Category: Programming

Are you secretly an amazing speller? Prove how good you are at the UCPL Adult Spelling Bee at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11! The winner will go on to compete at the Municipal Library Consortium Championship Bee! For more information or to register for the bee, email reference@ucitylibrary.org or call the reference desk at 314-727-3150.

This free program will take place in the auditorium. Participation is limited to adult competitors, though all are welcome to come and cheer on the spellers!

The Friends of University City Public Library will welcome author Vivian Gibson for a reading and discussion of her book, The Last Children of Mill Creek. Vivian Gibson was raised on Bernard Street in Mill Creek Valley and has lived in New York City and Liberia, West Africa. After retiring at sixty-six, she started writing short stories about her childhood memories in Mill Creek Valley, a segregated St. Louis community. Her book, The Last Children of Mill Creek, is an essential book for anyone interested in urban development, race, and community history―or for anyone who was once a child.

Refreshments and a book signing will take place after the presentation. This program is intended for adults, but is free and open to all.

Join us at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 for a free family-friendly musical evening with St. Louis-based acoustic pop band Boxcar. Their originals songs pay homage to influences like Talking Heads, The Decemberists, and Bob Dylan, combining driving rhythms with the delicate interplay of keyboard and vocal harmonies.

Older adults are invited to join us on the second Friday of each month at 11 a.m. in the auditorium for a new series of lunch-and-learn events focused on U.City’s senior residents. The monthly series will feature local experts discussing programs and services that are available for seniors in the St. Louis area.

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. Visit our events calendar to learn more, and for links to register online.

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

Check out online author events with features bestselling and highly acclaimed authors!

Thanks to a partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, UCPL is excited to offer a free, virtual series of author talks two to three times a month. The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres, and all events include the opportunity to ask questions of the author. Check out a complete list of events, both upcoming and archived, at https://libraryc.org/ucitylibrary.