Is Your Child on Track?

The Boone County Early Childhood Coalition offers a quick, free screening to assess your child's well-being and social-emotional health.For Boone County families with ages 2 mos. to 5 yrs.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

First Wednesday Book Sale

This month's sale will feature books on gardening, nature, travel and Black history. First Wednesday sales offer some of the very best books that have been donated to the Friends of the Library. Cash or checks only. All proceeds go to support library services.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Brighter Beginnings

Brighter Beginnings is an organization that helps connect parents who are expecting or who have young children with home visiting services and parenting education tailored to their needs. Drop in to chat with their staff and find out how they can help you and your famil......More

Brighter Beginnings is an organization that helps connect parents who are expecting or who have young children with home visiting services and parenting education tailored to their needs. Drop in to chat with their staff and find out how they can help you and your family!For Boone County families expecting a baby or with children ages 5 and younger.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Area

Toddler Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Toddler Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

First Thursday Book Discussion

In "How to Think About AI," author Richard Susskind draws on his experience of working on AI since the early 1980s. For Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence saving humanity with and from AI is the defining challenge of our age. Adult......More

In "How to Think About AI," author Richard Susskind draws on his experience of working on AI since the early 1980s. For Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence saving humanity with and from AI is the defining challenge of our age. Adults and teens. Please register if you'd like to receive a free copy of the book.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Be My Little Valentine

Join us for a Valentine's Day celebration with dancing, a photo op and other activities. Fancy clothes welcome. Birth to age 5 with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Be My Little Valentine

Join us for a Valentine's Day celebration with dancing, a photo op and other activities. Fancy clothes welcome. Birth to age 5 with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Device Advice and Tech Help Drop-in

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubles......More

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment or fill out legal or tax forms.Adults.

Columbia Public Library - Training Center

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Discover your local library on this special day! Come explore the children's area and the rest of the library together and pick out a free book to add to your home collection, while supplies last. Families.

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Stories in Art, Art in Stories

Nurture your childs interest in reading, visual literacy, creative thinking and language development. In this session, a picture book will provide the jumping-off point for an art project that encourages active looking, listening, imagining and creating. Presented by th......More

Nurture your childs interest in reading, visual literacy, creative thinking and language development. In this session, a picture book will provide the jumping-off point for an art project that encourages active looking, listening, imagining and creating. Presented by the Columbia Art League.Ages 5-9, parents welcome. Please register.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Friends of the Columbia Public Library Lobby Book Sale

The Friends hold semiweekly sales in the library lobby. Shop every Wednesday and Saturday noon-3 p.m. Cash or checks only. All proceeds support library services.

Columbia Public Library - Lobby

History and Genealogy as Preservation

Join Columbia's Historic Preservation Commission for its fourth annual speaker series event. Historian David Sapp will discuss two historic structures no longer physically part of Columbia and genealogist Vikki Pauley will share histories she has uncovered around the co......More

Join Columbia's Historic Preservation Commission for its fourth annual speaker series event. Historian David Sapp will discuss two historic structures no longer physically part of Columbia and genealogist Vikki Pauley will share histories she has uncovered around the community of Barnett in northeastern Boone County.Adults. Registration encouraged; seating is first-come, first-served.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Tunes at Two

Local musicians provide a musical backdrop at the Columbia Public Library on the second Sunday of every month. This month enjoy pianist Lionelle Miller.Adults, teens, school-age children.

Columbia Public Library - Reading Balcony

Baby Story Time

For the tiniest library patrons, join us for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages birth to 12 months with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Valloween Party

Ghosts are white, vampires are dead. Valentines would be better if it was Halloween instead! Bring your best fiends and join us for a creepy craft time in an environment designed for low-sensory needs. Snacks provided. Teens and adults. Please register.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Reading to Rover

Children will read for 15 minutes to one of Ann Gafke's Teacher's Pet Therapy Dogs while a handler oversees them. It's a fun way to improve children's literacy skills. All dogs are certified therapy dogs. Please note, depending on attendance, your family may need to wai......More

Children will read for 15 minutes to one of Ann Gafke's Teacher's Pet Therapy Dogs while a handler oversees them. It's a fun way to improve children's literacy skills. All dogs are certified therapy dogs. Please note, depending on attendance, your family may need to wait for a dog.Kindergarten age and older.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Valloween Party

Ghosts are white, vampires are dead. Valentines would be better if it was Halloween instead! Bring your best fiends and join us for a creepy craft time! Snacks provided. Teens and adults. Registration is not required, but space is limited.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Preschool Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 2½ (30 mos.) to 5 years with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Preschool Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 2½ (30 mos.) to 5 years with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

DIY Digital Archiving Lab

Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment.* Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time.Adults and teens. Please register, one ......More

Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment.* Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time.Adults and teens. Please register, one person per session.

Columbia Public Library - Training Center

DIY Digital Archiving Lab

Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment.* Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time.Adults and teens. Please register, one ......More

Bring your photos, documents, artwork, slides and negatives to this weekly session to digitize them using our up-to-date scanning equipment.* Orientation to the equipment and assistance from staff is available during this lab time.Adults and teens. Please register, one person per session.

