Week Calendar

Featured Events

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Dear Listener: A Night of Letters Aloud

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

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Creative Correspondence

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

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Book Discussion: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

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

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Sibylline Letters and the History of the Epistolary

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Room: Community Room (Whole)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Joplin Reads Together, Speakers
Event Details:

Dear Readers,

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

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

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Virginia Evans Author Visit

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

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Adult Take-Home Kit

3:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Summer Reading
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Enrichment, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Pick up an adult take-home kit in the Reference Department, while supplies last! Take-home kits includes supplies and instructions to make a craft at home. 
12 pm

Brown Bag Travelogue

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Education, Enrichment, Speakers, Summer Reading
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Room: Conference Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Enrichment, Speakers, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Sit back, relax, and explore a new place from the comfort of the library in this Travelogue program.

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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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Art with Spiva

4:30pm–5:30pm
Youth, Tweens (ages 8-12)
Arts, Summer Reading
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens (ages 8-12)
Program Type: Arts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

More information to come!
5 pm

Unearth Movie Night

5:30pm–7:15pm
Children (ages 6-12), Tweens (ages 8-12), Teens (ages 11-18), Adults
Movies, Summer Reading
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Room: Community Room (Whole)
Age Group: Children (ages 6-12), Tweens (ages 8-12), Teens (ages 11-18), Adults
Program Type: Movies, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Travel to the cubic wonderland of Overworld in this videogame movie adaptation, A Minecraft Movie! 

All ages welcome. Rated PG. Runtime 101 minutes. 
6 pm

Chat & Craft

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Arts, Crafts & DIY, Enrichment
Library Branch: Joplin Public Library
Room: Community Room (Whole)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Crafts & DIY, Enrichment
Event Details:

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