Embark on an around-the-world cultural adventure − explore far-off places and learn about the people who live there, from the Americas to Polynesia, from the cosmopolitan to the countryside. Make different masterpieces each week such as masks, canvases, prints, and more! Then, bring your unique creations home and build a globally-inspired art gallery.
This camp will take place at the newly renovated library at 6701 Delmar Blvd. This camp is free and all materials will be provided.
Ages 6 – 12. Advanced registration is required and a limited number of spots are available. Please call Youth Services at 314-727-3150 to register.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Youth Summer Reading Program, All Together Now. For more information about the summer program, visit our Youth Summer Reading page or call Youth Services at 314-727-3150.
Summer is a busy time for all of us! U City Library invites our Teens to come and take a moment to pet a dog, eat a donut, and make their own stress squish. Stay for as little or as long as you like, but the CHAMPS service dog will be there between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
This event is free and takes place at the University United Methodist Church (across from our temporary location).
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Youth Summer Reading Program, All Together Now. For more information about the program, visit our Youth Summer Reading page or call Youth Services at 314-727-3150.
Do very hungry caterpillars, wide-mouthed frogs, and boys and girls always know what it means to make good food choices? Young listeners explore healthy food choices with these highly interactive stories, songs and rhymes.
The program includes but is not limited to: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Wide-Mouthed Frog, The Little Red Hen, and interactive songs such as Peanut Butter and Jelly and Bananas, Unite! We will get some healthy movement and lots of laughs!
This event is free and will take place at the University United Methodist Church (across the parking lot from our temporary location).
This program is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Join us for some good, clean fun as we kick off our Summer Reading Program! Enjoy some foamy fun and then pick up your Summer Reading calendars as well as your time tracking sheets at this free event.
The event will take place on the parking lot at our Temporarily Location located at 6900 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Youth Summer Reading Program, All Together Now. For more information, visit our Youth Summer Reading page or call Youth Services at 314-727-3150.
Learn the way of beautiful traditional Japanese calligraphy in this workshop with the Japan America Society of St. Louis and the Fude-no-Kai Calligraphy Society. Participants will learn the history and method of Shodo and also participate in the hands-on Shodo experience.
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for a family-friendly demonstration of the Japanese martial art of kendo. Literally translated as “the way of the sword,” kendo traces its origins to feudal Japan and today features wooden swords, as well as uniforms and armor fashioned after those worn by samurai.
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Come enjoy the beauty of kimonos. The Japan America Society of St. Louis and Japan America Society Women’s Association will present the history of kimono from the time of The Tale of Genji to the present time. They will also demonstrate how to put on a kimono. Hosts will be wearing different kinds of kimonos which you can appreciate.
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium of our permanent location, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for our final discussion of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, covering chapter 42 through the end of the book. The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium at our permanent home, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for our second discussion of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, covering chapters 21-41 of the book. The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium at our permanent home, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
Join us for our first discussion of The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, covering chapters 1-20 of the book. The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the auditorium at our permanent home, 6701 Delmar Blvd.
This program is presented as part of the 2023 Adult Summer Reading Big Book Challenge, featuring The Tale of Genji and The Priory of the Orange Tree. For more information, visit our Adult Summer Reading page.
