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Adventure Begins! Intro to Self-Publishing Bootcamp
Also in partnership with Urban Enterprises, this second five day bootcamp focuses on taking a written work and turning into a self published work. This session builds on the first, but it is not required to attend both sessions. A teen can bring their already-written works to this camp to learn from Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small how to share their stories with the world.
Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.
Adventure Begins! Intro to Writing Bootcamp
In this five day camp in partnership with Urban Enterprises, teens can elevate their writing skills at this workshop featuring local professionals and authors, Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small. This first session is geared toward students who may be filled with ideas, but are unsure about the processes of getting them out on paper.
Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.
Online Author Visit: Tiffany Jewell
Join us online at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 20 as New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School.
From preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a direct result of the racism built into schools across the United States.
Online Author Visit: Freida McFadden
Join us for a free online visit from the queen of plot twists, bestselling author Freida McFadden, as she chats about writing psychological thrillers and her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series on Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m.
The third installment in the series, The Housemaid Is Watching, continues to follow Millie Calloway. She used to clean other people’s houses—now, she can’t believe this new home is actually hers. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where her kids can play. She and her husband saved for years to give their children the life they deserve.
Even though she’s wary of their new neighbor, Mrs. Lowell when she invites them over for dinner, it’s their chance to make friends, so they accept the invitation. Mrs. Lowell’s maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. Millie knows exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But the maid’s cold stare gives her chills…
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Online Author Visit: Matt Shindell
You’re invited to come learn alongside Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum Curator, as he introduces viewers to historical figures who have made sense of Mars and its secrets, in an online discussion of the book For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet on Monday, June 3 at 1 p.m. via digital live-stream.
Closed for Juneteenth
Closed for Father’s Day
Yoga at the Library
Join us Thursdays at 6 p.m. in the auditorium for a free one-hour yoga class. Taught by independent yoga instructor Paul Cunningham, the class is open to all levels of yoga practitioners. Cunningham will teach basic-level yoga postures, breathwork, and dynamic movements designed to increase range of mobility in our joints and muscles. 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.
