The Run to Read is back! Saturday October 9. All participants get a free book. Races begin at 8am. Come out and have a great time! Register at https://www.communityliteracyfoundation.org/run-to-read . Same day registration starts at 7am.
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Register using the form below. You can also register by calling the library, 636-390-1070. All are welcome to join in a community conversation about homelessness. These are open-ended conversations designed to be a civil time to learn, reflect, and share information, experiences, and ideas. Trained facilitators will keep our time together on track and on topic. Conversations are Sponsored by the American Library Association via a Libraries Transforming Communities Grant.
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The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held over the weekend of September 17-19. The venue has changed this year! The sale will be held at Washington Public Library. Hours:Friday September 17, 3pm-6pmSaturday September 18, 9am-4pmSunday September 19, Noon-4pm
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September is Library Card Sign-up Month and Washington Public Library is celebrating with BINGO! Pick up a BINGO card at either of the circulation desks. You can also print a card yourself.
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Join us at on September 9 @ 6:30 pm at Washington Public Library to hear Valerie Battle Kienzle discuss her new book, “Ready to Wear – a History of the Footwear and Garment Industries in Saint Louis.”
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Bestselling author Laura McHugh, whose latest book is “What’s Done In Darkness,” will be at Washington Public Library on Monday August 30 @ 6:30 pm. Sponsored by Friends of the Library and Neighborhood Reads.
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200 Years of Historic Crimes. A Friends of the Library Author Event, with Vicki & Jim Erwin. When: Thursday, August 12, 6:00 pmWhere: Washington Public Library Meeting Room
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Click here to view the program on the library’s Youtube channel. A Friends of the Library Virtual Event. Lyndsey Ellis is a St. Louis-born fiction writer, essayist, and cultural worker. She strives to explore intergenerational trauma, hardship, and struggle. Bone Broth is her first novel. Books can be purchased at Neighborhood Reads. Email the library if you wish to receive an invitation to participate and ask questions via Zoom – library@washmo.gov.
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Join animated author Dea Hoover at the Washington Public Library as she presents her book STL Scavenger. Her book provides the perfect family activity of exploring points of interest in the St. Louis community for a day or a staycation. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Neighborhood Reads Bookstore where books may be purchased. Books will also be for sale at the event. Come join us for an hour of fun as we discover St. Louis’ Hidden Treasures. Click Here to see the library’s holdings of STL Scavenger.
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