Senior Lunch & Learn

Join us at 11 a.m. Friday, April 11 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 from St. Louis County Older Residents Program (CORP).

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.

Homework Help

Starting March 20 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wash U volunteers will be providing free homework help to students in Lil’s Treehouse. Tricky math assignment? Stuck on a science project? Need help with reading? Come to the Library on Thursdays after school to get some homework help!

For more information contact the library at 314-727-3150 or via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org.

Free
All Ages

Online Author Event: Jennifer Weiner

You’re invited to a glimmering conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner as we chat about the signature emotional depth of her books that have been inspiring readers toward self-discovery for decades. Hearing from the queen of fun herself, we’ll chat with the author about her New York Times bestselling novels, Good In BedIn Her Shoes, Big Summer, The Breakaway and many more.

Additionally, in a special preview, Weiner will briefly discuss her forthcoming novel (due out on April 8, 2025) The Griffin Sister’s Greatest Hits. Set in the world of pop music, The Griffin Sister’s Greatest Hits is about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase.

Register now!

Online Author Event: Clara Bingham

Join us for a transformative conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Clara Bingham, as she chats with us about her new book, The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973.

The Movement is a comprehensive and engaging oral history of the decade that defined the feminist movement, including interviews with living icons and unsung heroes. The Movement is the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement. Through the captivating individual voices of the people who lived it, The Movement tells the intimate inside story of what it felt like to be at the forefront of the modern feminist crusade when women rejected thousands of years of custom and demanded the freedom to be who they wanted and needed to be.

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Online Author Event: Dan Heath

Join us online for an enlightening conversation with bestselling author Dan Heath as he talks with us about his newest book, Reset: How to Change What’s Not Working. 

Changing how we work can feel overwhelming. It can feel like trying to budge an enormous boulder. We’re stifled by the gravity of the way we’ve always done things. We spend so much time fighting fires—and fighting colleagues—that we lack the energy to shift direction but with the right strategy, we can move the boulder.

In Reset, Heath explores a framework for getting unstuck and making the changes that matter. The secret is to find “leverage points”: places where a little bit of effort can yield a disproportionate return. Then, we can thoughtfully rearrange our resources to push on those points. Heath weaves together fascinating examples, ranging from a freakishly effective fast-food drive-thru to a simple trick from couples therapy to an inspirational campaign that saved a million cats.

What if we could unlock forward movement—achieving progress on what matters most—without the need for more resources? The same people, the same assets…but dramatically better results. Yesterday, we were stuck. Today, we reset.

In this talk, you’ll learn:

  • Why the feeling of progress can be your secret weapon in accelerating change;
  • How leaders can uncover and stop wasteful activities;
  • Why your team’s motivation is often squandered—and how to avoid that mistake;
  • How you can jumpstart your change efforts by beginning with a “burst.”

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Friends of the Library present “Forest Park Owls: Hiding In Plain Sight”

The Friends of University City Public Library invite you to their annual meeting, which will feature a fascinating lecture about local wildlife from award-winning naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw. Glenshaw has closely observed and documented the lives of Great Horned Owls in Forest Park since December 2005 and his lecture, “Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight,” will cover how he found these owls, basic facts about the species, and uses many of his photos and videos to illustrate the amazing behaviors of these beautiful birds.

The event begins at 6:15 p.m. with a brief meeting of the Friends, followed by Glenshaw’s lecture at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place in the auditorium and is recommended for adults, but is free and open to all.

Senior Lunch & Learn

Join us at 11 a.m. Friday, March 14 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 from UCPL staff on the library’s services 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.

Teens Create!

Learn to use the library’s Glowforge laser cutter to create custom projects!

Friday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m.
Ages 12-17

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