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2015 Missouri Building Blocks: Bear Sees Colors
Best Bear Read-Aloud Books!
Bring Story Time Home With Storyline Online
2015 Missouri Building Block: Hooray for Hat!
Awesome Read-Alouds: “Dandy” and “Everybody Says Meow”
Awesome Read-Alouds: “What Do Anteaters Eat?” & “Pokko and the Drum”
Virtual Activity Bundle: Fairy Tales
Staff Review: Life on Delay by John Hendrickson
The Sum Of Us and a Reflection on the WPA
Library Events & Classes (20+)
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Live Online Author Series
Live online events
Through the “Live Online Author Series,” we’re able to welcome notable authors to mid-Missouri readers several times a month. How? In 2022, the library joined the Library Speakers Consortium, along with other libraries across the country, to invite biographers, journalists, novelists, poets, self-help authors, travel writers and more to have a conversation with you about … Continue reading “Live Online Author Series”
Unity in the Community Neighborhood Resource Fair
Monday, July 8 › 4-7 pm
Whitegate Park Property, 2203 Whitegate Dr., Columbia
Visit the library’s resource table and get connected to job opportunities, healthcare, housing, youth programs and education at this neighborhood resource fair led by agencies partnering to build bridges over barriers. Enjoy free activities for kids, free food, home essentials and more. Open to all.
Online Kids Author Talk With Kate DiCamillo - A Visit to Deckawoo Drive With Mercy Watson
Tuesday, July 9 › 1-1:30 pm
Live online event
Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure-loving pig, Mercy Watson! Newbery Medal-winning author Kate DiCamillo will share stories behind the creation of her early chapter book series, the original “Mercy Watson” and the follow up series, “Tales From Deckawoo Drive.”
Families, preschool to second grade. Register to get a link. Will be recorded for later viewing.
Evening Family Story Time
Tuesday, July 9 › 6-6:30 pm
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
Enjoy stories, songs and activities for your family.
Ages 13 months to 5 years with an adult.
Knights of the Kids Table
Thursday, July 11 › 2-4 pm
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
Join us for a kid-friendly introduction to Dungeons & Dragons-style tabletop role-playing games. You’ll learn the attributes, basic rules and general goals of these games. We supply you with the characters and dice; all you need is your imagination!
Ages 8-12 with parents remaining in the building. Please register.
Stories and Activities for Adults With Disabilities
Friday, July 12 › 10-10:45 am
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
Join us for a story time filled with books, songs and movement! After story time, we’ll have an interactive activity designed just for you.
Adults with a caregiver.
Online Kids Author Talk With Max Brallier - Surviving the Summer With "The Last Kids on Earth"
Tuesday, July 16 › 1-1:30 pm
Live online event
Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us online to talk with New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier about “The Last Kids on Earth,” both the book and the animated series. He will share how he came up with the monsters and villains and the unique ways that Jack and his friends defeat them.
Families, grades 3-6. Register to get a link. Will be recorded for later viewing.
“Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt” - Read-Aloud and Activities
Wednesday, July 17 › 10:30-11 am
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
Staff from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department will share the book “Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt” by Kate Messner. After the story, kids will participate in a seed-planting activity.
Ages 2-5 with adult. Please register.
Baby & Toddler Time
Thursday, July 18 › 10-10:45 am
Callaway County Public Library, Friends Room
Bond with your little one through books, songs and play.
Ages birth-36 months.
Going on a Bear Hunt
Twists, Turns and Terminate - Techniques for the Storytelling Trajectory
Saturday, July 20 › 9:30-11:30 am
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
In this workshop, explore the process of developing a narrative plotline (story arc) for oral storytelling in order to enhance listener engagement. Presented by storyteller Larry Brown and co-sponsored by Missouri Storytelling, Inc. (MO-TELL).
Adults. Please register.
Missouri State Liars Contest - 10th Anniversary
Saturday, July 20 › 1:30-3:30 pm
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Come hear the tall tales of the finalists competing in the 10th Missouri State Liars Contest. People from across the state will tell their not-completely-true stories. A winner will be chosen based on content, creativity, originality and performance. Sponsored by Missouri Storytelling Inc. (MO-TELL).
Adults and ages 10 and older with a parent. Please register.
End-of-Life Planning for Caregivers
Tuesday, July 23 › Noon-1 pm
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Planning for the death of a loved one is an essential task for caregivers. Join us to learn how to develop a plan in advance so that time spent with your loved one at the end of their life is less stressful for you. Presented by the Greater Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Adults.
Online Teen Author Talk With Elizabeth Acevedo - Learning the Power of Poetry
Tuesday, July 23 › 1-2 pm
Live online event
You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo. In this exciting author conversation and Q&A, Acevedo will do a short reading from her National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse, “The Poet X,” that will serve as the backdrop to this amazing chat!
Young people in grades 9-12. Register to get a link. Will be recorded for later viewing.
Snack and Chat Book Discussion - "The Boys in the Boat"
Tuesday, July 23 › 4-5 pm
Holts Summit Public Library, Meeting Room
As the world turns its attention to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, we’ll take a trip back to 1936 Berlin as we discuss “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown, a previous One Read selection. Uncover the story of the underdog U.S. rowing team who surprisingly defeated the rowing elite at the Olympics and grabbed the attention of Adolph Hitler and millions of others.
Adults.
Baby Story Time
Multiple sessions Thursday, July 11-Thursday, July 25
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
For the tiniest library patron, join us for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.
Ages birth to 18 months with an adult.
Bob Bovee Concert
Thursday, July 25 › 7-8 pm
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Bob Bovee travels the country with his old-time tunes reminiscent of rural music played in homes, at dances and on country radio. He accents his performances with stories, history and folklore. Enjoy Bob’s collection of dance tunes, ballads, cowboy songs, blues and humorous numbers as he sings and yodels with guitar, harmonica, banjo and autoharp.
Adults and teens.
Online Tween & Teen Author Talk With Dan Santat - Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel
Tuesday, July 30 › 1-1:45 pm
Live online event
The 2024 winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, Dan Santat, inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His book, “A First Time for Everything,” is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Kids and teens in grades 5-8. Register to get a link.
Family Fort Night
Multiple sessions Friday, July 26-Tuesday, July 30
This program is taking place at multiple venues.
Gather the whole family for an evening of fort-building and reading in the library after hours! Bring along pillows and blankets to make a cozy fort at the library. We’ll provide the books and the space!
Families, all ages. Please register.
Write Your Own Adventure With ChatGPT
Wednesday, August 7 › 1-2:30 pm
Columbia Public Library, Training Center
Are you interested in creating stories and getting ideas for adventure fiction? The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT can help you create outlines for exciting adventure stories, which you can then fill in with your own, more detailed ideas and text. No previous experience using ChatGPT is necessary.
Adults and teens. Please register.
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Looking for past events? Find the recordings here.