Event List

Read to a friendly therapy dog who loves kids and books. This is a fun way to practice reading aloud, and a great stress reducer if you love cute canines.

Love tea parties or dinosaurs? How about both? Come to a fancy and fun tea party featuring a dinosaur story read aloud, silly dinosaur action songs, fancy snacks, and a chance to take your picture with a dinosaur friend!

Come and socialize with fellow knitting and crocheting enthusiasts! All levels of experience welcome. Work on your yarn and textile projects and craft with others.This program is intended for adults and teens.

Take an adventure through history, featuring cowboy and American bison artifacts. Handle tools of the cowboy trade like chaps, ropes, and branding irons.

Seniors and retirees, it’s tea time at the library! Join us for a relaxing break to meet others and socialize. Have some tea or coffee, and start a friendly game of Scrabble or another game option.

Learn technology basics in this three-part course designed to help folks re-entering the workforce. Start your digital adventure! Meet in the library's Collaboration Space on the first floor.

Join us for informal evenings of chess. Volunteers will be available to help players of all levels learn chess basics and try different strategies. Chess Night is more social than competitive, so plan to have fun and make new friends.

Kids love to make stuff, and now they have all the supplies they need to create something great - paper, glue, scissors, and craft odds and ends! Kids can use their imaginations to make whatever they want.

Hang out with other book lovers in this nontraditional book club to talk about mystery and true crime books and discuss what each of us has read in the past month.

July's theme: African safari! The zoo and the library team up to present a fun storytime for ages 3 and up with books on the big screen, active songs, and lots of animal sounds and poses. Learn about an animal that lives at Sunset Zoo.

Milford Nature Center will present an introduction into how fun camping can be. The program will include "Leave No Trace" principles, along with meeting a few native Kansas animals you may find while exploring the great outdoors!

Milford Nature Center will present an introduction into how fun camping can be. The program will include "Leave No Trace" principles, along with meeting a few native Kansas animals you may find while exploring the great outdoors!

8th-12th graders: Your team of intrepid cryptozoologists embarked on this daring expedition to investigate recent cryptid sightings. Armed with curiosity and determination, you ventured into the wilderness, but something went terribly wrong.

Come and socialize with fellow knitting and crocheting enthusiasts! All levels of experience welcome. Work on your yarn and textile projects and craft with others.This program is intended for adults and teens.

Adults and teens (7th Gr. & up) can can learn a new do-it-yourself project with a fun group and some guidance from librarians and other community members. Socialize with others and enjoy being creative and crafty. Registration is required.

Ms. Katherine’s Music and More program provides opportunities for children (birth to 5-years) and their parents/caregivers to engage in a dynamic music/movement class and experience the joy of music with all of it’s benefits.

New to technology? Have a question about your phone or device? A librarian will be on site to help older adults with questions about their computers, tablets and phones. Meet at the Manhattan Senior Center, 301 North 4th Street.

Come and socialize with fellow knitting and crocheting enthusiasts! All levels of experience welcome. Work on your yarn and textile projects and craft with others.This program is intended for adults and teens.