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Home City Families Gross Motor Play Group

10:30am–11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Mason Square Branch
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Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

Join us for some gross motor fun to develop children's physical abilities! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and give your child the opportunity to socialize with other children their age.

No registration required. Adult must accompany children. Presented in collaboration with Home City Families. For ages 12 mos. - 6 years, siblings welcome.

 

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Knot Just Knitters

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Sixteen Acres Branch
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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Room: SA Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Whether you knit, crochet, cross-stitch, or crewel, these groups are the place for you.

New members are always welcome, and current members are often willing to share their skills. Some yarn and needles can be provided, but donations are always welcome.

Open Door Social Services Information Table

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Central Library
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Library Location: Central Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Do you need stable housing? Are you homeless or in danger of being evicted?

Adult Chess Club

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Games
Event Details:

The adult chess club is for chess players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. Whether you're looking for a casual game or a competitive match, check out the library's adult chess club. 

Makerspace Collaboratory Drop-In

2:00pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computers & Technology
Event Details:

From traditional crafts to digital tinkering, the East Forest Park Makerspace is your place to create, invent, and learn. 

Each week we will have a drop-in project or two based on a theme.

Mobile Farmers Market

3:00pm–3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
East Springfield Branch
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Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Food & Cooking
Event Details:

The Mobile Farmers Market is back.  The colorful truck will be making a weekly stop on Wednesdays.  The Farmers Market truck brings affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables to local neighborhoods. 

WOW Wednesday!

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

Join us every other Wednesday at the Forest Park Library for Wow Wednesdays! We will be doing a variety of crafts and activities, but all of it will be fun! For tweens and teens, ages 11-18. 

Crafternoon for All Ages

3:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Indian Orchard Branch
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Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

Author Reading with Brendaliz Cepeda

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
East Springfield Branch
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Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading
Event Details:

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month by joining local author and Bomba dancer and teacher, Brendaliz Cepeda, for a reading from her brand-new middle-grade fantasy novella, The Echoes of My Journey!

Pressed Flower Cards

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens
Central Library
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Library Location: Central Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come to the teen room to create beautiful greeting cards with real pressed and dried flowers. Perfect to give for birthdays, holidays, or just to show someone you care! All supplies are provided!

Teens 12-20 welcome

Silent Book Club Junior

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children, Tweens
Central Library
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Library Location: Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading
Event Details:

Enjoy reading in a quiet, comfortable environment with this silent book club for kids. Each month, we'll get cozy at the library for half an hour of solo reading, plus time at the end to chat and enjoy some snacks.

Yoga for Kids!

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children, Tweens
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join Christina for Yoga for Kids on Wednesdays this September! Learn new movements and make new friends. Mats provided. Great for Pre-K to 4th graders! Adults accompanying children are welcome to participate! 

 

Conversation Circle

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Express at Pine Point
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Library Location: Library Express at Pine Point
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
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Join us weekly for the opportunity to practice speaking English in an informal, drop-in setting. This program is geared towards adult and older teens who have intermediate and advanced-level English skills to practice and expand vocabulary.

Family Game Night

5:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us on Wednesday nights to level up your gaming skills! Bring your family and friends for a weekly offering of classic board games and we will periodically break out our Nintendo Switch! Light snacks will be provided.

Teen Night

5:00pm–7:30pm
Teens
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Come hang out in our big comfy chairs and wind down with a friend. 

Join us every Wednesday evening for games, crafts, snacks, and conversation. For teens 13+

Aprende Conmigo- Learn With Me

5:30pm–6:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
East Springfield Branch
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Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Practice your Spanish in a weekly conversation circle and safe space for cultural exchange! Intermediate level recommended, but beginners welcome to listen and follow along. 

Aromatherapy 101 for Teens

5:30pm–7:00pm
Teens
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Come soothe your senses with Kim Larkin, NAHA Certified Aromatherapist. Kim will highlight the history and health benefits of essential oils and healing botanicals.

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Registration Optional

Registration for this event is optional. Please register if you would like to receive an automated reminder.

Adult Board Game Night

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come join us at the East Forest Park library for adult board game night! We’ll provide the games and instruction – bring a friend, meet a neighbor, and learn a new game with us! All levels welcome. Ages 18+ please.

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Center for New Americans ESOL class

6:00pm–7:30pm
Central Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Central Library
Room: Computer Lab
Purpose of Meeting

ESOL class for refugee students