Calendar

Check here for all of the upcoming events at UCPL. If you have questions about any of them, give us a call at 314-727-3150.

Jul
16
Tue
Adventure Begins! Earn-A-Computer Camp with STL Bworks
Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Earn-A-Computer is a hands-on class that introduces young people ages 8 to 17 to the inner workings and possibilities of computers and the internet — all while getting set to take home a refurbished computer upon successful completion of the course. After completing a consecutive series of six (90-minute) classes digging into everything from online safety to programming and presentation-building, students receive a refurbished computer of their very own.

Students who commit to this series will meet for six Tuesday mornings, beginning each week at 10 a.m. (with each class ending at 11:30 a.m.). The first class meeting is Tuesday, June 11, and graduation day (the final class, when students will present what they’ve learned and take their computers home!) will be Tuesday, July 16. Students must attend all six consecutive classes to earn their computer.

This course will take place at University City Public Library, located at 6701 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130. A parent/guardian must attend the first 15 minutes of the first of the six classes. We limit each family to two registrants per session, and students must be between the ages of 8-17.

The operating system we install is Linux Mint OS (not Windows or Mac OS).

This camp is currently full. Thank you for your interest!

Support for this camp was provided by the Friends of the Library.

Adventure Begins! Intro to Self-Publishing Bootcamp
Jul 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Also in partnership with Urban Enterprises, this second five day bootcamp focuses on taking a written work and turning into a self published work. This session builds on the first, but it is not required to attend both sessions. A teen can bring their already-written works to this camp to learn from Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small how to share their stories with the world.

Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.

Jul
17
Wed
Adventure Begins! Intro to Self-Publishing Bootcamp
Jul 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Also in partnership with Urban Enterprises, this second five day bootcamp focuses on taking a written work and turning into a self published work. This session builds on the first, but it is not required to attend both sessions. A teen can bring their already-written works to this camp to learn from Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small how to share their stories with the world.

Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.

Jul
18
Thu
Adventure Begins! Intro to Self-Publishing Bootcamp
Jul 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Also in partnership with Urban Enterprises, this second five day bootcamp focuses on taking a written work and turning into a self published work. This session builds on the first, but it is not required to attend both sessions. A teen can bring their already-written works to this camp to learn from Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small how to share their stories with the world.

Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.

Jul
19
Fri
Adventure Begins! Intro to Self-Publishing Bootcamp
Jul 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Also in partnership with Urban Enterprises, this second five day bootcamp focuses on taking a written work and turning into a self published work. This session builds on the first, but it is not required to attend both sessions. A teen can bring their already-written works to this camp to learn from Wyniautta Carter-Foster and Audria Small how to share their stories with the world.

Please register in advance by contacting the library via email at youthservices@ucitylibrary.org, calling 314-727-3150, or stopping by Youth Services.

Jul
23
Tue
Online Author Visit: Elizabeth Acevedo
Jul 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Join us online to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo! In this exciting author conversation and Q&A, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National Book Award winning and New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse, The Poet X serving as the backdrop to this amazing chat!

Register now!

Jul
25
Thu
Adventure Begins! Finisher’s Party
Jul 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

If you have read 12 hours or more in our Summer Reading Program, then you have your invitation to our Finisher’s Party at MADE for Kids! Join us for Grand Prize pick up and explore all that MADE for Kids has to offer from 6 – 8 p.m.

Jul
30
Tue
Online Author Visit: Dan Santat
Jul 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, Dan Santat, online as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning 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.

Register now!

Jul
31
Wed
Adventure Begins! Take and Makes Available
Jul 31 all-day

Grab a Take and Make craft kit! Three types of kit are available: Pre-school, School Age, and Teen! One per child as there is a limited supply.