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When: March 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Midtown Carnegie Branch LIbrary, 391 E Central St, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

For families with kids in grades K-12 in the Children’s Department. Bring the family for a tour of Springfield’s oldest library and learn about our 114-year-old building! We’ll discover all five fireplaces, the secret attic,

When: March 9, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Midtown Carnegie Branch LIbrary, 391 E Central St, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

For families with kids in grades K-12 in the Children’s Department. Bring the family for a tour of Springfield’s oldest library and learn about our 114-year-old building! We’ll discover all five fireplaces, the secret attic,

When: April 11, 2019 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 S Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO 65804, USA

For age 13-grade 12. Bring in a book of the same genre as the advertised movie. We’ll chat about our books and watch a PG-13-rated movie. Snacks will be provided. Call 883-1974. April 11: “Ferris

When: April 9, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
Where: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 S Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO 65804, USA

For adults. Call 883-1974. Sept. 10: ““What We Were Promised” by Lucy Tan.

When: April 4, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Where: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 S Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO 65804, USA

For ages 20-40. “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” by Kate Moore. Call 883-1974. Oct. 3: “The Invited,” by Jennifer McMahon.

When: April 2, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
Where: Midtown Carnegie Branch LIbrary, 391 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038, USA

For grades 6-12 in the Teen Room. Share a poem, either your own or one from your favorite poet, in celebration of National Poetry Month. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Call 862-0135.

When: May 18, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Tom Watkins Park, 2800 W High St, Springfield, MO 65803, USA

For families with children from infants-grade 12. It’s the start of the Library’s Summer Reading Program, with the theme A Universe of Stories. Blast off into summer with the Library and Springfield-Greene County Park Board!

When: April 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
Where: LIbrary Station, 535 N Kansas Expy, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

Library Station Santa Fe Room. Prescription medications help us live longer and healthier lives. They can also produce harmful effects when not used properly. Learn about the dangers of medication misuse and abuse and how

When: April 20, 2019 @ 10:00 am
Where: Schweitzer Brentwood Branch LIbrary, 2214 S Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO 65804, USA

Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library community room. Many older adults struggle with medication safety and management. Learn how you or someone you care for can better manage their medicine cabinet in this presentation from Generation Rx.

When: April 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
Where: Midtown Carnegie Branch LIbrary, 391 E Central St, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

When curious kids and teens get access to prescription medications, the results can be disastrous. Learn about medication misuse and abuse among older kids and teens and how to manage your prescription medications safely in