Community Calendar

Join us as we kick off our Centennial Year with a Local Author Book Fair!

This festive event highlights the incredible talent in our community. You can meet 20 local authors, pick up signed copies of their books, and find unique holiday gifts for the readers in your life. Throughout the evening, enjoy an engaging panel discussion where authors will share their creative process, writing journey, and insights into their work. Guests will also enjoy refreshments from local partners, Sunset 44, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Britt’s Bakehouse.

It’s the perfect way to start the season — and our centennial — by celebrating stories, community, and the power of local voices. Free and open to all!

Advanced registration is available and will close on December 8, 2025. Advanced registration will get you access to refreshments and a 100th anniversary swag bag.

RSVP: https://kplmo.org/event/local-author-fair/

Meet local/regional authors and creators in a relaxed book fair event. Just in time for Christmas shopping and sure to be a fun night out. This supports our local community artists as well as St. Charles' local roller derby team the St. Chux Derby Crew. 30+ authors and creators are waiting to show you their masterpieces!

Come join us for the finest local literary shopping just in time for Christmas! Regional authors and local creators bring their books, arts, and crafts for one night of fun. Sweets and drinks available. Find your new favorite author at this fun annual event.

Join author Ashley Key at the Saint Louis Science Center’s Energy Stage for a dazzling northern lights science show!
Come on Tuesday, December 30th at 10:00am for an Arctic-themed STEM adventure featuring children’s author Ashley Key and her poetic picture book Dash and the Lights in the Sky.

Ashley will kick off the morning with an engaging read-aloud of her book, then guide kids through a hands-on Foil Aurora Mask Craft where they decorate shimmering aurora-inspired masks to take home.

The program also includes a live science show on the Energy Stage, using an aurora projector and interactive demonstrations to show how Earth’s magnetic poles and solar energy create the northern lights. Kids will watch the science of light, color, and magnetism come alive right before their eyes!

Families are encouraged to explore the Saint Louis Science Center’s galleries and STEM exhibits after the program.

✨ Giveaway!
All attendees can enter to win a free signed hardcover copy of Dash and the Lights in the Sky AND a plush Dash stuffed animal. One winner will be selected at the end of the event.

After the reading, books will be available for purchase and signing:
$19.99 Hardcover · $13.99 Softcover · $9.99 Board Book
(Cash or card accepted.)