Closed for Presidents Day

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Bunnicula Chapter Book Club

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The JPL Children’s Department’s Chapter Book Club participants are invited to celebrate our favorite vampire rabbit on Friday, December 4th, at 5:00 PM! The Bunnicula Chapter Book Club Zoom party is open to all participants of the book club. We will play games, draw, and meet a special guest! Contact the Children’s Department via phone (417-623-7953) or email (childrens@joplinpubliclibrary.org) to receive the Zoom link.

Special Winter Storytime

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Join us (virtually) on December 18th as we read Urso Brunov: Little Father of all Bears by Brian Jacques.

Virtual Storytime (Pre-recorded)

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Join your favorite Children’s Department staff for a fun themed storytime video every Tuesday morning! We will share new and old favorite stories, songs, rhymes, and early literacy activities. All videos will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Watch our storytimes here.

Live Storytime

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Join our wonderful story time leaders Miss Allie and Miss Jessica LIVE for fun and interactive  stories and songs!
All storytimes will take place via Zoom and registration is required.
To sign up, simply email childrens@joplinpubliclibrary.org or call 417-623-7953 ext 1038 by December 7. Once you have signed up, children’s staff will send you a Zoom meeting invite.
The story time will be geared toward children aged 1-5 years. As an added bonus, you can pick up supplies for a craft at the JPL Children’s Department or curbside pick up beginning the Friday before the live storytime.

Post Art Library Holiday Tea Take-Home Kits

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In lieu of their annual in-person Holiday Tea event, Post Art Library invites you to pick up a Holiday Tea Take-Home Kit on Saturday, December 5, 2020 from 10am-12pm in our Post Reading Room inside our Local History, Genealogy, and Post Reading Room wing. Coinciding with the distribution of the take-home kits is the opening of TEA, a display consisting of teacups, teapots, and tea-related items, in the library’s display cases. TEA will be on display from Saturday, December 5, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021.

Each PAL Holiday Tea Take-Home Kit includes: 1 paper tea cup and saucer, 1 paper napkin, 1 paper doily, 1 individually wrapped stirrer, 2 individually wrapped bags of tea (one holiday, one black), 2 individually wrapped creamers, 2 individually wrapped sugar packets, individually wrapped candies, and a bookmark. One kit per person. First come, first served while supplies last. FREE and open to the public. Registration not necessary. Reservations not permitted.

Since 2016, PAL has hosted an annual Holiday Tea event inside the library. Held on the first Saturday each December, this event typically features a live musical or other performance: local Harpist Amanda Kimble, Father Christmas, and the Ellis Sisters with Historic Murphysburg, Inc. (2016); Still Waters String Ensemble (2017); a Heartland Opera Theatre collaboration (2018); and the Thomas Jefferson Cavalier Chorus and Thomas Jefferson String Ensemble (2019). Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 they are unable to program an in-person event for the 2020 Holiday Tea.

Post Art library is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit arts-related organization located inside Joplin Public Library. For more information, or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit PostArtLibrary.org or contact Jill Sullivan at 417-623-7953 x1041 or jhsullivan@postartlibrary.org.

Homeschooling 101

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Joplin Public Library will host “Homeschooling 101,” a live Zoom session on Thursday, December 17th, from 6:30-7:30 PM with Families for Home Education director Cari Rogers. In this hour-long webinar, Cari will discuss homeschool laws, using the library as a supplementary or standalone resource, and building your homeschool community. Children’s Librarian Christina Matekel-Gibson and Teen Librarian Beth Snow will share additional library resources for homeschool families, and time will be reserved at the end for a Q&A period.

Homeschooling 101 is a part of Joplin Public Library’s “Schooling at Home” initiative. “Schooling at Home”, is a collection of resources and programs designed to enhance your home-based learning, whether through a home school or virtual path. joplinpubliclibrary.org/schooling/

In order to register for the event, please email the Children’s Desk at childrens@joplinpubliclibrary.org

Virtual Board Games–International Games Week

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It’s International Games Week!  Join the Teen Department for Virtual Board Games on Saturday, November 14, 1-3 pm, over Board Game Arena and Zoom.  We’ll play a couple of favorites and try some new ones.  For grades 6-12; registration required.  Deadline to register is Friday, November 13.

To register, email teen@joplinpubliclibrary.org or call the Teen Office at (417) 623-7953, ext. 1027.  Participants will need a device with internet capability, microphone, and a camera and will need to create a free account in Board Game Arena.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest begins

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Help celebrate Halloween with JPL! ???

Our annual pumpkin decorating contest is back! Entries must be literary-themed and the pumpkins must be artificial. No real pumpkins will be accepted.

Submit your pumpkin at the Children’s Department beginning Monday, October 19th. Voting will take place from Friday, October 23rd through Thursday, October 29th. The winners will be announced on Friday, October 30th.

All ages are welcome. Happy decorating!