how to survive it.
Learn the basics with time for group Q&A per year or more. Presenter: Amanda Lumpkin, Licensed
Presenter: Missouri CLAIM Professional Counselor
� Tuesday, October 15 5:00 pm
� 1st Saturday 10:00 am � Monday, September 16 7:00 pm
ADULT OR ADULT & PEDIATRIC FIRST LOVE
AID/CPR/AED 2 YEAR RED CROSS TRUE CRIME Can you choose who to love? Can you
CERT. (BLENDED) & CURIOSITIES control the strength of your love? New
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED 2 science says yes! (Don’t you wish you
year Red Cross Certification ($108.00 fee) TAROT CARDS knew that in high school?) Kruti Surti, PhD
or Adult First Aid/CPR/AED 2-year Red Learn how to read Tarot Cards for candidate in Behavioral Neuroscience at the
Cross Certification ($88.00 fee) entertainment & fun with Nancy Feranec. University of Missouri-St. Louis, will present
� Saturday, September 7 10:30 am � Monday, September 30 7:00 pm her research findings.
� Tuesday, October 22 6:30 pm THE HAUNTING BOY � Tuesday, October 1 7:00 pm
OF LEMP MANSION MISSOURI DEATH PENALTY
MINDFUL MEDITATION Discover Franki Cambeletta and Hear about the Missouri death penalty from
Beat stress, improve concentration and Chris Naffziger’s unique approach Kristin Swain and Joe Welling, associate
master the emotions of anger, fear and to a delicate subject--a famous child attorneys at Phillips Black, Inc. (a non-profit
sadness. No yoga mats required. ghost that haunts the upstairs attic and public interest law practice) and adjunct
Presenter: Sr. Priya, yoga practitioner & teacher, surrounding floors of the famed Lemp faculty members at St. Louis University
Coordinator of Brahma Kumaris, St Louis. Mansion--in this lecture and Q/A. The School of Law. First, learn about a statute
Lemp Mansion is among the top 25 most
� Saturday, September 7 10:00 am
Haunted places in the United States.
that allows the judge to impose death
when the jury does not unanimously agree
� Wednesday, October 9 7:00 pm
� Thursday, October 17 6:30 pm on sentencing. Missouri is one of the only
states that allows this. Second, find out
HEARTFULNESS RELAXATION AND MEDITATION
about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case
Open to first-time meditators as well as
rejecting a challenge to Missouris lethal
long-time practitioners.
injection protocol for a Missouri inmate with
Presenter: The Heartfulness Institute
an extremely rare disorder that makes it
� Saturday, September 14 10:00 am likely that he will suffer substantial
Saturday, October 5 10:00 am unnecessary pain.
� Saturday, September 28 10:00 am � Tuesday, October 8 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 26 10:00 am
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