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Sensory bags at the service desk of St. Louis County Library branches, with items to help lessen sensory overload for kids and adults, plus All Abilities sensory play at the Florissant Valley Branch and a Sensational Saturday at Rock Road on the dates below.

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Sensory supports. Sensory bags, All Abilities Play Day.

Hours

Monday to Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Sunday 1 to 5 pm at the Clark Family, Daniel Boone, Florissant Valley, Grant's View and Mid-County branches only. All locations close at 5 pm on Wed Nov 25 2026 and Thu Dec 31 2026 (New Year's Eve), and are closed Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26 2026), the day after Thanksgiving (Fri Nov 27 2026), Christmas Eve (Thu Dec 24 2026) and Christmas Day (Fri Dec 25 2026). Clark Family closes at 5 pm on Wed Nov 18 2026.

Branches across St. Louis County; sensory bags at the service desk. All Abilities Play Day: Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. S., Florissant, MO 63031. Sensational Saturday: Rock Road Branch, 10267 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Ann, MO 63074.

Sensational Saturday, St. Louis County Library Rock Road Branch, 2 to 3 pm. Activities to feel, taste, touch, see and smell, for all ages and abilities. Rock Road Branch, 10267 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Ann. For an accommodation, call 314-994-3300 at least two weeks ahead. A library program, open to the public..All Abilities Play Day, St. Louis County Library Florissant Valley Branch, 11 am to noon. Sensory play for children of all abilities, for families with children ages 2 to 8. Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. S., Florissant. For an accommodation, call 314-994-3300 at least two weeks ahead. A library program, open to the public..All Abilities Play Day, St. Louis County Library Florissant Valley Branch, 11 am to noon. Sensory play for children of all abilities, for families with children ages 2 to 8. Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. S., Florissant. For an accommodation, call 314-994-3300 at least two weeks ahead. A library program, open to the public..

Sensory help, in the library's words

“Sensory bags are now available at all SLCL branches. Each bag contains items to help lessen sensory overload for kids and adults during visits to the library. Ask for one at the service desk.”

“Enjoy engaging sensory play for children of all abilities.” slcl.org (All Abilities Play Day)

“Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Please call us at 314-994-3300 or contact us.” slcl.org

  • All Abilities Play Day and Sensational Saturday are listed under the library's All Abilities event type. Florissant Valley also has the Discovery Zone, a whole floor for children, and a quiet reading room; a quick look at the quiet reading room on the way in can give your kid a known spot to go.

In their own words: slcl.org. Checked Fri, Nov 13, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us · How we check

Three things to know

  1. Sensory bags with items to help lessen sensory overload, for kids and adults, at the service desk of St. Louis County Library branches. Ask for one when you arrive.
  2. All Abilities Play Day at the Florissant Valley Branch: sensory play for children of all abilities, for families with kids 2 to 8 (dates on the cards).
  3. For an accommodation at a program, call 314-994-3300 or contact the library at least two weeks ahead.

Visual schedule

All Abilities Play Day

  • Drive to Florissant Valley library
  • Go in the library
  • Find my quiet spot
  • Go to play time
  • Walk to the car
  • Go home
  • All done
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Ask before you go

  • what is in the sensory bags or how long you can keep one
Call 314-994-3300
More about St. Louis County Library

Quieter, in the library's words

Bridgeton Trails Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Daniel Boone Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Eureka Hills Branch, quiet reading areaquiet zone
Florissant Valley Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Grand Glaize Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Oak Bend Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Parkview Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Prairie Commons Branch, quiet reading roomquiet zone
Weber Road Branch, quiet reading areaquiet zone
  • The Guy and Judy Jaffe Family Branch in Chesterfield (formerly the Samuel C. Sachs Branch) is closed for construction; holds go to the Thornhill Branch.
  • Children under ten, or people of any age who need supervision, must be accompanied and supervised at all times by a guardian or caregiver 16 or older.
  • Library programs are open to the public; registration may be required for planning or when space is limited.
  • Physical accommodations at various branches may include accessible parking, ramp entrances, power doors, elevators, accessible restrooms and low service desks.
  • St. Louis County Library: 314-994-3300.

Source: slcl.org

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