LEGO Build-a-thon

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Collaborate, build, and explore your creative side with LEGOs and other building toys!

Suggested ages: 4-12

Read and Play Toddler Hour 2

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Join the Children’s Department in 2023 for toddler storytimes! This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

Read and Play Toddler Hour 1

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Join the Children’s Department in 2023 for toddler storytimes! This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

Young Artists Club

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Learn about great artists and create your own art in their styles!

This program is designed for children ages 8-12 and registration is required. Register via phone (417-623-7953) or email (childrens@joplinpubliclibrary.org) beginning the first of each month.

Read and Play Preschool Hour 2

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Join the Children’s Department in 2023 for preschool storytimes! This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

No registration or library card required to attend.

Read and Play Preschool Hour 1

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Join the Children’s Department in 2023 for preschool storytimes! This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

No registration or library card required to attend.

Saturday STEM Club

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Explore high and low tech STEAM activities in this hands-on, child-led program!

Suggested age range: 5-12

(Children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult)

Chess Club

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Children of all skill levels are invited to play chess with the JPL Children’s Department and the Joplin Area Chess Club! We meet once a month for approximately 30 minutes to learn, play, and have fun.

Shelby Van Pelt Author Visit

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Join us for the final program of Joplin Reads Together: a visit from Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures. Shelby will speak about the book, offer time for Q&A and book signing. Books will be available to purchase at the event.

Event doors will open at 5:30pm.

Read more about author Shelby Van Pelt here.

Registration is greatly appreciated in planning for this event: register here

If you are participating in Joplin Reads Together, this event is part of the Joplin Reads Together offerings! (Event open to all, you do not have to be participating in Joplin Reads Together to attend this event).

Book Discussion – Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

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Join us as we discuss Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. We’ll discuss the novel in its entirety.

Then, see Colm Tóibín discuss his novel in person at Missouri Southern State University on the evening of Thursday, November 16!

This book discussion is in partnership with MSSU Spiva Library. See more about Colm Tóibín’s visit and the MSSU themed semester here.

Find the book in our catalog.