Upcoming Events

If you and your child enjoy crafts, games, movies and a variety of fun activities, get to Washington Park Library for Tricky Tuesday! 

Get ready to go on a musical storytelling adventure in outer space with Dino O'Dell!

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is Gone With the Wind (1939) 223 Minutes, PG. 

Get ready to go on a musical storytelling adventure in outer space with Dino O'Dell!

Walk, crawl or run for storytime at the Carnegie Library. Each session will end with a craft.

Learn a story from Greek Mythology while learning a new craft at the same time. 

This week we will be learning about the Gordian Knot while making paracord bracelets. 

Come enjoy Pokémon themed crafts and activities! All supplies are provided. Bring your handheld games, cards, and art to share, battle, and trade with other Pokémon fans! All ages welcome. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Test your knowledge and answer questions form an array of categories to figure out who is the smartest kid in the library.

Do you want to be able to practice Spanish in a judgment-free setting?

Book Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Carnegie librarian Jenny Ellis will host the virtual cozy mystery book club Murder, She Read.

June's book will be Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew. The author will be joining us.

Use your design and creativity skills to create the perfect protective contraption for your egg...it's in for a bumpy ride! Full STEAM ahead to the Library for Summer fun! This program is provided in part by MU Extension.

Parents! Do you have a young child who would like practice reading over the summer with a Teen Mentor? Check out our new program called A+ Readers! Each Thursday from 2-4 p.m.

This is a club for all those who love Magic the Gathering! Bring your own Magic the Gathering commander format* deck to battle and destroy your friends and strangers!

Monthly Board meeting of the SJPL Board of Trustees.

Join us for an outdoor movie night sponsored by the Library Foundation. The outdoor theater equipment was purchased with funds from the Urban Homestead grant.

Children ages 2-6 years and their grown-ups can learn while playing at our weekly Messy Munchkins sessions in June and July.

Give the gift of life with your donation of blood at the Downtown Library. Enjoy juice and cookies after, along with a selection of reading material...not every event location can boast that!

Get ready to re-live the summer camp craft experience with your child. Come prepared to get a little bit messy and make some beautiful creations that you can use again and again!

¡Acompáñanos en una noche de diversión jugando Lotería en la Biblioteca Downtown! Gana premios, disfruta de aperitivos, y diviértete por la noche en este evento en la biblioteca que tendrá a todos gritando ¡Buenas!

This presentation will examine one of the most interesting ancient texts, the Circular Astrolabe. We will explore what it says and means, and why Sitchen’s explanation of the text is incorrect.

Book Club sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For adults that enjoy reading a mix of adult and young adult books. Hosted by Carnegie Librarian Jenny Ellis.

June's book is Emma by Jane Austen.

Need something fun to do with you kids this summer? Washington Park Library is taking story time out into our park! Come enjoy Summer Storytime with Miss Willa for an hour of stories and activities.

Go on a Scenic Cruise from our theater seats each first Monday of the summer months! We'll watch an episode of "Scenic Cruises of the World' and taste test some food from the places we 'traveled' on our armchair adventure.

Summer is heating up, but we have the solution for staying cool. Make your own personalized and beautiful fan with this simple, but effective method!