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Bring your little ones for rhymes, stories and fun. Families, ages birth-3.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
Drop in after “Baby and Toddler Time” for a chicken-themed paper craft. Families, ages 2 and older.
For our youngest library friends and their caregivers, join us for a short story time, and then stay to enjoy open play and social time with other families. Ages birth to 12 months with an adult.
In this six-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun. Ages 2½ (30 mos.) to 5 years with an adult.
Bond with your little one through books, songs and play! Ages birth-36 months.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
Come celebrate the arrival of autumn with the Deli Llama Orchestra! This performance will be an atmospheric exploration of the meditative sound of Tibetan singing bowls. Afterwards, you can try playing the bowls yourself or bring your own bowl to play with others. Adults and teens.
Learn how to prevent viruses and safeguard your privacy when using the internet. Adults and teens. Please register.
Join our staff for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages 3-5.
The Boone County Early Childhood Coalition offers a quick, free screening to assess your child's well-being and social-emotional health. For Boone County families with ages 2 mos. to 5 yrs.
Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment. Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time. Adults and teens. Registration for September sessions begins August 24, one person per session.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun. Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
In this seven-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
Give your mobility aid a little personal flair at this drop-in event! We'll provide supplies like colorful tape, stickers, ribbon, paint markers and more. Feel free to bring a friend or caregiver if you need more than basic assistance. Presented in partnership with the University of Missouri's Disability Center. Participants are responsible for any changes made to their devices. Adults and teens.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
As part of this year's One Read program, join us for a screening of "My Octopus Teacher," which follows a filmmaker's unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world. Adults and teens. (Rated TV-PG, 85 min.)
This hands-on program introduces children to drums and other percussion instruments. Kids and families will explore familiar and unique musical instruments while creating rhythms, sound effects and melodies through interactive play that encourages a love for percussion. Led by Papa and Jackie Wright who have more than 35 years of experience as educators and performers. Families, ages 5-9.
Join us online for an energetic conversation as we celebrate the joy of community and summer fun with Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz, author of the sensational bilingual picture book, "Paletero Man." Families. Register to get a link. A recording will also be available for later viewing.
Join us for this beginner-level project as we hand-knit stuffed pumpkins using chunky yarn. All supplies will be provided. Teens and adults. Please register starting September 10.
Únete a nosotros para una enérgica conversación mientras celebramos la alegría de la comunidad y la diversión del verano con Lucky Diaz, músico ganador del premio Latin Grammy y autor del sensacional libro ilustrado bilingüe, "Paletero Man." (Solamente en español. This session is in Spanish.) Familias. Regístrese para obtener un enlace.
Enjoy this adapted Aesop's fable about perseverance. Tortoise is given a carrot to share with Hare, but Hare wants it all and challenges Tortoise to a race, certain he'll win. Papa and Jackie Wright draw on decades of experience in education and the performing arts to entertain, educate, inspire and tell this classic tale. Families, ages 3–8.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
Join us to view a fall equinox moon; it will be about as perfectly full as the moon can get! We’ll start inside with a talk. Then, sky permitting, we’ll go outside for binocular and telescopic views of old Luna. All will receive a star chart and moon map. Hosted by Val Germann, Central Missouri Astronomical Association. Ages 10-adult. Please register. Enter at the west end of the parking lot.
Do you have a surplus supplies left over from past projects? Bring them to our craft supply swap and go home with new materials to help spark some inspiration! Bring supplies to swap at the event OR drop them off at the checkout desk the day before. Everyone is welcome, even if you don't bring anything. Adults and teens. See full program description for materials we can accept.
Visit the library's Bookmobile, Jr. at the Mid-Missouri PrideFest street fair! You’ll also find LGBTQIA-friendly merchants and swag, live music, activities for children and families and multiple local food trucks both days of the fest.
The library's Book Bike will be a part of this year's Mid-Missouri PrideFest parade. Come enjoy all the fun floats and participants! Parade route is TBA.
