Upcoming Events

This week we will be reading stories featuring BLANK and then making a fun BLANK craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday!

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is Title (YEAR) ## Minutes, RATING. 

Bring your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves...it's time to go ROCKIN' and READING with LEONARDO.

Unearth a story while we read some fun stories and make a craft

Bring your dancing shoes and best air guitar moves...it's time to go ROCKIN' and READING with LEONARDO.

Gardening can be rewarding, but also frustrating when things are not growing as expected. Why is this plant yellow? What kind of bug is destroying my tomatoes? What does this plant need to thrive?

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 meeting of the SJPL Board of Trustees.

Children aged 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to learn and play together in the East Hills Storytime Room with the early literacy toy collection.

Cool off with the staff from the St. Joseph Public Library for an end of Summer Reading Ice Skating Party at Bode Ice Arena.  Admission is free!  The fun is priceless!  All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Do you love reading?  Do you enjoy talking about what you're reading?  You should join us for our Friends Book Club Downtown.  The fourth Monday of every month will discuss a different title.  Call Erika for more information at

This program is perfect for your young learners who love dinosaurs, rocks, archaeology, or just playing in the dirt! Attendees will learn about Missouri’s Dinosaur, the Hypsibema, and play dinosaur games.

This program is perfect for your young learners who love dinosaurs, rocks, archaeology, or just playing in the dirt! Attendees will learn about Missouri’s Dinosaur, the Hypsibema, and play dinosaur games.

This week we will be reading stories featuring BLANK and then making a fun BLANK craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday!

Are you ready for an adventure? Join Dr. Paula Hayward this year as we take a literary journey through Middle Earth reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Discussion questions and further readings will be available.

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is Title (YEAR) ## Minutes, RATING. 

This program is perfect for your young learners who love dinosaurs, rocks, archaeology, or just playing in the dirt! Attendees will learn about Missouri’s Dinosaur, the Hypsibema, and play dinosaur games.

Unearth a story while we read some fun stories and make a craft

This program is perfect for your young learners who love dinosaurs, rocks, archaeology, or just playing in the dirt! Attendees will learn about Missouri’s Dinosaur, the Hypsibema, and play dinosaur games.

Children aged 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to learn and play together in the East Hills Storytime Room with the early literacy toy collection.

Craft a whimsical Autumn acorn or mushroom to decorate for fall. Fiber arts specialist, Saundra, will lead us to create our own unique mushrooms and acorns using wool roving and a felting needle.

The Book Buddies Pony Express Therapy Dogs, in partnership with the East Hills Library, are offering children a way to improve their reading skills in a unique and fun environment.

This week we will be reading stories featuring BLANK and then making a fun BLANK craft! If you and your child enjoy a variety of games, crafts, and activities, join us every week for Tricky Tuesday!

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is Title (YEAR) ## Minutes, RATING.