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.
Join us for a family-friendly demonstration of a 1,400-year-old Japanese drumming technique named after the “big fat drum” at the center of the thunderous music, and stick around afterward to try your hand at taiko!
The event is free and open to all, and will take place in the parking lot at 6900 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 Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, covering parts 4-6 of the novel. 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.
