July Newsletter

Are you looking for a local adventure with your family this summer? Join the #STARQuest! Stop into any STLS library, and grab a STARQuest map. As you travel to each library, collect the sticker at each visit and earn prizes along the way. Begin your #STARQuest today! The tour runs from July 1 to September 30, 2024. More details here: https://www.stls.org/starquest/ 

Passive Programs

Passive programs are an activity available to anyone who comes into the library that day. They will be set up on Monday each week and will revolve around each week’s theme.

7/8-7/13: Identifying Animal Tracks- join us on a hunt around the library as we discover different animal tracks and who they belong to.

7/15-7/20: Landmark ISPY- Play a game of ISPY with different landmarks hidden around the library.

7/22-7/27: Potion making- Collect items found throughout the library to create a potion.

7/29-8/3: Scavenger Hunt- Visit each station to discover the 5 senses. See if you can identify each clue on the scavenger hunt.

All Ages Weekly Event

7/9: DIY Terrariums- Create your own miniature world within a terrarium. 4pm

7/20: The Amazing Race- Race “around the world” and complete challenges along the way. After visiting each continent turn in your passport to see how many points you’ve earned. 11am

7/26: Fantasy Movie Night- Join us as we watch How to Train Your Dragon. We will have food and drinks provided. 5:30pm

YA Programs

Themed Programs geared towards young adults ages 10-18.

7/12: Cyanotypes- Capture nature with science using cyanotype! 3pm

7/19: Mario Kart Tournament- Join us for a Mario Kart Tournament on the Nintendo Switch. 5pm

7/22: Clay Dragon Eyes- Design and build a dragon eye with clay and other decorative supplies. 4pm

7/29: Join us if you dare! Challenge yourself with your identification abilities. We will have different items for you to touch, see, and hear while you guess what they are.

Storytime

Story Time is a fun, interactive, and educational program for children ages 0-8 and their caregivers. Thursdays at 10:30 am.

7/11: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt- We will go on a bear hunt after reading the story and crafting our bear-hunting supplies!

7/18: Join Lily and her grandmother on a road trip in 10 Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin.

7/25: Dress up in the fantasy attire of your choosing for a picnic and story at the village gazebo. Think fairies, wizards, trolls, dragons and more! We will be reading Through The Fairy Door by Gabby Dawnay.

Creative Community

Weekly Program that offers a craft or activity adaptable for all ages. Join us in the community room, on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.

Adult Programs

Qi Gong and Yoga: Join us for gentle exercise at the pavilion at the Loon Lake Watershed Improvement Alliance Wildlife (LLWIA) Preserve. Qi Gong will be held on Tuesdays at 10 am and Yoga will be held on Thursdays at 10 am. Classes will run from June 4th through August 29th. Registration is $5 for the summer season for one day a week and $10 for both sessions. Money will be collected at the library prior to attendance.

Book Club

July’s Book Club pick of the month is Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang. Join us on Wednesday, July 31st at noon for discussion and light refreshments.

In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal” and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive

“The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world — an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent.”