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Baby & Toddler Play Date

11:00am - 12:00pm
PreK
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Bring your little one to the library for some social interaction and fun. Toddler toys will be in the Storytime Room during this informal program where caregivers can also chat and get to know each other. Suggested for ages 0-2 with caregivers.

Indivisible Manhattan

7:00pm - 8:30pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Organizing

Teen Anime Club (6th - 12th Grade)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Teens who enjoy anime, manga, drawing, and games can hang out, learn about Japanese culture through media and see its influence on other cultures. Snacks included. 

Manhattan KAC Writing Group

5:15pm - 7:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Writing Group

DIY Night For Teens and Adults: Holiday Card Making

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Are you in the thick of the holiday commotion? Forgot holiday cards?? Come to our DIY night and craft some holiday cards for your family and friends.

Yoga Storytime (Ages 3 & up)

10:00am - 10:30am
PreK
Library Events, Storytimes
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes
Event Details:

Stretch, breathe and read! Librarian and certified yoga instructor Hannah will present yoga picture books, activities, and music incorporating simple yoga poses. Participants may bring yoga mats or use one supplied by the library.

LEGO Club

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Let's build together! K-6th graders will build a new structure each week using the library's Legos and their imagination. Lego Club meets on the 1st & 3rd Fridays, Sept. 6 - Dec. 6.

Ugly Sweater Get Together

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Teens, let’s craft an ugly sweater! The library will provide miscellaneous craft supplies, and you can bring a sweater, long sleeve shirt, or garment of your choosing to decorate.

Snow Much Fun Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
PreK
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Reading is snow much fun! Celebrate winter with snowy stories and music. Make a snowy craft to take home. Recommended for ages 18 months and up. A caregiver must attend with their child.

Kansas Society Daughters of American Colonists - Elizabeth Knapp Chapter

1:30pm - 4:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Quarterly Chapter Meeting - Program about the colonists in the Americas before the Revolutionay War.

Douglass Center Tech Drop-In

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Classes & Workshops, Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Outreach
Event Details:

Are you new to technology? Come and get help with your tablets, laptops, and phones. Start your digital adventure! Meet at the Douglass Activity Center in the Community Room, 925 Yuma St. Every second Monday of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Yack and Yarn

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

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.

Dance Party

10:00am - 10:30am
PreK
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Groove and dance to fun music at our dance parties! Hear a few stories, too. This is a fun time to get out all your wiggles and dance with shakers, scarves, and more. Suggested for ages 2-5

Flint Hills Wellness Coalition

5:30pm - 8:30pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Town hall on the status of mental health in Riley County

Chess Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

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.

Flint Hills Democratic Socialists of America

6:00pm - 8:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Collaboration Space & Classroom
Purpose of Meeting

Organizing meeting for the month

Comedy Improv Workshop

7:00pm - 8:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Comedy Improv Group Meeting

Zoofari Tails Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
PreK
Library Events, Storytimes
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes
Event Details:

December's theme: rabbits! 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.

Saturday Yoga Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am
PreK
Library Events, Storytimes
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: PreK
Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes
Event Details:

Stretch, breathe and read! Librarian and certified yoga instructor Hannah will present yoga picture books, activities, and music incorporating simple yoga poses. Participants may bring yoga mats or use one supplied by the library.

Secret Level: How we made it

3:00pm - 5:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Guillaume Babin, Lead Rigging Artist at Blur Studio, will present on what it took to create the latest anthology "Secret Level". Discussion to be followed by a screening of 1 or 2 episodes of "Secret Level" and a Q&A.

StoryWalk® Indoors: There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

All Day 12/16 - 12/23
PreK, Kids
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: PreK, Kids
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Try our StoryWalk® Indoors featuring There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! by Lucille Colandro. Start at the children's staff desk and look for the numbered signs around the Children's Room.

Medicare Basics - offered by North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging

10:00am - 12:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Collaboration Space & Classroom
Purpose of Meeting

educate the public about Medicare Benefits

Yack and Yarn

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

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.

Manhattan Toastmasters

5:15pm - 8:00pm
The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

To provide a support and positive environment for our members to practice their public speaking and leadership skills.