Visit the library's Bookmobile, Jr. at the Mid-Missouri PrideFest street fair! You’ll also find LGBTQIA-friendly merchants and swag, live music, activities for children and families and multiple local food trucks both days of the fest.
Learn how to use your smartphone to capture stunning and impactful images. This class is for photographers of all levels who want to produce more professional-looking and technically proficient photographs. Taught by Jonathan Asher, professional photographer and photo studio manager at Vidwest Studios, our event co-sponsor. Bring your smartphone. Adults and teens 15 and older. Please register.
Bring your little ones for rhymes, stories and fun. Families, ages birth-3.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
For our youngest library friends and their caregivers, join us for a short story time, and then stay to enjoy open play and social time with other families. Ages birth to 12 months with an adult.
In this six-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
Come enjoy one of the world’s oldest games with other enthusiasts. You can play face-to-face with people of varying skill levels. Those new to the game can ask questions and get advice from more experienced players. Players of all ages and experience levels are welcome.
Join us for a kid-friendly dance party where you and your littlest ones can groove to the thumping sounds and flashing lights of our preschool rave. The music will be hot and the cover is free. Families, ages birth-5.
Bond with your little one through books, songs and play! Ages birth-36 months.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
Calling all witches and wizards! All alchemists and adventurers! Spooky fun awaits as we craft potion bottles worthy of display in any laboratory, wicked workshop or enchanted chamber. All materials will be provided. Kids, ages 5 and older. Please register.
The hardest part of the college essay isn't the writing. It's knowing where to start. In this free workshop, college admissions advisor Dr. Kristie Beck helps current high-schoolers cut through the noise, find a topic worth talking about and write an essay that reflects who they actually are. For high school seniors, but juniors are welcome, too. Please register.
Join our staff for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages 3-5.
Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment. Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time. Adults and teens. Registration for September sessions begins August 24, one person per session.
Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun. Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
In this seven-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Have you always wanted to firearm hunt on your own? First you need to get certified! Join retired sheriff Chris Heitman for this first half of the hunter education certification process. This session includes instruction, lectures and videos. Participants must be at least 11 years old. Please register.
Join us online for a conversation with Veronica Roth as we celebrate the legacy of her "Divergent" series and get a sneak peek into her upcoming novel, "The Sixth Faction." Teens and adults. Register to get a link. A recording will also be available for later viewing.
View past Missouri student projects and learn how you can be a participant in the National History Day competition with an original documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website. Facilitated by Danielle Griego and Maeve Prusnick, National History Day in Missouri coordinators. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Please register.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
Have you always wanted to firearm hunt on your own? First you need to get certified! Join retired sheriff Chris Heitman as he leads the second half of the hunter education certification process. Participants must be at least 11 years old and have completed the knowledge portion of the course. Please register.
Como Comunidad welcomes all to their first-ever Hispanic Heritage Festival — a free, family-friendly celebration of the music, dance, food, and traditions of Hispanic and Latino culture. Visit the library's table as you enjoy live mariachi, Ballet Folklórico performances, food and kids’ activities. All ages.
This spooky season, come use clay to make some ghost decorations that can be lit with tea lights. Ages 9 to adult. Please register.
Geocaching is fun, interactive and lets you explore history and geology while exercising your brain and your body! Meet experienced geocachers and try out common puzzles you might find in the field. Enter the Secret Garden through the children's area at the west end of the library. In case of rain, we will use the Studio. Adults and older teens. Please register.
Come see beautiful specimens of the ancient Japanese art of bonsai and learn how to create your own. Co-sponsored by the Mid-Missouri Bonsai Society. Adults, teens & older kids.
Bring your little ones for rhymes, stories and fun. Families, ages birth-3.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
For our youngest library friends and their caregivers, join us for a short story time, and then stay to enjoy open play and social time with other families. Ages birth to 12 months with an adult.
