Don your costumes, grab your kids, bring your friends to this FREE, all-ages, downtown-wide event! Our 7th Annual Stick'R Treat Downtown! HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: 1) Print your "STICK'R STOP" map at home or snag one at Manic Snail/Fox Tail Design & Printing. (Printable map in found in FB event thread!) 2) Enjoy an autumn […]

The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Fall Book Sale will take place in the lower level of the Downtown Library. Over 10,000 books and DVDs for all ages. […]

Create a doll using a basic template and adding details to replicate your favorite spooky movie character

Meet local author Scott Eveloff from 1-3PM on Saturday, October 18 and pickup a signed copy of DO NOT RESUSCITATE. Scott Eveloff MD is a practicing Sleep Disorders, Critical Care, and Pulmonary physician, serving the far-flung environs of rural Missouri while publishing his perspectives on medical ethics and physician behavior. His professional life and his […]

Using locally foraged natural dried foliage, create a witches broom.

Bee & Thistle is hosting the 2nd gathering we're you can learn, play, and gather with friends. Saturday October 25, 2025   Class 1 - Intro to Mahjong New or Refresher. Learn the basics with guided playing time! 10:00 am – 2:00 pm $75 - Lunch & AMJL Card Included ___________________________________ Class 2 – Tile […]

This special story time is in conjunction with Halloween artist, Pat Benedict! She has created a glow-in-the-dark finger puppet kit for families to assemble after we read MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT. Because these kits do require a fair bit of preparation, we would kindly ask you to pre-register for this FREE event.

Design and paint your own holiday themed gourd.

Trivia for a Cause Presented by the Joyce Raye Patterson 50+ Activity Center (JRP) Trivia for a Cause is the kick-off event for this year’s annual Christmas present donation drive.  This year proceeds benefit the residents of the St. Joseph Chateau, 811 N 9th St, St. Joseph.  Teams of 1 to 8 people are invited […]

The Downtown Library is under a spell and the books are turning into terrifying versions of their stories. Can you survive the night? $5 per person. Intended for teens and adults. Brave children 7 and up allowed with adult. Tour includes stairs. Groups of 6 or fewer will be led through the Haunted Library by […]

In the newest novel in the Port William series, Wendell Berry's beloved protagonist Andy Catlett tells the inspiring story of his grandfather Marce Catlett to his own children and grandchildren, […]