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.

Jul
9
Thu
Yoga at the Library
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium for a free one-hour yoga class. Taught by yoga instructor and longtime UCPL patron Paula Gold, the class is open to all levels of yoga practitioners. Options will be offered for increased challenge for those who want to go deeper into poses, as well as variations to make poses more accessible as needed.

The yoga class is intended for adults and teens. Please bring your own yoga mat. To register, please call the reference desk at 314-727-3150 or email reference@ucitylibrary.org.

Jul
10
Fri
Senior Lunch and Learn
Jul 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Join us at 11 a.m. Friday, July 10 for a lunch-and-learn event focused on U.City’s senior residents. The monthly series features local experts discussing programs and services that are available for seniors in the St. Louis area. This program will feature a presentation about financial literacy for seniors.

Lunch is provided free-of-charge to those over 60 who pre-register for the event. Free transportation may be available to those who qualify. Call 636-207-0847 to register and learn more. You can also register by clicking here.

This series is presented in partnership with the University City Senior Commission and Aging Ahead.

Jul
13
Mon
Chair Yoga for Seniors
Jul 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Seniors are invited to join us for weekly chair yoga classes every Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. These classes are free and open to all, and are taught by certified yoga instructor and longtime UCPL patron Paula Gold. Call 314-727-3150 or email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register.

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

Join us for a lively discussion of Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch at 7 p.m. Monday, July 13 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Jul
14
Tue
Online Author Event: Karin Slaughter
Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us online for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

In The Secrets We Hide, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets…

1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.

When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead.

Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town.

And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth…

Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide, coming out August 11, 2026!

Jul
15
Wed
Chair Yoga for Seniors
Jul 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Seniors are invited to join us for weekly chair yoga classes every Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. These classes are free and open to all, and are taught by certified yoga instructor and longtime UCPL patron Paula Gold. Call 314-727-3150 or email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register.

Computer Class: Online resources from UCPL
Jul 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Get to know some of the online resources the library has to offer! Intended for adults, the class will take place in the UCPL auditorium, and chromebooks will be provided.

Call the reference desk at 314-727-3150 to reserve your spot or get more info.

Jul
16
Thu
Online Author Event: Reyna Grande
Jul 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Join us online for a conversation with bestselling author Reyna Grande. In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.

What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure?

With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival.

Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries?

Register now!

Yoga at the Library
Jul 16 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium for a free one-hour yoga class. Taught by yoga instructor and longtime UCPL patron Paula Gold, the class is open to all levels of yoga practitioners. Options will be offered for increased challenge for those who want to go deeper into poses, as well as variations to make poses more accessible as needed.

The yoga class is intended for adults and teens. Please bring your own yoga mat. To register, please call the reference desk at 314-727-3150 or email reference@ucitylibrary.org.

Jul
20
Mon
Chair Yoga for Seniors
Jul 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Seniors are invited to join us for weekly chair yoga classes every Monday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. These classes are free and open to all, and are taught by certified yoga instructor and longtime UCPL patron Paula Gold. Call 314-727-3150 or email reference@ucitylibrary.org to register.