In this six-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
Are you curious about uses for the artificial intelligence platforms ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Perplexity? In this beginner's course, you'll learn about some interesting and useful applications as well as some of the downsides to these new AI programs. No previous experience is required. Adults and teens. Please register starting September 21.
Bond with your little one through books, songs and play! Ages birth-36 months.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
Ciencia sobre ruedas se ha asociado con MU SACNAS para presentar en español. Le conectaremos con científicos de MU que presentarán su investigación. / Science on Wheels has partnered with MU SACNAS to present in Spanish! Student scientists from MU will discuss their research. Edades 10-adulto. / Ages 10-adult.
Join our staff for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages 3-5.
Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment.* Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time. Bring a USB drive or a login for a cloud storage account. Adults and teens. Registration for October sessions begins September 28, one person per session.
This month's sale will feature biographies, science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and horror. First Wednesday sales offer some of the very best books that have been donated to the Friends of the Library. Cash or checks only. All proceeds go to support library services. Adults and teens.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Drop in and join us for some fall fun as we craft pumpkins with yarn! All materials will be provided. Teens.
Come visit one of the library's bookmobiles at this FREE event designed specifically for kids and families who find the loud noises and bright lights of “Tons of Trucks” events overwhelming or, frankly, a little scary! Kids will get to visit many exciting vehicles, but the horns, lights and sirens all stay off. Coordinated by Columbia Parks and Recreation. Families.
Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun. Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
In this seven-week program series, families will learn the basics of eating healthy and exercising. Learn new recipes, get ideas about adding movement to your life and discover how to stay healthy as a family! Presented by MU Extension. Families with ages 8 and older, including an adult. Please register.
On board, you'll find books, music, DVDs and other services for all ages. You can browse several thousand titles or pick up items you've requested online or over the phone.
Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment. Adults.
The Friends of the Southern Boone County Public Library hold a book sale on the second Saturday of each month. Get a free book bag, and fill it with as many books as it will hold for $5 per bag. All proceeds go to support library services.
We'll read silly monster stories and children will create their very own monster craft! Families, ages birth-5.
At this workshop, children play games, sing, dance and act out books. Presented by TRYPS Children's Theater, Columbia's professional theater group for young audiences. Ages 3-8.
Learn how to incorporate place into your writing from presenters Emily Clemente and William Lanstone, Ph.D. students. This creative writing workshop will include a brief presentation on craft, an open discussion of examples, a free writing time and a sharing session. Adults and teens. All educational backgrounds and writing experience levels welcome. Please register beginning Sept. 10.
Bring your little ones for rhymes, stories and fun. Families, ages birth-3.
Join us for rhymes, stories and fun! Families, ages birth-5.
For our youngest library friends and their caregivers, join us for a short story time, and then stay to enjoy open play and social time with other families. Ages birth to 12 months with an adult.
Decorate your very own pumpkin to take home with paint and other supplies. Bring your creativity! Ages 5 and older.
Children will read for 15 minutes to one of Ann Gafke's Teacher's Pet Therapy Dogs while a handler oversees them. It's a fun way to improve children's literacy skills. All dogs are certified therapy dogs. Please note, depending on attendance, your family may need to wait for a dog. Kindergarten age and older.
Make a creative, wearable animal mask with recycled and donated crafting materials from Como Craftcycle Collective whose mission is to give new life to everyday materials. We'll have cardboard, fabric, paper and trimmings as well as templates and inspiration to help you make your dream animal come to life! Adults and teens. Please register beginning Sept. 14.
Join us on an atmospheric evening walking tour to learn about the history and art of the Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church cemetery. We'll discuss the customs and symbols used, and talk about the evolution of American cemeteries. Canceled if raining. All ages. Those 12 and younger, please bring an adult with you.
Not just for casual viewing, YouTube can be a powerful research tool if you know how to use its advanced features. Join us for a deep dive into YouTube's connections to universities, scientists and other subject matter experts. Learn to clean up your algorithm and take control of your viewing. Adults and teens. Please register.