Playdoh Friday
Smoosh, roll, squeeze and create with play-doh! Sign-up recommended but not required. Ages 2 - 5 years Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am Date: Friday, May 22, 2026
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Smoosh, roll, squeeze and create with play-doh! Sign-up recommended but not required. Ages 2 - 5 years Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am Date: Friday, May 22, 2026
Great leaders know how to captivate a room and communicate ideas that inspire action. In this session, learn techniques to craft impactful presentations that engage your audience, tell a compelling story, and leave a lasting impression. From structuring your message to delivering it with confidence and authenticity, discover how to...
Eimear Arkins is an award winning Irish singer, fiddle player and dancer from the West of Ireland, who has performed in several countries and will bring her talents to our memory cafe. Thank you to the Missouri Arts Council for facilitating this one of a kind experience. Registration is not...
This event provides a live model and is a non-instructional event. Participants bring their own drawing and/or painting supplies. The event will begin with shorter poses and end with a long half an hour pose.
Find out how to use FREE tools and resources that will enable you to make smart marketing and advertising decisions for your business. You’ll learn how to use library data resources like Simply Analytics, Reference Solutions, and other readily available sources to grow your business.
Join as we discuss, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White. This is an in person event and will take place in the meeting room at the lower level of the library.
Like to talk about what you’re reading with other people, but don’t have time to join a monthly book group? Want to tell everyone about the best series on TV or the most interesting podcast you found? Looking for something new to read? Come to the library and find your...
The list below are the books we will be discussing every month between May to August. We meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 pm. May 13 The Payback by Kashana Cualey June 10 The New Kid by Jerry Craft July 8 Cinderella is Dead by...
If you knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroider, or do any other fiber crafts, unwind at our monthly Stitching Club! Bring the project you’ve been neglecting or your fresh ideas for a new piece. Maybe you’ll even learn something new! All levels of experience are welcome.
Worried you don’t have the green thumb? Hesitant to start a garden? Can’t seem to keep your indoor plant healthy and thriving? Stop by the Plant MD table in the lobby of the Kirkwood Public Library! Volunteers from the St. Louis Horticultural Society will be here to answer any gardening...
Meet local authors and discover fascinating stories from St. Louis history, soccer, and imagination at this special Local Author Mini Book Fair! Hear brief presentations from Dave Lange, author of St. Louis Soccer: An Illustrated Timeline; Jeremy Watson, author of If the World Was Without Color; and Jim Blase, author...
Written by Pete Broeder and performed by the River Bound Band, this song was performed live for the Kick-Off event of Summer Reading on May 16th, 2015.
Verse 1:
I checked out a book
Right away I got hooked
An adventure on the open sea
A harpoon would stick in the side of Moby Dick
At the Kirkwood Library
Chorus:
Oh, they call it the Kirkwood Library
And you can take it from me
It’s a great place to know your brain will learn and grow
At the Kirkwood Library
Verse 2:
I read about Eeyore
Tigger, Rabbit, Owl and more
There was a honey jar and lot of bees
It had Kanga & Rue and Winnie the Pooh
At the Kirkwood Library
— Chorus —
Verse 3:
Monster stories are my thing
Frankenstein and Stephen King
I read them anxiously
I must declare, they really make me scared
I get ’em from the Kirkwood Library
— Chorus —
Verse 4:
I like green eggs and ham
My name is Sam I am
I even like them in a tree
There’s a fox on the loose, someone call Dr. Seuss
At the Kirkwood Library
— Chorus —
In honor of Kirkwood Public Library’s 100th anniversary, we’re asking you to create art for a special-edition Centennial Celebration library card! Winning designs will be chosen for each age group: children, teen and adult.
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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.
Group 2: Youth Services Event Volunteer: This is perfect for someone that wants to help us put on events for kids and teens! Duties include program preparation, helping at specific events such as storytime, and assisting during library programs with staff.
Group 3: Behind the Scenes Volunteer: A fit if you enjoy independent projects like shelving books, helping us keep the room inviting and tidy, refilling book displays, helping with behind the scenes Summer Reading prep including couponing, supply preparation, and more!
Group 4: Office Assistant: Work in the library admin office on light clerical duties such as scanning and stickering books. Great if you want some office/organizing experience!
Group 5: Mural Project: Help us design a library mural on the outside fence. If you love creative projects, painting and teamwork, this group is for you!

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The Kirkwood Public Library maintains a meeting room for Library sponsored programs consistent with its mission “to inspire a lifelong commitment to learning and creativity, for a more prosperous and connected community.” The Kirkwood Public Library welcomes outside organizations or individuals interested in presenting at the Library. Events must be offered virtually and may be done so at the discretion of library managers. This selection will be based on public service needs and other activities scheduled.