Dress up in your favorite costume for a Halloween bone hunt. Pick up a scavenger hunt entry form at the lower circulation desk on Thursday, October 31st. Find all the bones in the children’s section and win a festive treat. Fun for all ages! Thursday, October 31st from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. All Ages
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Amy Menard will discuss how Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic life is represented throughout his poetry. Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m. Adult
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Richard Steckel will answer the question as part of the Friends of the Washington Public Library Speaker Series. Thursday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. Adult
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Rachel O’Halloran field specialist in nutrition and health for MU Extensions will join us for a live demonstration and presentation all about cooking for the heart. Registration begins Monday, October 7th. Limit 15. Thursday, October 17th at 6:00 p.m. Adult Join functional health expert Julianna Parsons, FDNP, for her valuable workshop on the gut and identifying underlying causes to health issues. Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30 p.m. Adult We especially thank the Missouri State Library for the funding for the Charlie Cart for programs like this. This project 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.
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Celebrate the season by decorating a pie-sized pumpkin with paint and dazzling items from our craft closet. Registration starts Monday, September 30th. Pumpkins and supplies provided. Limit 30. Wednesday, October 9th from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Ages 5 & Up
» Read moreWashington Public Library was awarded a $4,080 Access and Innovation Grant through the Missouri Library Association. This grant is awarded to “…enhance, support, and develop library technologies and innovation that improve patrons’ access to library services.” This Grant will be used to purchase learning technologies for checkout aimed at children. The library will use these funds to purchase 14 Playaway Launchpad Tablets and 20 Playaway Whazoodle! Audio Listening devices. These will be shelved downstairs in the Juvenile Spotlight shelf. These will be available in early 2025. Girl playing with a Playaway Launchpad Tablet. The Whazoodle! Thank You to the Missouri Library Association for this award and for helping Washington Public Library reach out with new technologies. “This project is sponsored by the Missouri Library Association’s Access & Innovation Fund grantprogram, which aims to enhance, support, and develop library technologies and innovation thatimprove patrons’ access to library services. The Missouri Library Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization operating topromote library service, the profession of librarianship, and cooperation among all types oflibraries and organizations concerned with library service in the State of Missouri.”
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Join functional health expert Julianna Parsons, FDNP, for her valuable workshop on the gut and identifying underlying causes to health issues. Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30 p.m. Adult We especially thank the Missouri State Library for the funding for the Charlie Cart for programs like this. This project 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.
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Create incredible shrinking art using shrink plastic. Tuesday, October 1st from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Ages 10 & Up
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Don’t consider yourself an artistic person but still love to create? This is the club for you. Find delight in the act of creation without concern for the final products quality. Each month we’ll have a theme for a craft or art project. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month. All supplies provided. Tuesday, October 8th at 6:00 p.m. 12 & Up
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