North County

Join VolunTEENnation.org at the Ferguson Public Library for the St. Louis Family Volunteer Day. Parents, kids, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles - everyone is invited to volunteer to make a variety of projects for local nonprofit organizations to share.

Enjoy a free concert by the Ugandan Kids Choir at the St. Louis County Library. After the performance, members of the choir will participate in a cultural exchange with members of the audience. 

Sponsored by the St. Louis County Library and Childcare Worldwide.

6 p.m. at the St. Louis County Library, Florissant Valley Branch. 

Kids ages 4-14 will learn the proper way to greet dogs and cats to avoid bites and scratches. There will even be a dog at the class to allow the kids to practice. Presented by the APA of Missouri.

Classes are free and will be held at the following times and locations of the St. Louis County Library:

Monday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Bend Branch.

Tour the Challenger Learning Center to celebrate Earth Day. Preview the newest simulated space mission at the center: Earth Odyssey, and take part in hands-on activities, like the new Wind Turbine Design Challenge workshop, then enjoy snacks, environmental activites and giveaways.

2 to 6 p.m. Free, but registration is requested.

The Challenger Learning Center, known for offering 'out-of-this-world' science learning for kids, is offering Family Workshops this spring. Workshops are designed for parents and children to work together on aerospace, aviation and engineering-themed projects.

Workshops include all supplies and materials to build a rocket, robot or model airplane. Spaces are limited and reservations are required.

Author Carol Swartout Klein will be autographing and selling the paperback of her book Painting for Peace in Ferguson.

The 48-page children’s book will be available for $15.95.