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.

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Yoga at the Library

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.

Adult Summer Reading Discussion: Arrow of God

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.

Adult Summer Reading Book Discussion: Things Fall Apart

Join us for the first discussion in our Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge! Dr. Joya Uraizee, professor of English at St. Louis University, will lead our discussion of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the first novel of Achebe’s acclaimed African Trilogy.

Discover African Jewelry

Join us for a lecture about African jewelry by jewelry maker Kenya Ajanaku. During this program, Kenya will demonstrate how the jewelry is made and provide information about the meanings and uses of different materials used in African jewelry. This program is open to all, but intended for an adult audience.

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