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Wacky Wednesdays at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Experience Jackie & Papa Wright's adaptation of the classic Aesop fable that teaches everyone to be kind even if he or she is small!
This month we are reading The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid.
Introduce your little one to the tactile wonders of paint, glue and more with these easy at home art based activities! Recommended for 18 months to age 4. Sign up to pick up your supply bag.
Books, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and more are what you’ll find at this storytime geared to 6 months- 2 years!
Do you want to be the very best? Like no one ever was? Sign up for the Pokemon TCG club! Make friends and battle with the official Pokemon trading card game. Newcomers will be instructed on the rules of the game. Pokemon cards and materials will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own. No trading during club meetings.
This month we are reading The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios.
Find out what a favorite nocturnal predator had for dinner in this classic biology lab. Teens will dissect owl pellets and reconstruct the skeletons of animals inside to discover what the owls have been eating.
Are you a spell-o-saurus? Participate in this fun spelling bee themed around the prehistoric era!
Get your game on at KPL! On this game day, we will be doing Jigsaw Puzzle Races.
Join us for a sipping trip to the 1920’s as we explore life in Kirkwood during Prohibition. With alcohol restricted, mobsters and speakeasies became part of everyday life. We’ll explore the history of the era while you sample four thoughtfully crafted mocktails.
Join us for storytime geared to ages 2-5.
Learn how to make fun foods with Chef Lydia Gwin. You will be making Studio Ghibli themed foods - Totoro Onigiri, Soot Sprite Brownies, Spirited Away Sandos.
VHS Conversion Service Important Notice
To be eligible for our VHS conversion service you must live in the library taxing districts* of Kirkwood Public Library or other MLC libraries. To help verify your eligibility, we have moved our VHS registration form onto our library’s online catalog. This new page requires sign in with your library card and will only display to patrons who match our eligibility requirements as indicated on your library account.
Follow the steps below to access and complete the form.
1. Click the registration button below. You will be directed to an error page on the library’s online catalog.
2. Click Sign In and enter your library card number and PIN.
If you are not granted access to the page but believe that you should be, please contact the IT dept at (314) 821-5770, option 5 to verify that your library account is accurate.
* Library taxing districts do not always match those of schools or confine to city boundaries. Therefore it is possible you live in an area around Kirkwood or another MLC library but your library taxing district may belong to the county library.
