Week Calendar

Pick up the November adult take-home kit in the Reference Department! Kits include instructions and supplies to create a craft at home. Kits are available starting at 5pm, while supplies last.

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!

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.

A 5 week program for parents/caregivers and children ages 1-3 focused on learning through play and connection! 

Visit with community resource professionals in the following fields: 

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!

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.

Come join MDC naturalists at the Joplin Public Library to learn about Missouri’s bats! We will discuss bats in Missouri (and some from around the world), what makes a bat a bat, and what we can do to help them.

This special storytime is geared toward kids ages 5-8 and their families! We will explore books and stories through reading, singing, talking, and playing!