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.
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, Dan Santat, online as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a virtual behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur on Wednesday, August 7 at 1 p.m. via digital live-stream in partnership with UCPL!
Another college application season is around the corner, and stress is already beginning to ratchet up for teens and their parents. Join us at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 for this must-watch talk by Irena Smith, PhD. You will hear about constructive and healthy ways to approach the college application process, preserve your relationship with your teen, and help them define success on their terms instead of chasing the elusive “golden ticket.”
Irena is a former Stanford Admissions Officer who has spent 18 years advising accomplished, tightly-wound students in Palo Alto and around the world. She saw firsthand the extreme measures parents took to help their children gain admission to highly selective colleges and the toll it took on the children as well as on their parents.
Join us online at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 as we chat with the amazing New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of friendship, reckoning, hope, and so much more!
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.
Join us at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 as historical fiction authors Sarah Angleton and Jana Meehan stop by UCPL to discuss their novels, Paradise on the Pike and Where the Lights Are Shining, both of which are set on the grounds of the 1904 World’s Fair. The author talk will take place in the auditorium, and while intended for an adult audience, it is free and open to all.
Angleton’s mystery novel, Paradise on the Pike, focuses on German immigrant Max Eyer as he works at Hagenbeck’s Zoological Paradise at the 1904 World’s Fair. But as this shining fantasy where palaces are temporary, animals roam free, and people are on exhibit, Max soon discovers that the greatest illusion might be one of his own creation.
Meehan’s historical romance, Where the Lights Are Shining, tells the story of Rosemary Elbe, a young woman who finds love and danger amid the magnificent food, artwork, and innovations of the World’s Fair.
Meehan is the author of three previous novels and serves as editor of The World’s Fair Bulletin, a monthly publication of the 1904 World’s Fair Society. Angleton is the author of three previous historical novels and is a member of the 1904 World’s Fair Society.
Join us for a midday visit from author and U City native Linda Fine Hunt as she discusses her book, Particular Place and People.
This book is a fictionalized take on Hunt’s life growing up in University City, spanning 1954-1966. During that time, Linda lived in a tight-knit, mostly Jewish neighborhood,
and became known as a quirky girl who questioned everything. When a century-old stone mansion intrigues her, she seeks the help of a librarian to learn about the prominent people and cultures that lived in that house over the years.
A graduate of University City High School, Hunt grew up daydreaming about writing books. She earned degrees in English Literature, Occupational Therapy, Healthcare Services, and a PhD in Physiological Optics. Today, she lives with her husband in Montana, where she hikes, bikes, bird watches, and enjoys the natural beauty of the area. She continues to be an explorer and daydreamer.
This event is intended for adults, but is free and open to all. It will be held in the auditorium. The author will have books available for purchase at the event.
