Curious about why some books get banned or challenged? Did you know that books like The Bluest Eye, The Kite Runner, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Holy Bible were among the most challenged books in the 2010 - 2019 decade? Take part in our book tasting from October 5th...
October 6 - 13, 2025. Use your imagination to transform a rubber ducky into the ultimate cosplay. Rubber ducks will be available at the Teen Library desk October 6 through October 12 (while supplies last). Dress up your duck and return it to the library by Sunday, October 26. Ducks...
How stressed are you? Driven, Dragging, Losing it, Hitting the wall, or Burned out. Discover your stress stage and stress less solutions. Become stress free! Presented by St Louis Oasis.
Join us for Madeline-themed crafts, games & cupcakes, while learning some words in French. Sign-up Required Age: 4 -6 Time: 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Are you looking for tips on how to keep your houseplants alive and healthy through the fall? Stop by the Plant Doctor table on your way inside the Kirkwood Public Library! MoBot Master Gardener volunteers will be here to answer any gardening or houseplant questions!
An Open- mic Poetry & more Event! All Art forms are welcome. Each participant will have 10 minutes to share. List will be available at entrance.
At Home Family Book Club Kit. Oct. 13, 2025. Ages 8-12 and family. Hope in the Hollar by Lisa Lewis Tyre is the book for this month. You will be emailed about pick-up. Sign up required.
Monday, October 13, 2025. Ages 2-5 years Join us for storytime geared to ages 2-5.
Author and Illustrator Katy Horan will join us over zoom to talk about her new book on Murder Ballads. The event will take place in the meeting room, with a listening party taking place beforehand.
Sign-up Required Blending physical activity, mindfulness practices, and social-emotional learning in a supportive, community environment, children explore yoga shapes, singing, reading, and engaging in play that develops both fine and gross motor skills, balance, breathing, and social skills. Sign up for just one session, or all of them. Ages 0 -...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM Need a quiet place to study? The KPL Meeting Room’s got you: Wi-Fi, space to spread out, cozy in winter, cool in summer -- and it’s free!
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Ages 2-5 years Bring your little ones to learn Spanish! Hear some stories, sing songs and do some activities with Gaby from Parents as Teachers.
VHS Conversion Service Important Notice
To be eligible for our VHS conversion service you must live in the library taxing districts* of Kirkwood Public Library or other MLC libraries. To help verify your eligibility, we have moved our VHS registration form onto our library’s online catalog. This new page requires sign in with your library card and will only display to patrons who match our eligibility requirements as indicated on your library account.
Follow the steps below to access and complete the form.
1. Click the registration button below. You will be directed to an error page on the library’s online catalog.
2. Click Sign In and enter your library card number and PIN.
If you are not granted access to the page but believe that you should be, please contact the IT dept at (314) 821-5770, option 5 to verify that your library account is accurate.
* Library taxing districts do not always match those of schools or confine to city boundaries. Therefore it is possible you live in an area around Kirkwood or another MLC library but your library taxing district may belong to the county library.
