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You are invited to a party! An Elephant & Piggie Party! Music and dancing to rock in the new year. The antics of this lovable duo come alive with our puppet show, featuring stories taken from the acclaimed series by Mo Willems. Meet-and-greet with Elephant & Piggie themselves brings ‘mo excitement to our party.

Search the Library Catalog for books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and more! (There are over 3.8 million item available in the Evergreen catalog.) Download the Missouri Evergreen App. (This app makes putting holds on materials easy. Trouble logging in? Call 636-390-1070 for password/login assistance.) Checkout a board game for a gaming night with family or friends. Checkout a telescope. Get eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines, and eMusic from the Digital Library. You can download the apps directly to your device! Checkout eAudiobooks for road trips. Read children’s picture books on Tumblebooks. Are you a veteran? Get online veteran support. Use a research database. (You can dowload the EBSCO App for easy searching.) Learn a Foreign Language. Watch a Movie in Kanopy. Learn how to draw, paint, sew, knit and more, at your own pace, in Creativebug. Get Help with your homework from an online tutor. Take a practice DMV test, or a practice test for the ACT, SAT, AP, and PSAT/NMSQT. Lookup a car repair manual. Attend a Program. (Click to view a calendar of the upcoming library programs. All programs are free.) Stay in touch with the library on Facebook. (We post lots of updates to Facebook.) Use a Study Room or reserve a Meeting Room. Read the newspaper. The library subscribes to several newspapers. Join a Reading Challenge. (We offer seasonal and year-round reading challenges.) Join a Book Club. (We have 2 active book clubs.) Join the Friends of the Library. (This nonprofit group raises money to support the library and programs.) Listen to a story. Do you need something printed? You can send a print job from home and pick it up at the library. ( 0.15 cents per page) Send a fax. (0.50 cents per page)

New Dial-A-Story selections are ready. To hear a story, call 636-283-6543 anytime. This month’s story selections are: Elmer by David McKee How I Met My Monster by Amanda Noll Pig the Monster by Aaron Blabey Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri

Dress up in your favorite costume for a Halloween ghost hunt. Pick up a scavenger hunt entry form at the lower circulation desk on Friday, October 29th. Find all the spooky ghosts in the children’s section to win a festive treat. Fun for all ages!

The Elsenpeter Marionettes’ tradition of puppetry started in Elen, Germany four generations ago. This well-known American classic will be performed in an educational and entertaining “old world style of puppetry” not to be missed. No reservation required.

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.

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.