Calendar

Check here for all of the upcoming events at UCPL. If you have questions about any of them, give us a call at 314-727-3150.

Aug
27
Wed
Adult Summer Reading book discussion: The Odyssey, books 17-24
Aug 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for the final discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Program! Dr. Kate Wilson will help us wrap up our discussion of The Odyssey with a focus on the last eight books of the poem.

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

Sep
8
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Sep 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Hum by Helen Phillips at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Sep
16
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Sep 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

This is the original book to take these rock legends and place them in the American culture of their time. And now, in 2025, Mystery Train continues its groundbreaking work for a new generation of readers and music lovers.

Join us in the Makerspace on Tuesday, September 16 for an in-depth discussion of Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock n’ Roll Music by Greil Marcus.

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.

Sep
24
Wed
U City Book Group
Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Prophet Song by Paul Lynch at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 in the auditorium. For more information, email pjwall@ucitylibrary.org.

Oct
13
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Oct
21
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 

 

AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER. Named a Most Anticipated Book by PeopleVulture, A.V. Club and OurCulture. One of Glamour‘s Best Summer Beach Reads. A frenetic, gonzo account of Britney Spears’s historic rise and equally tragic fall told by an iconoclastic music journalist.

Join us in the Makerspace on Tuesday, October 21 for an in-depth discussion of Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly by John Weiss.

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.

Oct
22
Wed
U City Book Group
Oct 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of The Searcher by Tana French at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the auditorium. For more information, email pjwall@ucitylibrary.org.

Nov
10
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Nov
18
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time

Join us in the Makerspace on Tuesday, November 18 for an in-depth discussion of The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by R.J. Smith

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.

Nov
19
Wed
U City Book Group
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Never Flinch by Stephen King at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the auditorium. For more information, email pjwall@ucitylibrary.org.