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Cooling Centers in the St. Louis Area
Cooling Centers are Local Resources for Providing Shelter from Excessive Summer Heat
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the ability of public places traditionally serving as cooling center locations. Many locations are unable to serve as cooling centers as they are following precautions to reduce the exposure to, and slow the spread of, COVID-19 as directed by local health officials.
Some City of St. Louis Public Libraries are now open with reduced hours and a limit of 30 minutes for browsing shelves. Seating areas and meeting rooms are closed. They are not serving as traditional cooling centers but provide 30 minutes of respite from the heat.
During periods of extreme heat, we'll declare a heat emergency and open community centers as cooling centers. Please check on your neighbors and the elderly to make sure they're okay. Learn more about heat advisory definitions.
Cooling Center List
Showing all available cooling centers:
Baden Branch Library SPL
8448 Church Road, Saint Louis, MO 63147
(314) 388-2400
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Barr Branch Library SPL
1701 South Jefferson Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63104
(314) 771-7040
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Buder Branch Library SPL
4401 Hampton Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63109
(314) 352-2900
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Carondelet Branch Library SPL
6800 Michigan Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63111
(314) 752-9224
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Carpenter Branch Library SPL
3309 South Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63118
(314) 772-6586
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Charing Cross Branch Library SPL
356 N. Skinker Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63130
(314) 726-2653
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Divoll Branch Library SPL
4234 North Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63107
(314) 534-0313
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Julia Davis Branch Library SPL
4415 Natural Bridge Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63115
(314) 383-3021
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Kingshighway Branch Library SPL
2260 South Vandeventer Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110
(314) 771-5450
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Machacek Branch Library SPL
6424 Scanlan Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63139
(314) 781-2948
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Marketplace Branch Library SPL
6548 Manchester Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63139
(314) 647-0939
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Schlafly Branch Library SPL
225 North Euclid Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108
(314) 367-4120
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
St. Louis Public Library Central
1301 Olive Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 241-2288
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
St. Louis Public Library Central Express
815 Olive Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 206-6755
Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Walnut Park Branch Library SPL
5760 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63120
(314) 383-1210
Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cooling center data provided by United Way.
Important Heat Advisory Terms
Heat Wave: Three or more days of temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Excessive Heat Warning: Daytime highs of more than 105 degrees Fahrenheit for two or more hours.
Excessive Heat Advisory: the heat Index is expected to reach 105 degrees or air temperature will range from 100 – 104 for four or more consecutive days, or an Excessive Heat Warning is issued by the National Weather Service.
