This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Keir White in Concert at the Hungry Hill Center 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Off Site Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Keir White in Concert at the Hungry Hill Center 2:00pm–3:00pm Off Site Library Location: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Performances Event Details: Keir will perform love songs, standards, ballads, and soft rock, including artists such as Josh Groban, Billy Joel, Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Elton John, John Denver, and Nat King Cole.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Rolling Video Games Game Van 2:00pm–4:00pm Children, Tweens, Teens Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Rolling Video Games Game Van 2:00pm–4:00pm Indian Orchard Branch Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens Program Type: Games Event Details: Join us for a Mobile Video Game adventure! Rolling Video Games' Mobile Game Van will be visiting the Indian Orchard Library. Explore a gaming extravaganza with the best games on the latest consoles! Recommended for kids 6 and up. Disclaimer(s) 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.
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Summer Scrabble Drop-in 2:00pm–4:30pm Teens, Adults East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Summer Scrabble Drop-in 2:00pm–4:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Games, Summer Reading Event Details: 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+.
This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Intuitive Painting for Teens 3:00pm–4:30pm Teens East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Intuitive Painting for Teens 3:00pm–4:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025 Event Details: Looking to de-stress? Join us on Fridays in July for Intuitive Painting. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri LEGO Challenge 3:00pm–4:30pm Children, Tweens East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri LEGO Challenge 3:00pm–4:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Children's Storytime Room Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Event Details: It is time to get your brick on!Stop by the EFP Childrens’ Room for our weekly LEGO brick building challenge. For master builders aged 5-11!
This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Calm Coloring 3:00pm–4:45pm Tweens, Teens Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Calm Coloring 3:00pm–4:45pm Forest Park Branch Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: Program Den Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Event Details: Come to the Forest Park Library to color in a calm environment. We've got a wide array of options from crayons to acrylic markers. Enjoy quiet music and snacks, talking is optional. Every other Friday afternoon in the summers.
This event is in the "All Ages" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Community Dance & Drum with the Community Music School of Springfield 4:00pm–5:00pm All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults East Springfield Branch This event is in the "All Ages" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 11 2025 Fri Community Dance & Drum with the Community Music School of Springfield 4:00pm–5:00pm East Springfield Branch Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Performances Event Details: Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library! Disclaimer(s) Limited Space Space is limited and participation will available on a first come, first served basis.
Jul 12 2025 Sat DDHC Postcard Writing Event 9:30am–11:30am Central Library Jul 12 2025 Sat DDHC Postcard Writing Event 9:30am–11:30am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room Purpose of Meeting We will begin our postcard- writing campaign to voters for the upcoming Nov elections., and combine this with a brief monthly meeting.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Romance Book Club 10:00am–11:00am Adults Online Registration Open Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Romance Book Club 10:00am–11:00am Online Registration Open Library Location: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading Registration Required Event Details: 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. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Sunshine Storytime 11:00am–11:45am Babies & Toddlers, Children Central Library This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Sunshine Storytime 11:00am–11:45am Central Library Library Location: Central Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Join us Saturday mornings this summer for an all ages, family storytime in the sunshine! Each week we'll meet in the Children's Room at 11:00 and head outside to the Museum Courtyard to read books, sing songs, and get silly. Disclaimer(s) 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Scrabble Tournament 11:30am–1:30pm Adults Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Scrabble Tournament 11:30am–1:30pm Forest Park Branch Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Games Event Details: Prove you're the best wordsmith in Springfield at the Forest Park Library. Winners will receive prizes and bragging rights. Registration is optional, but recommended. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Adult D&D 11:30am–2:30pm Adults East Forest Park Branch Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Adult D&D 11:30am–2:30pm East Forest Park Branch Registration Open Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: EFP Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Games Registration Required Event Details: 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. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Chainmail Club 11:30am–2:30pm Adults Mason Square Branch Cancelled This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Cancelled Chainmail Club 11:30am–2:30pm Mason Square Branch Library Location: Mason Square Branch Room: Mason Square Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: 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!
