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Free weekday lunches for children at SLP…

St. Louis Public Library is excited to announce our partnership with Operation Food Search to provide free lunches to area children through…

Central Library Tours

Don’t take our word for it, see the grandeur for yourself! Join us for an architectural tour of this remarkable beauty, led by our highly k…

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Friends of the St. Louis Public Library provide annual support for the St. Louis Public Library, a living cultural institution that enriches…

Just Read! Summer Reading @ SLPL

Join St. Louis Public Library’s Summer Reading Program between May 22 and July 29, at your local Branch or online. SLPL Summer Reading Prog…

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Lynda.com Lynda.com

Online learning library that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills from over 3,000 engaging video courses t…
Online learning library that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills from over 3,000 engaging video courses t…
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Digital Content Digital Content

SLPL offers a large variety of digital content, including downloadables, online resources, courses and tutorials, language classes, exhibi…
SLPL offers a large variety of digital content, including downloadables, online resources, courses and tutorials, language classes, exhibi…
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Online Learning Online Learning

SLPL offers access to several online learning resources. All you need is your Library card and the possibilities are endless.
SLPL offers access to several online learning resources. All you need is your Library card and the possibilities are endless.
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Mango Languages Mango Languages

Mango Languages software teaches practical conversation in over 70 languages, while keeping the vibe fun and encouraging.
Mango Languages software teaches practical conversation in over 70 languages, while keeping the vibe fun and encouraging.
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JUST READ! 2017 SUMMER READING PROGRAM S… JUST READ! 2017 SUMMER READING PROGRAM SURVEY

Thank you for participating in the St. Louis Public Library’s Summer Reading Program! Please take a minute to complete our end-of-summer sur…
Thank you for participating in the St. Louis Public Library’s Summer Reading Program! Please take a minute to complete our end-of-summer survey, so we can continue creating summer programs to meet the reading and learning needs of you and your family. Your feedback is valuable an…
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SLPL @ Your Fingertip! SLPL @ Your Fingertip!

Download St. Louis Public Library’s new App. Gain easy access to: Your Account Our Catalog Location and Hours Events Library News Reserve a Computer Ask a Librarian Digital Content Social Media Full Website Find the SLPL App in the Apple App or Google Play stores.
Download St. Louis Public Library’s App. Gain easy access to: Your Account, Our Catalog, Location and Hours, Events, Library News...
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St. Louis Public Library's online store… St. Louis Public Library's online store is open

St. Louis Public Library's online store is open! The site features several items—a coffee mug, notebook, notecards, stone coasters and more—each of these items are unique and special to the Library. Show your SLPL support, be an ambassador for t…
St. Louis Public Library's online store is open! The site, https://squareup.com/store/SLPL, features several items—a coffee mug, notebook, …
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Where Imagination Lives: Part 1 Where Imagination Lives: Part 1

Where will your imagination take you? With over 4 million items in our collection, a St. Louis Public Library card opens worlds of possibil…
Where will your imagination take you? With over 4 million items in our collection, a St. Louis Public Library card opens worlds of possibil…
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Where Imagination Lives: Part 3 Where Imagination Lives: Part 3

Where will your imagination take you? With over 4 million items in our collection, a St. Louis Public Library ca…
Where will your imagination take you? With over 4 million items in our collection, a St. Louis Public Library ca…
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World War I: My Fellow Soldiers exhibit World War I: My Fellow Soldiers exhibit

St. Louis Public Library commemorates the centenary of America's official involvement in the First World War, with the new exhibit, “ World…
St. Louis Public Library commemorates the centenary of America's official involvement in the First World War, with the new exhibit, “ World…
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American Entry into World War I American Entry into World War I

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American declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917 and on their allies Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. The main reason was Germany's su…
American declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917 and on their allies Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. The main reason was Germany's su…
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World War I Films World War I Films

