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Scarecrow Crawl

FestiFall

Celebrate fall with great food (including authentic german potato pancakes), beer and wine, unique merchandise vendors and a HUGE kid zone! The Z Band (formerly the Smash Band) will "bring the party" to FestiFall! The Z Band, a St. Louis band which started the party tradition in 1970, will carry on in tradition as the Smash Band with most of the same members, a few additions, and the same great playlist!

Friends of the Library Book Sale

The Friends of the Library will be selling gently used books at Columbia FestiFall.

Limb Pick Up

Story Hour (3-5 years)

Children build early literacy skills in a themed story time with songs, stories, craft, and free play with new friends. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tot Time (19 months-3 years)

Toddlers and their caregivers join in on simple stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun activity or themed craft. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

City Council Meeting

Babygarten (6-18 months)

Bring your baby for rhymes, songs, play, and choral reading to build their language and early literacy skills. We get busy so remember to wear comfy clothes.

Novels at Night (Adult)

Join our book discussion on "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky" by Heidi W. Durrow. Request a copy from the catalog. Library will be covering drinks and appetizers.

Computer Basics: Saving & Finding Files (Adults 45+)

A student with basic computer skills gains an introduction to saving computer files and understanding how to organize them.

CHS Homecoming Parade

The Homecoming Parade consists of class floats, the CHS band, sports teams, and homecoming court participants.

Monroe County Farmer's Market

Local fresh produce and plants. Along with fresh homemade bakery items.

Wiggle Time (1-5 years)

Toddler’s and their caregivers sing along while learning movements to music and play! **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Chair Yoga with Lisa Fox (Adults)

Increase strength, flexibility, coordination and reduce stress as Lisa Fox guides you through yoga poses that utilize a chair for balance.

Basket Weaving Class

Learn how to weave a basket!

Story Hour (3-5 years)

Children build early literacy skills in a themed story time with songs, stories, craft, and free play with new friends. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tot Time (19 months-3 years)

Toddlers and their caregivers join in on simple stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun activity or themed craft. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Babygarten (6-18 months)

Bring your baby for rhymes, songs, play, and choral reading to build their language and early literacy skills. We get busy so remember to wear comfy clothes.

Police Pension Board Meeting

S.T.E.A.M. Explorers (6-12 yrs.)

Dye Wool Yarn with Food Coloring Did you know you can dye wool yarn with food coloring and citric acid? Learn how to dye yarn without using harmful chemicals - fully kid safe!

Plan Commission Meeting

Plan Commission Public Hearing

Library Board Meeting

Every month the library board meets from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The allow anyone from the public make comments at the beginning of the meeting for about 15 minutes.

A Conversation with Novelist Jesmyn Ward (On ZOOM)

Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward as she discusses how her literary vision and personal experiences address urgent questions about racism and social injustice. Ward, hailed as "the new Toni Morrison" by the American Booksellers Association, is the author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including the critically acclaimed novels Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. In 2017, she became the first woman and first person of color to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. A professor of creative writing at Tulane University and contributing editor to Vanity Fair, Ward's many honors include the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and a Strauss Living Award.

The Golden Gamers (Adults 45+)

Come socialize and play games with others. Play games like Bunco, Farkle, Scrabble, Yahtzee, or grab a decks of cards for a game of Pinochle or Bridge. Refreshments will be served and lunch on a quarterly basis. Feel free to just show up and bring some friends!

Monroe County Farmer's Market

Local fresh produce and plants. Along with fresh homemade bakery items.

Witches Ghoulish Night Out

Food, brew, shopping & fun for witches and warlocks. Contests and prizes.

Pitch Your Product: Practical Product Design (5-11 yrs.)

Anyone, at any age, can be a business entrepreneur! We're learning how to turn an idea into a retail product. Let's design and build a prototype of the perfect tool that everybody needs. Zoom led by St. Louis Crayola Imagine Art Academy. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom Link and invite to pick up kit with project supplies the week before the event.

Preschool S.T.E.A.M. (3-5 yrs.)

Balance Scale—Test out the weight of different small objects as you explore this simple but easy-to-make scale. Can you keep it balanced? Major concepts: counting, balance, weight

Halloween Hoopla (18 mos. - 5 yrs.)

Enjoy a not-so-spooky stories, games, crafts, treats, and more! Don’t forget to wear your favorite costume.

Public Rosary Program

Join the Immaculate Conception Church Council of Catholic Women as we pray the Holy Rosary for peace in our world. All are welcome.

Story Hour (3-5 years)

Children build early literacy skills in a themed story time with songs, stories, craft, and free play with new friends. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tot Time (19 months-3 years)

Toddlers and their caregivers join in on simple stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun activity or themed craft. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

City Council Meeting

Babygarten (6-18 months)

Bring your baby for rhymes, songs, play, and choral reading to build their language and early literacy skills. We get busy so remember to wear comfy clothes.

Escape Room (12-17 years)

Get locked in an eerie room of puzzles and riddles for an hour. Teams must escape the room before the hour is up to win a prize.

Escape Room (12-17 years)

Get locked in an eerie room of puzzles and riddles for an hour. Teams must escape the room before the hour is up to win a prize.

Escape Room (12-17 years)

Get locked in an eerie room of puzzles and riddles for an hour. Teams must escape the room before the hour is up to win a prize.

How to Organize Your Computer Files? (Adults 45+)

Learn where to organize, how to move, copy, or create shortcuts, and how to create and categorize files within folders. Beginner/Intermediate

Monroe County Farmer's Market

Local fresh produce and plants. Along with fresh homemade bakery items.

Wiggle Time (1-5 years)

Toddler’s and their caregivers sing along while learning movements to music and play! **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

First Aid & CPR Training

Columbia EMS will be teaching a free American Heart Association HeartSaver training course to members of the community who are interested. Learn the basics for the most common first aid emergencies, including how to recognize them, how to call for help, and how to perform lifesaving skills. Learn the skills needed to recognize cardiac arrest, get emergency care on the way quickly, and help a person until EMS arrives.

Story Hour (3-5 years)

Children build early literacy skills in a themed story time with songs, stories, craft, and free play with new friends. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tot Time (19 months-3 years)

Toddlers and their caregivers join in on simple stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun activity or themed craft. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Our Friends group are volunteers who share a common belief that the library is important to the intellectual and cultural growth of the community. The members of this non-profit organization work to increase public awareness of all library services and assist in bringing funds to the library for special needs. Please feel free to join us.

Babygarten (6-18 months)

Bring your baby for rhymes, songs, play, and choral reading to build their language and early literacy skills. We get busy so remember to wear comfy clothes.

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

The Golden Gamers (Adults 45+)

Come socialize and play games with others. Play games like Bunco, Farkle, Scrabble, Yahtzee, or grab a decks of cards for a game of Pinochle or Bridge. Refreshments will be served and lunch on a quarterly basis. Feel free to just show up and bring some friends!

Monroe County Farmer's Market

Local fresh produce and plants. Along with fresh homemade bakery items.

Chair Yoga with Lisa Fox (Adults)

Increase strength, flexibility, coordination and reduce stress as Lisa Fox guides you through yoga poses that utilize a chair for balance.

Halloween Hi-JInks

Historic Main Street businesses welcome children to trick or treat on the Saturday before Halloween. Music, kids activities and costume contest at City Hall Fountain Park

Story Hour (3-5 years)

Children build early literacy skills in a themed story time with songs, stories, craft, and free play with new friends. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Tot Time (19 months-3 years)

Toddlers and their caregivers join in on simple stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun activity or themed craft. **Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.