Columbia Public Library - Training Center

iPhone and iPad for Beginners

Learn to navigate the home screen, manage apps and connect to the internet with your Apple iPhone or iPad. Bring along your device, your Apple ID and your password. Adults and teens. Please register.

Columbia Public Library - Studio

Device Advice and Tech Help Drop-in

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubles......More

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment or fill out legal or tax forms.Adults.

Columbia Public Library - Training Center

Poetry Out Loud

Regional high school students will compete for a spot on the Missouri state team at this poetry recitation competition. Come observe and encourage the students as they perform. This program of the National Endowment for the Arts is coordinated locally by the Office of C......More

Regional high school students will compete for a spot on the Missouri state team at this poetry recitation competition. Come observe and encourage the students as they perform. This program of the National Endowment for the Arts is coordinated locally by the Office of Cultural Affairs with the Missouri Arts Council. Teens and adults. (Alternate weather date: February 18.)

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

All Our Fruits and Vegetables

Staff from the Columbia/Boone County WIC Program will share the book All Our Fruits and Vegetables by Roberta L. Duyff and Patricia C. McKissack. After the story, kids will participate in a food stamping craft with non-toxic, washable paint.Ages 2-5 with an adult. Pleas......More

Staff from the Columbia/Boone County WIC Program will share the book All Our Fruits and Vegetables by Roberta L. Duyff and Patricia C. McKissack. After the story, kids will participate in a food stamping craft with non-toxic, washable paint.Ages 2-5 with an adult. Please register.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Lunch & Learn: How Learning About Diversity Changes Lives

Professor Emeritus of Cultural Diversity Nancy F. Browning will present "Now That My Eyes Are Open: How Learning About Diversity Changes Lives." Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County. Adults. Attend in person or via Zoom; see full descripti......More

Professor Emeritus of Cultural Diversity Nancy F. Browning will present "Now That My Eyes Are Open: How Learning About Diversity Changes Lives." Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County. Adults. Attend in person or via Zoom; see full description for details.

Columbia Public Library - Virginia G. Young Room

Friends of the Columbia Public Library Lobby Book Sale

The Friends hold semiweekly sales in the library lobby. Shop every Wednesday and Saturday noon-3 p.m. Cash or checks only. All proceeds support library services.

Columbia Public Library - Lobby

Acting Courage

Step into the world of Anne Frank as Hickman High School students bring excerpts from her diary to life through performance, then share how embodying her story has impacted them personally. Through dramatic presentation and thoughtful conversation, explore courage, empa......More

Step into the world of Anne Frank as Hickman High School students bring excerpts from her diary to life through performance, then share how embodying her story has impacted them personally. Through dramatic presentation and thoughtful conversation, explore courage, empathy and the search for hope even in the darkest times. Adults and teens. A part of the "Americans and the Holocaust" exhibit.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Toddler Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Toddler Story Time

Join library staff for rhymes, songs, stories and fun.Ages 12-30 months (walking confidently) with an adult.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

DBRL Board Meeting

This is the monthly meeting of the Daniel Boone Regional Library Board of Trustees.

Columbia Public Library - Virginia G. Young Room

Stories and Activities for Adults With Disabilities

Join us for books, songs and movement! After story time, well have an interactive activity designed just for you.Adults with a caregiver.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Instrument Petting Zoo

You will have the opportunity to try out brass, string, woodwind and percussion instruments while being guided by Mizzou music student volunteers at this event sponsored by the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust and the University of Missouri School of Music.Suggested for ages......More

You will have the opportunity to try out brass, string, woodwind and percussion instruments while being guided by Mizzou music student volunteers at this event sponsored by the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust and the University of Missouri School of Music.Suggested for ages 5 and older. Adults are welcome to try out instruments as well!

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room and Conference Rooms A & B

Device Advice and Tech Help Drop-in

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubles......More

Visit our computer lab to enhance your technology skills. Library trainers can help you with the basic functions of your Windows, Chrome, Android or Apple laptop or device. You can also use self-paced tutorials to work on keyboarding skills. Staff are unable to troubleshoot or repair malfunctioning equipment or fill out legal or tax forms.Adults.

Columbia Public Library - Training Center

TRYPS Theater: Live at Eleven

At this workshop, children play games, sing, dance and act out books. Presented by TRYPS Children's Theater, Columbia's professional theater group for young audiences.Ages 3-8.

Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Friends of the Columbia Public Library Lobby Book Sale

The Friends hold semiweekly sales in the library lobby. Shop every Wednesday and Saturday noon-3 p.m. Cash or checks only. All proceeds support library services.

Columbia Public Library - Lobby

Puzzle Play and Swap

On cold winter days, it can be fun to gather indoors with family and friends to put together a puzzle. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of puzzling at the library, PLUS a puzzle swap! We'll have a variety of puzzles to work on. Take your time or compete in a puzzle race......More

On cold winter days, it can be fun to gather indoors with family and friends to put together a puzzle. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of puzzling at the library, PLUS a puzzle swap! We'll have a variety of puzzles to work on. Take your time or compete in a puzzle race! Optionally, for the swap, bring one or more puzzles to trade.Adults and teens.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room