Event List

Join us at the Forest Park Branch for the Halloween Bash! Enjoy music and food in your Halloween costume! At the end we will be handing out prizes for the best costumes! For tweens...

Do you have an infant under 12 months (pre-walker)? Join us for some fun and socializing. Developmentally appropriate toys and materials available for you to use with your child. A...

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

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

Come listen to your new favorite stories in English and Spanish followed by free play with new pals! For ages 6 months - 6 years with accompanying adults, but older siblings w...

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

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

Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun!Join us every Friday for Open Sew at the Mason Square Library! Bring your sewing projects and join a community of crafter...

Join us for stories, songs, movement, fingerplays, a craft and playtime. 

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

Come join us Friday afternoons for board games, puzzles, legos, and crafts!

It's time to start the weekend with some games! We will have a Nintendo Switch running for up to 4 players, board games, cards, and legos available. Light refreshments provided. Tw...

Nothing to do before the weekend? Don't want to spend your summer gaming alone? Visit the Forest Park Library and play board game or pick up a Nintendo Switch Joycon and join a Sma...

Come Switch it up at the library and play your choice of games.

On Fridays we will play Mario Kart, Mario Party and Super Smash Bros Ultimate, on our brand new Switch. Bring your own controllers for 2+ multiplayer games. 3-5pm.

Come talk about your favorite movies, and discover the next great thing to watch.

Discuss movies and show off your movie trivia knowledge. Teens and Adults 13+.

Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club!

We discuss a different romance novel each month - our choices explore all the sub-genres, and a wide representation of characters. One Saturday a month, online via Zoom. Register i...

Join us Saturday mornings for an all ages, themed family storytime. Each week we'll read books, get silly, and do an activity, all about a special theme. Costumes and toys are enco...

Do you want to try Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know how to start? Do you remember playing, but don’t have a group to play with now? Come to the East Forest Park library’s Dung...

Come and play with the Craft Cart for an art related activity. We will have an assortment of art supplies available for you to experiment with. We will have Model Magic clay, paint...

Learn how to draw in this three-session workshop that covers the tools of the trade and how to work with shape and volume.

Have you always wanted to draw pictures with pencils, but weren't sure where to start? Join us for one or more sessions to learn basic skills with lines, curves, and tools. No art ...

Help us find out what makes a great snack with our Snack Science experiment series!Experiment Gamma-03: The Perfect Potato ChipWhat makes the perfect potato chip? You tell us! We'l...

It's the return of the Rotunda Rhythms concert series at Central Library!

Los Angeles based Springfield native Aaron Bogin will be performing a concert of original music as part of our Rotunda Rhythms concert series. Leading up to and following the ...

Join us for stories, songs, movement, fingerplays, a craft and playtime. 

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

Welcome to Code Builders 2.0 - our all ages, drop-in club where you can explore robotics, coding languages (like Scratch and Python), and even 3D design & printing!This club is...

Join us on Mondays in the Children's Room to create exciting autumn crafts together.

Learn the basics of drawing cute animals and more! No experience required.