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Join as we discuss, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. This is an in person event and will take place in the meeting room at the lower level of the library.
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Join as we discuss, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. This is an in person event and will take place in the meeting room at the lower level of the library.
Tune into learning with exciting demonstrations and experiments, including the surprisingly loud dinosaur-in-a-can, the singing pipe and a kid-created thunderstorm.
AI is transforming marketing. Discover how to leverage readily available AI tools to boost your small business. In this session, you'll learn actionable strategies for content creation, social media marketing, customer engagement, and data analysis – all designed to increase efficiency and drive real growth.
We meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 pm. July's book is Cinderella is Dead by Kaylynn Bayron.
Books, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and more are what you’ll find at this storytime geared to 6 months- 2 years!
Sign-up Required. Come learn the ukulele from Rick and Karen of Uke 66. There is no prior experience required for this workshop. You will learn the basics of handling, tuning, strumming, and playing chords that are fundamental to the songs people love to sing together. Ukulele's will be provided. July 9, 2026 at 2:00 pm […]
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.
Silly Saturdays at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. One man, one guitar, and a whole lot of fun! Babaloo, the award-winning kids’ musician is bringing bubbles, bean bags, giant balloons, beatboxing, bucket-drumming, and a bunch of wacky songs.
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 or houseplant questions!
Charcoal is a messy and exciting drawing material that allows artists to create a wide range of values and textures! In this short program, we will experiment with vine charcoal, charcoal sticks, and pencils as well as tools like blending stumps and shammys! Young artists will come away with new experience in this fun material!
Explore all the ways geology and history combine in St. Louis, from caves and sinkholes to tunnels and mines. Learn about the fascinating world hiding underneath St. Louis.
The Exact Location for Home by Kate Messner is the book for this month.
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ARTICLE IV. Administrative Policies
Section 6. Circulation (loan) Service
E. Umbrella Technology Policy — The Kirkwood Public Library strives to create a collection of technological and electronic items that are on the leading edge of trends, are in demand by our community, and promote accessibility. Evaluating and evolving this collection to meet the needs of our community is a priority. Items for the technology collection will be determined by staff.
KPL Technology Borrowing Guidelines:
Overdue Fines and Replacement Costs:
Patrons are responsible for any overdue fines and replacement costs. Fines for overdue Technology items are $1.00 per day, per item up to $28. Replacement costs for Technology items plus a $5.00 processing fee will be charged at 28 days overdue. If an item is
returned missing a part that can be replaced the patron will be charged the cost to replace that item as recorded in the item record or determined by library staff. A $10.00 fee will be assessed to patrons who reset or render unusable a device that can be restored. If the device is rendered completely unusable by the altering of settings the patron will be charged for the full replacement of the device.
Loan Periods and Renewals:
Technology items will check out for a period of 3 weeks with 3 renewals.
ARTICLE V. Collection Development Policy Of The Kirkwood Public Library
Section 6. Community Spotlight — The Kirkwood Public Library values local authors and encourages the inclusion of their work to the collection. Authors who are residents of Kirkwood or non-resident authors whose work features Kirkwood, MO may submit their book to the collection. Advanced Reading Copies and copies with non-traditional library- binding will not be added to the collection. Generally the work must be published in the last two years. Contributed items become property of the library and are subject to all of the Library’s Withdrawal Criteria and Gift policies.
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 —
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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 that has the following message.

2. On that page, click Sign In and enter your library card number and PIN.
● If you are eligible for conversion service, you will be granted access to complete the registration form.
● In you are ineligible for conversion service, you will encounter another error message merely stating that you do not have access to the page.
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.
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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.
