Week Calendar

September 22 is the birthday of the famous hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. This date has come to be known as "Hobbit Day" in celebration of the endearing, food-loving, hairy-footed creatures written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

 Please join us for fall Storytime! We will read exciting stories and finish our session with a themed craft. 

Get ready to sing, dance, read, and have so much fun with Ms. Misty for preschool Storytime at the East Hills Library!

Activities will be geared toward ages 3-6.

Learn how to see the world around you through an “artist's eye.” Join Annie Corrington, owner of Art Attack Studio, to learn and improve drawing skills over the course of 8 weeks.

Bring your wiggly toddlers to a storytime designed just for them!

Featuring fun crafts that maybe wacky for the time of year. Available every Wednesday. While supplies last.

Not recommended for children under 3.

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

Come to the Downtown Library and for a fun filled session of reading and crafts with Lisa and Robyn! Make new friends and learn some new skills. We can't wait to see you there!

Program is best for children 0-5. 

Play is learning! Join us on Friday mornings for a special playtime just for babies (0-18 months) and their caregivers.* Make connections and share experiences with other caregivers in a laid-back atmosphere, while your babies play.

Come have a wackadoo good time and celebrate Bluey with activities inspired by the hit TV show! 

You can meet Bluey from 10-11 a.m. Best for ages 2 and up, no registration required.

Do you like making crafts using beads? Join us at the Downtown Library to create your own unique beaded wind chimes!

Program best for ages 4-10.

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

Join us at the Downtown Library to design some wacky creations that you might not see in the average art class.

Join us as we try out our new yard games in the park. Yard games are available for checkout for use on library grounds only.

The games were purchased with funds from the Urban Homestead grant.

***Weather permitting***

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

Our weekly movie event is hosted by professional movie critic Bob Shultz. This week’s movie is The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 142 Minutes, R. 

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.

The Friends of Krug Park, City of SJ Parks Department, and St. Joseph Public Library are hosting a free movie at the Krug Park amphitheater. We're showing Monsters, Inc. (2001), Rated G. 

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.