In addition to fun stories, sometimes there will be special guests storytellers and themed storytime events.
Celebrate fall at the Great Godfrey Maze. The annual Fall Corn Festival features lots of fun for all ages, including wagon rides, the Cow Train, pony rides, a petting zoo, clowns and balloon twisters, a treasure hunt in the corn crib, live music, a corn on the cob eating contest, Little Miss and Mister Maze contest and more.
Learn about native birds of prey through a demonstration and flight show by the World Bird Sanctuary.
Enjoy a free movie at the Edwardsville City Park Band Shell (by the library) at sunset.
Your kids can challenge their friends to see who will be the last one standing during this two-hour Nerf adventure.
Celebrate Memorial Day by watching the oldest consecutive running parade in the nation.
At this special event, experts will demonstrate ancient crafts such as bow and arrow making, flintknapping, pottery making, fingerweaving, and bone/shell/ gourd carving.
March brings a very special kind of tropical madness to the Butterfly House in Faust Park! Thousands of breathtaking Blue Morpho butterflies take up residence to welcome spring.
Bring your family to Cardinals Nation Restaurant on select Wednesday nights for Family Night with Fredbird! Meet Fredbird from 6:30-7:30 p.m., play games and win prizes! Kids 12 and under eat free per adult meal purchased.
Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.