Join the Bike-Pedestrian Planning Team as they preview the recommendations for improving walking safety. This 30-minute walking tour will be an opportunity to learn about the planning process and recommendations and to ask questions.  There will be two walking tours on Saturday, January 24:

• Argonne Drive.  We will meet at the northeast corner of Argonne Drive and Kirkwood Road, from 11:00 am - 12:00 p.m.
• Longview Boulevard.  We will meet at the corner of Woodlawn Avenue and Longview Boulevard, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

For more information on the Kirkwood Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, click here. 

In the event of bad weather - storms, severe ice, heavy snow - the event will be rescheduled for January 31, 2015.  

As a portion of the existing Kirkwood Community Center approaches its 50th birthday, a feasibility study is being conducted to examine the future of the building.  A statistically valid survey completed earlier this year has given direction to the feasibility study, which is being conducted by Jacobs Engineering.  As part of the feasibility study process, the public is being invited to review and comment on some very preliminary design ideas and conceptual plans.  This opportunity will take place during two public comments sessions.  The first will be held Wednesday, January 21, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. and the second will be held Saturday, January 24 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Both sessions will be held at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Road.

FOR ADULTS:

Special Events:

~ Adult Game Night. Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. You love playing games? Join us for Adult Game Night at the Kirkwood Public Library where we will be playing an assortment of new and old board games. Bring in your favorite board games, cards, or play one of ours. Meet new friends while playing your favorite game!!

~ Author Talk: Julius Hunter. Saturday, January 24, 2015 2:00 p.m.  Priscilla & Babe: From Slavery's Shackles to Millionaire Bordello Madams in Victorian St. Louis, by Julius Hunter. An Amazon Editors' Top Pick of 2014. Book talk and signing to follow.

Book Clubs:

~ Saturday Morning Perk's Club: Saturday, January 17, 10 a.m.: Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Hetty "Handful" Grimke, an urban slave in early 19th century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke's daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something great in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women.

~ Mystery Readers. Wednesday, January 21, 2:00 p.m.: The Stone Wife: A Peter Diamond Investigation, by Peter Lovesey. Three masked men interrupt a competitive-bidding war for a rare, carved stone and kill the highest bidder. Peter Diamond and his team research the mystical origins of the stone while Ingeborg goes undercover to investigate the murder weapon.

~ Books for Bingo. Tuesday, January 20, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Come play bingo with us for an hour on the 3rd Tuesday during the winter months.    We play for books that have been donated to the library.  We always have a good selection.   Everyone always goes home with a book, sometimes with more than one. 

FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES:

Story Times: Weekday story times start the week of January 13.

~ Time for Twos Story Time, Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. Stories, songs, and crafts.

~ Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. Stories, songs and crafts.

~ Books for Babies, for babies 6-24 months and their caregivers, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. January 15 through April 23.

~ First Steps Story Time, for our youngest 2s and graduates of Books for Babies, Thursdays,

10:30 a.m. January 15 through April 23.

~ Books & Blocks. Hear a story and build with your child. Ages 6 months to preschool. January 6, 7, and 8: 10:00 a.m.

~ Count on Books. Join us for a six-week session that combines stories and math activities designed to reinforce early math concepts, with a focus on Kindergarten readiness. Recommended for children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2015. Fridays, January 30 through March 6, 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Sign up online at kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org

~ Champ Reading Dogs. First Sunday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Come read with a furry friend.

Book Clubs:

~ Family Book Club, Mondays, 7:00 p.m. For children in grades 5 to 8 and their guardians. Books available at the library for check out. January 12: The Giver by Lois Lowry.

~ Family Book Club Junior, for children in grades 3 to 4 and their guardians. Join us for a reading selection, discussion, and activities. 6:30 p.m. January 5: Classics for Children.

~ Wednesday After-School Special, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Join us on Wednesdays for a different activity each week of the month. For elementary school-age children.  Science Fun, January 14. Make and Take After School Craft, January 28.

Special Events:

~ Sesame Street Fun. Celebrate the 45th anniversary of Sesame Street with activities, games and crafts. January 10, 10:00 a.m.

~ Imagination Station. Join Kirkwood Public Library and Kirkwood Parks & Recreation for stories, crafts, games and more. Ages 1 to 6 with parent. Register by calling 822-5855. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. January 14: Imagination Train Station @ Kirkwood Train Station

FOR TEENS:

~ January 8:  Game Night @ the Library 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

~ January 9:  Anime Afternoon, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

~ January 11:  CD Scratch Art, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

~ January 16:  Anime Afternoon, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

~ January 18:  3DS Sundays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

~ January 20:  Chat N' Chew Book Club: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld,  6:30-7:30 p.m.

~ January 23:  Minecraft Night! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sign Up Required. Call 821-5770, ext. 1020

~ January 28:  Punk Rocks, 6:00-7:00 p.m.