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Card Game Nights: Hearts
Card Game Nights: Hearts
Come join KPL for a night of playing the card game Hearts. All ages and skill levels are welcome! We will teach anyone who doesn’t know how to play. Registration required
Events for May 2025
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Book Club At the End of the Universe
Book Club At the End of the Universe
Join as we discuss, The Measure by Nikki Erlick. 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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AI for Marketing: Practical Strategies for Your Business presented by the SBDC: National Small Business Week
AI for Marketing: Practical Strategies for Your Business presented by the SBDC: National Small Business Week
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. Registration is recommended to receive...
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Books for Babies
Books for Babies
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9:30 am. Age 6 months to 2 years. Books, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and more are what you’ll find at this storytime geared to 6 months- 2 years!
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Good Yarns
Good Yarns
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.
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Opera Theatre Docent Presentation: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Opera Theatre Docent Presentation: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Come join us as we take a look at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten Not all enchantments fade with the dawn. When fairies and mortals cross paths, mayhem is sure to follow. Fairy king Oberon and his wife Tytania are locked in...
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Books for Babies
Books for Babies
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 9:30 am. Age 6 months to 2 years. Books, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and more are what you’ll find at this storytime geared to 6 months- 2 years!
Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group
Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group
Our book this month is We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson. Copies of this title can be found at the Kirkwood Public Library. Check if one is available by calling 314-821-5770 and selecting option 3 or emailing mel@kplmo.org! In the quest to transform the Kirkwood...
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American Red Cross Blood Drive
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Please join the American Red Cross and donate blood! We will be hosting a blood drive on Friday May 16th from 10AM - 3PM in the lower level meeting room. Please make your appointment at the link below.
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Summer Reading Kickoff Day
Summer Reading Kickoff Day
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Come join us for Summer Reading Kickoff 2025. There will be a rock painting craft, sidewalk chalk art, & lawn games. Chase bubbles from the Bubble Van & enjoy live tunes from Uke 66. Sign up for summer reading! Read...
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Sip and Paint
Sip and Paint
Tap into your creative side with a fun fall themed sip and paint event on May 18th! Instructions will be provided to help you create your own unique piece of art, while you sip on some sparkling cider or grape juice. Registration is required in order to attend. Please use the form...
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Mystery Readers Book Club
Mystery Readers Book Club
Join us for a discussion of How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
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Author Event: Steven Rowley at St. Louis Community College – Meramec Theatre
Author Event: Steven Rowley at St. Louis Community College – Meramec Theatre
This year’s annual One Author One Kirkwood author is Steven Rowley! One Author, One Kirkwood is a yearly community read for the people throughout our St. Louis community. Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, a Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, The...
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Teen Advisory Board
Teen Advisory Board
Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00-8:00 pm. Teen Advisory Board: We are a group of teens (ages 12-18) who discuss books, ideas for programs, and teen collections, and receive service hours for it! Plus, we always have treats and a time to connect with new friends. Meetings are held on the...
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Books for Babies
Books for Babies
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 9:30 am. Age 6 months to 2 years. Books, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and more are what you’ll find at this storytime geared to 6 months- 2 years!
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Beyond High School: Exploring Nontraditional College Paths with St. Louis Community College
Beyond High School: Exploring Nontraditional College Paths with St. Louis Community College
Curious about what comes after high school? St. Louis Community College is here to guide you through nontraditional college options, including tuition-free and scholarship-based programs. Learn about associate degrees, career training, certification programs, apprenticeships, and other affordable education paths that can help you build a successful future—without the burden of...
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Opera Theatre Docent Presentation: Don Pasquale – Rescheduled from 4/26/25
Opera Theatre Docent Presentation: Don Pasquale – Rescheduled from 4/26/25
Come join us as we take a look at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti His world is about to turn topsy-turvy. Lifelong bachelor Don Pasquale is livid when his heir, Ernesto, falls for a penniless widow. Determined to teach him a lesson, Don Pasquale...
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Baby Yoga
Baby Yoga
Blending physical activity, mindfulness practices, and social-emotional learning in a supportive, community environment, children explore yoga shapes, singing, reading, and engaging in play that develops both fine and gross motor skills, balance, breathing, and social skills. Sign up for just one session, or all of them. Sign-up Required Ages 0 -...
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First Impact – Learning to Drive
First Impact – Learning to Drive
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:00 - 8:30 PM. Ages: Parents and Teens Location: Kirkwood Public Library Join us for a free program to prepare new drivers for the road ahead! Offered by Carol Hoormann, a Health Educator with First Impact, MO this program will teach parents about the Missouri...
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Virtual Startup Office Hours: Get Expert Advice for Your New Business
Virtual Startup Office Hours: Get Expert Advice for Your New Business
Are you launching a startup or just getting your small business off the ground? Join us for Virtual Startup Office Hours, where you’ll have the opportunity to ask your burning questions and get expert guidance from a seasoned startup professional. This interactive Q&A session is designed for early-stage entrepreneurs looking...
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First Art at Home
First Art at Home May 29, 2025. Ages 18 months-4 years. 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. You will be emailed about pick-up.Sign...
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Playtime for Little Ones
Playtime for Little Ones
Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 9:30 am. Age 6 months - 2 years. Meet friends at Playtime for Little Ones, with sensory activities, play stations and more geared to your 6 month-2 year old.
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Author Talk: Liz Chiarello “Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis”
Author Talk: Liz Chiarello “Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis”
Join us for a compelling discussion with author Liz Chiarello as she delves into her groundbreaking book, Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis. Through extensive research and interviews, Chiarello exposes how surveillance technologies are reshaping the practice of medicine, forcing doctors and pharmacists to...
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Memory Cafe: Books and bloom
Memory Cafe: Books and bloom
Our memory café is a place for individuals with memory loss and their care partners to engage in fun activities in a comfortable and supportive environment. The topic this month will include a presentation from Wild Ones in St. Louis, taking a virtual walk through the spring woods. There will...
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Saturday Morning Perks: May
Saturday Morning Perks: May
Join us May 31st for a discussion of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Use the form below to sign up for the email list to receive reminders about future meetings and notices about meeting changes.
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History is Advocacy: Inspiration from our Lavender Ancestors Presented by Steven Brawley
History is Advocacy: Inspiration from our Lavender Ancestors Presented by Steven Brawley
As St. Louis’s LGBTQIA+ community members and allies navigate an onslaught of attacks and discrimination, they can draw inspiration from the pioneering lives of the region’s queer ancestors. Learn how their historic legacies can inform present day activism and resistance. Steven Louis Brawley is a community historian and Founder of...