This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Rolling Video Games Kids VR 12:00pm–2:00pm Children, Tweens, Teens Central Library This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Rolling Video Games Kids VR 12:00pm–2:00pm Central Library Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens Program Type: Games Event Details: Join us for a Virtual Reality adventure! Explore a digital playground full of exciting challenges and multiplayer missions with VR Headsets provided by Rolling Video Games. Recommended for kids 8 and up.
This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Sew Fun! Drop-In 12:00pm–2:00pm Teens, Adults Forest Park Branch Cancelled This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Cancelled Sew Fun! Drop-In 12:00pm–2:00pm Forest Park Branch Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops Event Details: Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun! 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!
Jul 12 2025 Sat Write Up Springfield 12:00pm–2:00pm Indian Orchard Branch Jul 12 2025 Sat Write Up Springfield 12:00pm–2:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Room: IO Community Room Purpose of Meeting To meet and write
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Queer Book Club 12:30pm–1:30pm Adults Off Site Registration Open Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Queer Book Club 12:30pm–1:30pm Off Site Registration Open Library Location: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading Registration Required Event Details: 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+. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat The Characters Within: An Improv Theatre Lab 12:30pm–2:00pm Teens Sixteen Acres Branch Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat The Characters Within: An Improv Theatre Lab 12:30pm–2:00pm Sixteen Acres Branch Registration Open Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: SA Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025 Registration Required Event Details: Harness your hidden characters! Using improvisational theatre and movement, we will explore the characters that live in each of us! We will then have a ‘body-sense’ of how to bring any character to life. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Music's in the Heart: Honoring Black Music All Summer Long 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults East Springfield Branch This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Music's in the Heart: Honoring Black Music All Summer Long 1:00pm–2:00pm East Springfield Branch Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Events Event Details: Meet up at the East Springfield Branch to listen to music from Black artists this summer! Bring your favorite songs, albums, and soundtracks performed by Black musicians to listen to and share with the group. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Pop Up Art School: Dragon Eye 1:00pm–2:30pm Tweens, Teens, Adults Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Pop Up Art School: Dragon Eye 1:00pm–2:30pm Sixteen Acres Branch Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Ages: 11+Who's that peeking out from the cave? Sculpt a Dragon eye that's fierce or friendly using a glass eye, air dry clay and metallic paint. Class is limited to the first 15 participants.
This event is in the "Children" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Sensory Playgroup 2:00pm–3:00pm Children Central Library This event is in the "Children" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Sensory Playgroup 2:00pm–3:00pm Central Library Library Location: Central Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Join us in a sensory friendly space to read together, make friends, and explore sensory activities. This program is inclusive, but primarily created with children on the Autism Spectrum in mind. For ages 5 and up. Disclaimer(s) 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.
This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Teen Tie-Dye 2:00pm–3:00pm Tweens, Teens Central Library This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat Teen Tie-Dye 2:00pm–3:00pm Central Library Library Location: Central Library Room: Teen Area Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Come to the Central library’s teen room this summer to tie-dye your own Bandana!Ages 12+
This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat The Characters Within: An Improv Theatre Lab 3:00pm–4:30pm Teens Central Library Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat The Characters Within: An Improv Theatre Lab 3:00pm–4:30pm Central Library Registration Open Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025 Registration Required Event Details: Harness your hidden characters! Using improvisational theatre and movement, we will explore the characters that live in each of us! We will then have a ‘body-sense’ of how to bring any character to life. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.
This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat SuperFoods 101 - For Teens 3:30pm–4:30pm Teens Indian Orchard Branch Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Jul 12 2025 Sat SuperFoods 101 - For Teens 3:30pm–4:30pm Indian Orchard Branch Registration Open Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Age Group: Teens Program Type: Food & Cooking, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025 Registration Required Event Details: Celebrate the powerhouses of nutrition, which include cacao! Fun, colorful presentation that highlights the powerful properties of popular Superfoods and how best to incorporate them into your life.
