St. Charles City-County Library has announced plans to renovate the Spencer Road and Middendorf-Kredell branches in 2024.
The Magic House will soon take young visitors into the pages of their favorite stories with a new 5,000-square-foot early childhood exhibit.
Beginning Nov. 8, Missouri families will be eligible to sign up to receive books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library®, a book-gifting program that mails free books to registered children monthly from birth through age 5.
These local St. Louis summer camps give your child the opportunity to have fun while enhancing their academic skills.
Looking for ways to "level up" quality time with your e-gamer, cosplayer or superhero sidekick? The St. Louis Metro offers numerous fun events and destinations for fans of video games, comic books, Pokémon, anime and more.
Books are a great way to escape the world. Books are also a great way to enjoy the world! When you’re planning an adventure, learning about your destination before you go makes the experience that much more rewarding. (If you read reviews about a restaurant before you try it, then you can probably relate.)
The Missouri Historical Society Press has published a new children’s book, “Ruth’s River Dreams,” by Elizabeth A. Pickard and illustrated by Catherine G. Sibley.
Kids can take in a great book as they take a stroll at several local Storybook Walks, unique trails with children's books posted along a walking path.
St. Louis is known for the Gateway Arch, Forest Park and the Mighty Mississippi River, but did you also know it’s also home to a growing network of greenways connecting our region’s parks, rivers, cultural landmarks and communities? No two greenways are alike; some travel through quiet wooded areas, while others connect to shopping districts, neighborhoods, libraries, parks and schools. With 128 miles (and counting) built to date, greenways are great places for families to walk, ride a bike and enjoy some free fresh air.
Here are five fun things to do on a greenway this summer:
On a hot day in July 1894, Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband loaded a small wagon, hitched up the horses and with their young daughter, Rose, headed south. Their destination: a small town in south-central Missouri, where they hoped to turn 40 acres of land on a rocky ridge into a viable apple orchard. It was the seventh time in Laura's life that her family had left everything behind and started over in a new place, living in a one-room cabin, dugout or claim shack as they struggled to realize the American dream of owning their own farm.