St Joseph Public Library

Are you a mythology fan between the ages of 10 - 14? Then join our Virtual Mythology Fan Club! Sign up at https://sjpl.librarymarket.com//virtual-mythology-fan-club In this monthly series kids will explore classic myths from different cultures with an accompanying activity. This month's theme is: Egyptian Mythology. Registration is required to attend the Zoom meeting. This is rescheduled from February 24.

Grow lifelong readers with SJPL Sprouts! Episode 9: Fan-stache-tic Each week, Mr. Will Stuck, Edu-tainer and Storyteller, will introduce pre-reading skills, activities, and fun books for children and caregivers. Contact your preferred library location to place holds on the books presented in the video. SJPL Sprouts 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. Institute of Museum and Library Services Will Stuck - Speaker, Edu-tainer & Workshop Presenter https://www.youtube.com/watch

TEENS and ADULTS, register at https://sjpl.librarymarket.com/e/virtual-game-masters-guild Have you ever thought about being a Dungeons and Dragons Game Master but don’t know where to start? Are you an experienced GM who wants to go over the basic rules again? Do you just really like DnD and want to talk with other people who really like DnD? Then this monthly series is just for you! Each month we will host a virtual meeting discussing the basics of running a Dungeons and D...ragons campaign. In the first session we will discuss the basic game mechanics and how to interpret and apply the rules. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. For questions or comments, email Josh at [email protected]

Let's go on a hike! Join Ms. Jess for Alison Farrell's super fun adventure into the great outdoors. Want to go on your OWN hike? Check out local hike and bike trails in St. Joseph, MO here: https://stjomo.com/directory-listing/hike-and-bike-trails/ or visit the Missouri Department of Conservation to help plan your next outdoorsy adventure: https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places (Remember: Take only photos and leave only footprints! )... To borrow this book from the St. Joseph Public Library, visit our website: https://sjpl.lib.mo.us/ ...Or buy a copy for your own home library here: https://www.amazon.com/Hike-Alison-Farrell/dp/145217461X And to enjoy the other 59 episodes of SJPL Reads! visit the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist

Adults! Do you like chatting about books with other readers? We have three virtual book clubs that might interest you! Check our online calendar for more information or call the number associated with each. https://sjpl.librarymarket.com/

In Episode 10 of Bookish Time with Jenny, Carnegie librarian Jenny Ellis is on location at Whiskers Cat Cafe discussing Lyssa Kay Adams' latest book. https://youtu.be/WFdQYQ_NHo4

TEENS! Only 8 spots left! Sign up at https://sjpl.librarymarket.com/events/glitter-tumbler For this month’s Teen Take and Make pick up everything you need to make a swirling glitter tumbler. Available to pick up from your preferred Library beginning January 13th. Kits are limited and registration is required.

Get ready for Penguin Awareness Day and pick up your very own Popsicle Stick Penguin Craft kit at the Downtown Library beginning Monday, January 11th as part of our contactless pickup options. Kits are limited! Register for your kit at https://sjpl.librarymarket.com/events/maker-monday-penguin Check out our YouTube channel for instructions on how to put your penguin together at youtube.com/stjosephpubliclibrary

My family has passed down the recipes for our traditional Christmas cookies for several generations. Now, I'm sharing with you. You'll get to learn how to make Almond Star Cookies, and as a special treat, library staff will share their favorite holiday recipes on our website. You can find them at https://sjpl.lib.mo.us/holiday_recipes/. Happy holidays from our library family to yours!

To join the Winter Reading Challenge go to sjplibrary.beanstack.org. As of January 5 we have 217 people that have signed up and they have read 186 books! The community goal is 1,000 books by January 31. We can do it!!!

Join Ms. Jess for Adam Rex's new book, Unstoppable, as our first 2021 edition of SJPL Reads! (And big thanks to Chronicle Books for allowing us to share this book with you today!) After you watch the story, head over to the library's Beanstack page or app to record this books as part of the library's Winter Reading Challenge! https://sjplibrary.beanstack.org/ Then check out our collection of over 50 books on the library's SJPL Reads! You Tube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist

Do you like movies? I mean, really like movies? You need to tune in every month to join Mark Zvolanek on his irreverent quests for the best movies the library has to offer. Robots will be running the planet soon enough, so you might as well start watching movies that highlight our future synthetic overlords now. Mark will introduce you to three great ones that you can check out now by contacting your preferred library and scheduling a contactless pick up.

Grow lifelong readers with SJPL Sprouts! Episode 1: Eleg-ANT Vocabulary. Mr. Will demonstrates how to make an ant headband in this episode of SJPL Sprouts! In addition to this fun activity, learn about children's books available at your library and the value of building VOCABULARY with young children. Each week, Mr. Will Stuck, Edu-tainer and Storyteller, will introduce pre-reading skills, activities, and fun books for children and caregivers. Contact your preferred library... location to place holds on the books presented in the video. SJPL Sprouts 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. Institute of Museum and Library Services Will Stuck - Speaker, Edu-tainer & Workshop Presenter

Join the Winter Reading Challenge in January! If the community reads 500 books, Jen, the branch manager from the Downtown Library, will get a pie in the face. If the community reads 1,000 books, then Mayor Bill McMurray will get a pie in the face. The library and the mayor want to encourage our community to read this winter by joining the challenge at sjplibrary.beanstack.org. The challenge runs through January 31. #WinterRead2021

Get in the holiday spirit with First Chapter Fridays with Kelsey! Here is episode 3. Find all episodes on our library's YouTube channel at youtube.com/stjosephpubliclibrary.

Sign up is FULL. Foam Snow Globe Take & Make for children. Register for a kit at https://sjpl.librarymarket.com/events/foam-snow-globe. Sign up is FULL.

'Twas two days till Christmas in a small Texan town, when several armed gunmen tried to take a bank down. One of them dressed as Santa Claus came, and shortly thereafter the bullets did rain. Learn all about the botched and deadly 1927 bank robbery attempt in this month's installment of True Crime Time.