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To recognize the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering the "Great War," we wanted to highlight the diverse array of movies inspired by the conflict. Also be sure to check out the World War I exhibit at Central Library from April 3rd to August 19th.
To recognize the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entering the "Great War," we wanted to highlight the diverse array of movies inspi…
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World War I: Movies, Music, Memoirs World War I: Movies, Music, Memoirs & Literature

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In association with the "World War I: My Fellow Soldiers" exhibit at Central Library, we have put together a list of books celebrating the movies, music, memoirs, and literature created by or about those affected by the events of World War I.
In association with the "World War I: My Fellow Soldiers" exhibit at Central Library, we have put together a list of books celebrating the m…
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Soldiers of the Great War Soldiers of the Great War

Below is an alphabetized list of St. Louis city and county men who were killed during World War I. Men on the list were in the United State…
Below is an alphabetized list of St. Louis city and county men who were killed during World War I. Men on the list were in the United State…
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Behind the Words with Nancy Peacock Behind the Words with Nancy Peacock

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Welcome to the first Behind the Words blog. I’m chatting with authors whose book(s) I am currently obsessed with in order to gain some insi…
Welcome to the first Behind the Words blog. I’m chatting with authors whose book(s) I am currently obsessed with in order to gain some insi…
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Experimental Film Loops Competition! Experimental Film Loops Competition!

By SLPL_Entertainment
Experimental Cinema is coming back to Central Library on Saturday, September 30. There is still time to submit a short (no longer than 60…
Experimental Cinema is coming back to Central Library on Saturday, September 30. There is still time to submit a short (no longer than 60…
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We left our hearts in San Francisco We left our hearts in San Francisco

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This oppressive heat has us tying to cool off by remembering the vacation that we took last summer to the City by the Bay. Hoodie weather a…
This oppressive heat has us tying to cool off by remembering the vacation that we took last summer to the City by the Bay. Hoodie weather a…
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Love me, love me, say that you'll love m… Love me, love me, say that you'll love m…

By SLPL_CenterfortheReader
Let’s admit that everyone has a different taste for romance. Are you looking for the typical boy meets girl? Seeking a majestic merman? Day…
Let’s admit that everyone has a different taste for romance. Are you looking for the typical boy meets girl? Seeking a majestic merman? Day…
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Seed Saving 101 Seed Saving 101

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There are so many reasons to save seeds: preserve biodiversity, connect with nature, increase your self-reliance, and so on. These books c…
There are so many reasons to save seeds: preserve biodiversity, connect with nature, increase your self-reliance, and so on. These books c…
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Private Eye July Private Eye July

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Maybe it's because we at SLPL_Trends are of a certain age, but when we think "Private Eye," we think of Mike Hammer (created by M…
Maybe it's because we at SLPL_Trends are of a certain age, but when we think "Private Eye," we think of Mike Hammer (created by M…
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It's International Zine Month! It's International Zine Month!

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July is here, and with it, International Zine Month! Here in the Entertainment, Literature & Biography room, we've put together a display …
July is here, and with it, International Zine Month! Here in the Entertainment, Literature & Biography room, we've put together a display …
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Crossing over Crossing over

By SLPL_CenterfortheReader
J.K. Rowling began the Harry Potter revolution and provided many readers with a well composed young adult fantasy series. Did you know she …
J.K. Rowling began the Harry Potter revolution and provided many readers with a well composed young adult fantasy series. Did you know she …
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Beat the Heat Beat the Heat

By SLPL_Studio
With the usual summer heat wave encompassing St. Louis people are taking time to hide away in their air-conditioned homes and apartments. S…
With the usual summer heat wave encompassing St. Louis people are taking time to hide away in their air-conditioned homes and apartments. S…
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Divorce Records Divorce Records

By SLPL_Genealogy
Staff in the Genealogy Room get requests about divorce records on a regular basis. In the past, we generally had to tell patrons that we ha…
Staff in the Genealogy Room get requests about divorce records on a regular basis. In the past, we generally had to tell patrons that we ha…
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Winter is Coming Winter is Coming

