Difficult conversations are often the ones that matter most. This session explores 13 guiding principles to help you approach challenging discussions with clarity, empathy, and confidence. Learn how to ground your conversations in purpose, choose your emotions wisely, and open dialogue with an inquiry mindset. Through practical strategies—like focusing on...
This event provides a live model and is a non-instructional event. Participants bring their own drawing and/or painting supplies. The event will begin with shorter poses and end with a long half an hour pose.
Step outside, stretch your legs, and enjoy the story you’re already listening to! Join us for a relaxed 30-minute walk over the lunch hour. We’ll meet at the Library (140 E. Jefferson Ave) and head out together—everyone brings their own audiobook, podcast, or whatever they’re currently enjoying. No assigned reading,...
Can you tell a song just from listening to a few notes, then music trivia may be for you. Gather a team (6 max) and come join us for a night of music trivia. Registration Required.
If you’re just starting out in the business or nonprofit world and have questions for a lawyer, we’re hosting a legal clinic! Available by appointment, this virtual event will take place on zoom where you’ll meet one-on-one with a lawyer in a 30 minute session. Registration is required in order...
Back by popular demand, music therapists from Maryville University will be here providing experiences that will reduce stress, increase joy and foster connections. Join us as we hum and sing and tap our toes to some familiar tunes and maybe some new ones. Registration is preferred but not required.
Join as we discuss, Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. This is an in person event and will take place in the meeting room at the lower level of the library.
Curious about artificial intelligence but not sure where to start? Join us for Tech Savvy: AI Basics: What It Is and How It Fits Into Your Life, a beginner-friendly program designed to take the mystery out of AI. We’ll explore what AI is, how it’s already part of your everyday...
Learn about the basics of sketch comedy in this single session workshop. Attendees will learn about different kinds of sketches, create their own sketch ideas, and how to develop them into an outline. No prior experience necessary! Leslie Symonds teaches the Introduction to Sketch Writing class at The Improv Shop...
Worried you don’t have the green thumb? Hesitant to start a garden? Can’t seem to keep your indoor plant healthy and thriving? Stop by the Plant MD table in the lobby of the Kirkwood Public Library! Volunteers from the St. Louis Horticultural Society will be here to answer any gardening...
Calling all jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts! Bring your gently used or new puzzles to exchange with other jigsaw puzzle fans between 2-4 pm on Saturday August 8, 2026. Hang out and help with a community jigsaw puzzle.
Come to the library to work alongside other genealogy-minded folks. We will have laptops to borrow, a space to work, and a reference librarian available to help you think through your genealogy questions! Sign up to reserve your space!
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.
