Upcoming Events

Meet with our Digital Services Librarian to learn about grants for 501(c)3 nonprofits. Get acquainted with the Foundation Directory Online, and learn where to get useful resources for the entire grant seeking process.

Join Judi Jones, aka ENERGIZER, for a musical and interactive Hoop Dancing (hula hooping) program. Dancin’ with Hoops blends creative movement, dance, exercise, and play. Hula hoops will be provided for use. All ages are welcomed to participate.

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. 

Join us for our day-time, Open Studio session! You can bring a project to work on, or an idea to bounce off of other makers.

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Join Judi Jones, aka ENERGIZER, for a musical and interactive Hoop Dancing (hula hooping) program. Dancin’ with Hoops blends creative movement, dance, exercise, and play. Hula hoops will be provided for use. All ages are welcomed to participate.

Join us at the Mason Square Branch and make a fluid art masterpiece!

Think you're the ultimate gamer? Join us at the All Ages Trivia Night at the Brightwood Branch Library to prove your mettle in this family friendly trivia night. Questions will be themed around board games, TTRPGs, and video games.

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.

Join us for 45 minutes of chair yoga. Using gentle stretching while seated, chair yoga allows adults of all abilities to improve flexibility and balance. Instructor Cindy Senk, a certified accessible yoga teacher, will lead the class.

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!

Come to the East Forest Park branch library to show off your Scrabble skills! Test your vocabulary – and your opponents – at this weekly drop-in program, this summer only. Ages 16+.

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.

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 Dungeons & Dragons for Adults group! All levels welcome.

Join us at the Mason Square Branch the 2nd Saturday of every month for some chain-mailling! We'll have a few different patterns from past classes to make again!

Stop by the Forest Park Library to develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun! Each month we will have a guided project to build your skills, or bring your own project and meet other sewers. Share your skills and tips with others!

Discover Queer Book Club! A monthly club for reading queer books of various genres. Read one of the 4 book options and meet us at Monsoon's cafe for coffee or lunch to discuss. Adults 18+.

Stop by the community room to cool off, have a snack, and play a game. We have UNO, Sushi Go, checkers, and more. If you're brave, challenge a librarian to a game of Scrabble.

After a long hiatus, the East Springfield Book Club is back. Our new name is the "We Love a Good Book Club." Our book club will meet monthly, and you can bring a book you have read to discuss with the group.

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 open to aspiring coders of all ages.

Wish you had more time to read? Looking for some book lovers to hang out with? Join us for Silent Book Club! One night a month, we get cozy at the library for an hour of solo reading and time at the end to chat.

Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets online at noon on the second Tuesday of every month.

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.