Event List

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Adult Take-Home Kit (Letter Writing)

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:00pm

Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

Pick up the April adult take-home kit in the Reference Department, while supplies last!

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Event Details:

Pick up the April adult take-home kit in the Reference Department, while supplies last!

Joplin Reads Together Art Challenge Reception

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Arts, Exhibits, Joplin Reads Together, Post Art Library

Age Group:

All Ages

Presented by Post Art Library inside the Joplin Public Library this exhibit reception will feature artwork from the Joplin Reads Together Art Challenge created by participants from the community. The challenge: design a postage stamp.

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Arts, Exhibits, Joplin Reads Together, Post Art Library

Event Details:

Presented by Post Art Library inside the Joplin Public Library this exhibit reception will feature artwork from the Joplin Reads Together Art Challenge created by participants from the community. The challenge: design a postage stamp.

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Plant Swap

Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Community Room (Whole) at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

Calling all plant enthusiasts to Plant Swap! Bring a plant, cutting, or seed and swap for ones provided by the library or brought by other attendees! Please have plants ready to swap. Indoor and outdoor plants are welcome.

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room (Whole)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Event Details:

Calling all plant enthusiasts to Plant Swap! Bring a plant, cutting, or seed and swap for ones provided by the library or brought by other attendees! Please have plants ready to swap. Indoor and outdoor plants are welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

Easter Sunday

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The library will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday.

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday.

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Chat & Craft: Reading Journals

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room West at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

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

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room West

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Event Details:

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

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Dear Listener: A Night of Letters Aloud

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Arts, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

An Open Mic Night with a theme of letters! Have an old letter from a relative, a creative letter you’ve written, a favorite letter from an author, or even a rejection letter? Share a letter aloud or listen to those that do at this Open Mic Night!

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Registration Required

Offsite Event

Open

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts, Enrichment, Joplin Reads Together

Registration Required

Event Details:

An Open Mic Night with a theme of letters! Have an old letter from a relative, a creative letter you’ve written, a favorite letter from an author, or even a rejection letter? Share a letter aloud or listen to those that do at this Open Mic Night!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

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Creative Correspondence

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room (Whole) at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Arts, Crafts & DIY, Joplin Reads Together, Makerspace, Post Art Library

Age Group:

Adults

Join POST Art Library and Makerspace staff to view creative ways to personalize correspondence while creating a ready-to-mail piece of your own. All supplies provided.

For ages 18+, no library card or registration required to attend.

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room (Whole)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts, Crafts & DIY, Joplin Reads Together, Makerspace, Post Art Library

Event Details:

Join POST Art Library and Makerspace staff to view creative ways to personalize correspondence while creating a ready-to-mail piece of your own. All supplies provided.

For ages 18+, no library card or registration required to attend.

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Book Discussion: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Room West at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

Join in as we chat about

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room West

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Joplin Reads Together

Event Details:

Join in as we chat about

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

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Book Discussion: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Room West at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Joplin Reads Together

Age Group:

Adults

Join in as we chat about

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room West

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Joplin Reads Together

Event Details:

Join in as we chat about

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

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Sibylline Letters and the History of the Epistolary

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Room (Whole) at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Education, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Age Group:

Adults

Dear Readers,

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room (Whole)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Event Details:

Dear Readers,

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

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It's Complicated: Orphans, Italian Adoptions, & Finding Your Roots

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Community Room (Whole) at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Education, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Age Group:

Adults

Dr. Kerry Sachetta will discuss the history of unwanted children from Medieval practices through today, and how the Italian Orphan Program 1950-1970 addressed the issue of orphaned and unwanted children after WWII.

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room (Whole)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Event Details:

Dr. Kerry Sachetta will discuss the history of unwanted children from Medieval practices through today, and how the Italian Orphan Program 1950-1970 addressed the issue of orphaned and unwanted children after WWII.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

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Virginia Evans Author Visit

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room (Whole) at Joplin Public Library

Program Type:

Author Visit, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Age Group:

Adults

Join us as we welcome bestselling author Virginia Evans to the Joplin Public Library!

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Library Branch: Joplin Public Library

Room: Community Room (Whole)

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Visit, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers

Event Details:

Join us as we welcome bestselling author Virginia Evans to the Joplin Public Library!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact library staff.

Memorial Day

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Juneteenth

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The Library will be closed in observance of Juneteenth.

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Joplin Public Library

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

New Years Day

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The Library will be closed in observance of New Years! We apologize for any inconvenience, and would like to remind you that the Library's digital resources are available 24/...

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Description:

The Library will be closed in observance of New Years!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Lurth King Jr. Day

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Description:

The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Lurth King Jr. Day

Presidents Day

All Day

Joplin Public Library

The library will be closed in observance of Presidents Day

Closing

Branches:

Joplin Public Library

Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Presidents Day

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