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.

Jun
9
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Jun 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes at 7 p.m. Monday, June 9 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Jun
17
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Jun 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story—a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of Patti Smith’s Just Kids.

Join us in the Makerspace for an in-depth discussion of Girl in a Band: A Memoir by Kim Gordon.

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.

Jun
25
Wed
Adult Summer Reading book discussion: The Odyssey, books 1-8
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for the first discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Program. Dr. Kate Wilson will lead us in a discussion of the first eight books of The Odyssey.

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.

Jul
14
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Jul 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Jul
15
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Jul 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 

An illuminating deep-dive into everything Fleetwood Mac—the songs, the rivalries, the successes, and the failures—Dreams evokes the band’s entire musical catalog as well as the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story.

Join us in the Makerspace for an in-depth discussion of Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac by Mark Blake.

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.

Jul
23
Wed
Adult Summer Reading book discussion: The Odyssey, books 9-16
Jul 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for the second discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Program! Dr. Kate Wilson will lead us in a discussion of the books 9-16 of The Odyssey.

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.

Aug
11
Mon
Orcs & Aliens Book Group
Aug 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a lively discussion of Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Aug
19
Tue
Rhythm n’ Books Book Club
Aug 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author presents “a celebration of all things country music” (Ken Burns) as she reflects on her search for the first family of Black country music.

Join us in the Makerspace for an in-depth discussion of My Black County: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present and Future by Alice Randall.

For more information, email kevin@ucitylibrary.org.