Event List

An Outreach Worker from Economic Security will be at the library for free consultations.

Find your next read at Book Swap! Bring a book (or several) you no longer want and swap for books brought by other attendees and the library. 

This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) assistance and consultations will be available in the library’s lobby. No library card or appointment is required.

Join us as we learn about African American engineer Raye Montague. We will learn about buoyancy and her work to help heavy ships float and then complete a related activity!

Come play with us! Escape the cold with toys, activities, and self-guided play in our storytime room. 

Ages 2-5

Dog Day Afternoon is designed to help newly independent readers become more comfortable reading!

This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

This program is designed for individuals 18 years and up with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and a support person. We explore a book through a storytime that includes reading, hanging out, activities, and crafts! 

This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

LEAP into 45 minutes of reading, creating, building, and exploring. Parents/guardians are welcome and encouraged to participate. Ages 6-12

This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

This fun storytime geared towards 3-5 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, moving, dancing, and playing!

Play the trading card game, show off your cards, and just talk Pokemon with fellow fans!

Ages 6-12

Lara Jean's letters are out. Are her chances at love? Come hang out with us and find out! Feel free to bring a blanket and snacks. Some snacks provided.

This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

This fun storytime geared towards 0-2 year olds and their families includes reading, singing, rhyming, and connection.

No registration or library card required to attend.

Join in on yoga at the library! This class is open to all experience levels. Some yoga mats will be on hand but supply is limited; please bring your own if you have one. 

Collaborate, build, and explore your creative side! Ages 6-12

Watch anime, read manga, make art, and hang out with us! Grades 6-12.

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at the Joplin Public Library. The blood drive will take place in the Community Room.

Pick up the March adult take-home kit in the Reference Department, while supplies last! Kit includes instructions and supplies to make a flower painting using a plastic bag method. For ages 18+. 

Whether you crochet, knit, stitch, draw, or paint, bring along your current project and chat with us! All crafts are welcome!