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.
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.
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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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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.
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The Library will be closed all day Wednesday, June 19 for Juneteenth.
The Library will be closed all day Sunday, June 16 for Father’s Day.
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.
Play in the bubbles, dance to the music, and grab an events calendar to kick off U City’s Summer Reading!
Join us for the final discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge focusing on The African Trilogy by Chinua Achebe. This month, we’ll discuss No Longer at Ease, led by St. Louis University doctoral student Zahin Zaima.
Join us for the second discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge focusing on The African Trilogy by Chinua Achebe. This month, we’ll discuss Arrow of God, led by Ahlam Jaber, a St. Louis University doctoral student studying post-colonial literature and culture.