By SLPL_CenterfortheReader
If you’re still convinced that Game of Thrones will have a happily ever after you haven’t been paying attention. Here in The Center for the…
If you’re still convinced that Game of Thrones will have a happily ever after you haven’t been paying attention. Here in The Center for the…
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Germany, Topographic Maps, 1860-1965 Germany, Topographic Maps, 1860-1965

By SLPL_Genealogy
This collection in Ancestry.com consists of a set of detailed maps at 1:100,000 scale (1 inch equals 1.58 miles) covering the entire German…
This collection in Ancestry.com consists of a set of detailed maps at 1:100,000 scale (1 inch equals 1.58 miles) covering the entire German…

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ComicCon at Central Library ComicCon at Central Library

Jul 29th | 10:00am - 4:00pm
Central Library
St. Louis Public Library presents the 3rd Annual Comic Con on July 29 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Central Library, 1301 Olive Street.The days i…
St. Louis Public Library presents the 3rd Annual Comic Con on July 29 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Central Library, 1301 Olive Street.The days i…
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New Seed Exchange program at Kingshighwa… New Seed Exchange program at Kingshighwa…

St. Louis Public Library's Kingshighway Library now offers the community a Seed Exchange program in a nook of the Library where you can fin…
St. Louis Public Library's Kingshighway Library now offers the community a Seed Exchange program in a nook of the Library where you can fin…
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Pay down fines in July with Food For Fin… Pay down fines in July with Food For Fin…

Pay down your Library fines and help those in need! St. Louis Public Library’s annual Food for Fines program returns July 1-31 at all SLPL …
Pay down your Library fines and help those in need! St. Louis Public Library’s annual Food for Fines program returns July 1-31 at all SLPL …
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Exhibit: Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the… Exhibit: Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the…

Aug 1st | 8:00am - Aug 31st | 8:00am
Schlafly
The people of Ferguson have a story to tell - and one that the majority of those in the United States have not heard or fully understood. …
The people of Ferguson have a story to tell - and one that the majority of those in the United States have not heard or fully understood. …

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stlouispubliclibrary Move over beans, there's a new musical fruit in town. Kids learned about open and closed circuits by playing a banana piano through SLPL's M…
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Display: Stamp Collection Display: Stamp Collection

Aug 1st | 12:00pm - Aug 31st | 7:00pm
Machacek
Stop by during branch hours in the month of August and view the extensive stamp collection of James "Jim" Pulford.
Stop by during branch hours in the month of August and view the extensive stamp collection of James "Jim" Pulford.
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SLPL offers expanded access to the St. L… SLPL offers expanded access to the St. L…

SLPL patrons can now access all issues of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1874 to the present. The Library is partnering with ProQuest to …
SLPL patrons can now access all issues of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1874 to the present. The Library is partnering with ProQuest to …
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Mystery in the Stacks Mystery in the Stacks

Aug 12th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Schlafly
Come solve the interactive library "Mystery in the Stacks"! Gather clues by interviewing suspects, using library resources, and exploring t…
Come solve the interactive library "Mystery in the Stacks"! Gather clues by interviewing suspects, using library resources, and exploring t…
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Scribblers for Veterans Scribblers for Veterans

Scribblers for Veterans, a group for veterans and family members of veterans who are writing or wish to write, meets the third Tuesday even…
Scribblers for Veterans, a group for veterans and family members of veterans who are writing or wish to write, meets the third Tuesday even…
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SLPL offers laptops for in-Library use SLPL offers laptops for in-Library use

Need a laptop to use while at your St. Louis Public Library Branch? You’re in luck! SLPL now offers Chromebook laptops...
Need a laptop to use while at your St. Louis Public Library Branch? You’re in luck! SLPL now offers Chromebook laptops...
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