Upcoming Events

Come meet and learn about different animals from the Forest Park Zoo at your library! We'll have animals like snakes, turtles, parrots, or hedgehogs on site and expert educators will teach us all about them in this hands-on experience. 

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+.

African dance and drumming bring people together in joy! In this class series, we will practice West African dance and drumming from Guinea and Mali, while having fun and playing together as a group.

Discover how fun Monday afternoons can be! Join us this summer for a different Monday Funday activity each week! We'll play, build, craft, and create! Geared for children ages 5 and up. 

This week we're making Potion Bottles! 

Ever wanted to try embroidery? Join us for a 2-part class for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills. Once you learn common stitches, you can stitch all sort of things!

Join us for an evening of music and discussion with some of Springfield's emerging artists!

The Musical Petting Zoo is a fun and informative hands-on traveling exhibit of musical instruments. After an introduction to the instruments, participants get a chance to bow a violin, blow a horn or tap out a rhythm on a drum.

Come learn your new favorite yoga poses on Wednesday afternoons this August. These free yoga classes are for all ages and all abilities. Instructor Hannah Ketchum will be the instructor for this four week series. No registration required.

Ever wanted to try embroidery? Join us for a 2-part class for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills. Once you learn common stitches, you can stitch all sort of things!

Wish You Were Here!

Join us at parks around Springfield to discover local birds and our city's beautiful places to view them.

Join us for an exciting evening of literary exploration! This hybrid event is a great opportunity to discover fresh voices and hear from talented debut authors as they read excerpts from their books.

Ever wanted to try embroidery? Join us for a 2-part class for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills. Once you learn common stitches, you can stitch all sort of things!

Learn the history of the first moving pictures, then make your own zoetrope.

Discover how fun Monday afternoons can be! Join us this summer for a different Monday Funday activity each week! We'll play, build, craft, and create! Geared for children ages 5 and up. 

Ever wanted to try embroidery? Join us for a 2-part class for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills. Once you learn common stitches, you can stitch all sort of things!

The EFP Makerspace is open on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month!

Bring your little ones for some sensory fun and let us worry about cleaning up the mess! Every other Tuesday @ FP we will offer an array of toddler friendly sensory activities to work on motor skills. Aimed at toddlers, but siblings welcome.

Are you a kid who wants to be more independent and find ways to cook for yourself? Come learn how to make fun meals, drinks, and snacks. For kids ages 6-11. 

Come learn your new favorite yoga poses on Wednesday afternoons this August. These free yoga classes are for all ages and all abilities. Instructor Hannah Ketchum will be the instructor for this four week series. No registration required.

Ever wanted to try embroidery? Join us for a 2-part class for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills. Once you learn common stitches, you can stitch all sort of things!

Come make some chalk art with us! We will be adorning the sidewalk around the East Forest Park Library building with art of all styles. We are welcoming back our Graffiti Artist Presenter, Jesse, who will help assist as well as create art.

Bored this summer without your friends? Don't have any plans? Do you want to escape into another world?

Join us to build and create with Dominoes! This program is open to kids in grades 2nd-8th and will teach kids some basic domino-building skills, as well as give them an opportunity to build on their own!