The Des Peres Branch Library, 5960 Kingsbury Avenue, would like to begin sponsoring adult craft classes in February. Interested neighborhood residents are asked to contact the library to make their feelings known and to suggest a convenient day and time.
The instructor and most materials are provided, free of charge, by the St. Louis Department of Recreation.
If interest, contact the library. The telephone number is 726-2653.
Arts and crafts classes, conducted by Mrs. Ernestine Macklin of the Department of Parks and Recreation, are held every Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. There is no age limit for this activity, but it seems to appeal most to 6 to 12 year olds. All materials used are provided free, but the children are occasionally asked to bring from home things that would normally be thrown away, like empty oatmeal boxes and plastic meat trays.
For children who enjoy creative writing, the Young Writers Club meets on Fridays. This activity is limited to children in the 4th grade and above. Anyone interested should give his name to the children’s librarian.
Children’s movies will be shown each Wednesday beginning January 20th at 3:45 p.m. A schedule for these movies through the end of March follows this article.
Miss Sherry Eckrich, children’s Librarian, states, “Unfortunately, we have had to postpone the meetings of the Des Peres Players due to the delay in getting our participation for the meeting area. We hope to get this activity underway in the spring.”
In addition to our collection of books and magazines for children, the library has a very limited number of records — these include fairy tales, African folk tales, music and activity records for preschool children, and folk music.
As a part of the library’s renewed effort to make the library as pleasant and useful as possible for all patrons, all children are requested to read the rules posted on the back of the card catalog. They are being strictly enforced and those who do not obey them will be asked to leave immediately. A few parents are sending their children to the library to stay (sometimes for hours) while they shop or are at work. Miss Eckrich states, “We cannot be responsible for the safety of these children if they do not behave and are asked to leave. We are always glad to have children here to browse through books or take part in our activities, but we hope parents will regard us as something more than a babysitting service.”
Originally published in The Paper, February 1971.
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Original source: SD_Times1971_02.pdf, printed page 9.
