Upcoming Events

Name: Summer Volunteer Opportunities
Start: 2024-03-09
End: 2024-04-30
Location: Manhattan Public Library

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Volunteer this Summer: Teen and Adult Volunteers Needed. mhklibrary.org/volunteer-2

Summer Volunteer Opportunities

All Day 3/9 - 4/30

Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Volunteer at the library this summer. Turn in your application by April 30, 2024. Teen volunteers must be entering 9th-12th grades in the fall. Adult volunteers must be 18 or older

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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

Volunteer at the library this summer. Turn in your application by April 30, 2024. Teen volunteers must be entering 9th-12th grades in the fall. Adult volunteers must be 18 or older. Visit our Volunteer webpage for more information and to fill in the ...

Yack and Yarn

Monday, April 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Groesbeck Meeting Room at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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.

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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. ...

Pajama Storytime April 23 6:30-7:00 with guests from Sunflower Collective

Pajama Storytime: Stories Encouraging Self-Esteem and Consent

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Tami Borck Storytime Room at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events, Storytimes

Age Group:

PreK, Kids, Adults

Event Details:

This is a special storytime for Child Abuse Awareness Month in which we will read two fun stories that encourage positive concepts about kids consenting to physical touch (Don’t Hu

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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK, Kids, Adults

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

This is a special storytime for Child Abuse Awareness Month in which we will read two fun stories that encourage positive concepts about kids consenting to physical touch (Don’t Hug Doug) and teaching kids to believe in their value and good qualities...

Basic Tech Class for Adults

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Collaboration Space & Classroom at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Library Events

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

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 f

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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Collaboration Space & Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

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. Sessions will be Apr 3, 10, & 17 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.&n...

Chess Night

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Auditorium at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events

Age Group:

Kids, Teens, Adults

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

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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. For ages 8 year...

Knot Your Average Tie Dye for Teens

Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm

Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events

Age Group:

Teens

Event Details:

Teens in 6th to 12th grade are invited to join us for a fun and colorful tie-dye experience! During this event, participants will get the chance to create their own vibrant tie-dye

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Event Details:

Teens in 6th to 12th grade are invited to join us for a fun and colorful tie-dye experience! During this event, participants will get the chance to create their own vibrant tie-dyed t-shirts. All necessary materials will be provided. Please wear clot...

No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate In Kansas, A Film by Kevin Willmott, narrated by Melissa Etheridge, cover image

"No Place Like Home" Film Screening and Discussion

Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Auditorium at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events, Special Events

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Everyone

Event Details:

Join us for a film screening event with special guest C. J. Janovy. Based on the award-winning 2018 book by CJ Janovy, this feature-length documentary film explores the evolut

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Library Events, Special Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 117

Event Details:

Join us for a film screening event with special guest C. J. Janovy. Based on the award-winning 2018 book by CJ Janovy, this feature-length documentary film explores the evolution of the LGBTQ movement in Kansas. "No Place Like Home: The Strug...

Zoofari Tails Storytime

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Auditorium at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events, Storytimes

Age Group:

PreK

Event Details:

April's featured animal: worms! 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 a

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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

April's featured animal: worms! 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. Zoofari Tail...

Be an Artist! (K-5th Gr.)

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tami Borck Storytime Room at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Library Events

Age Group:

Kids

Event Details:

Create fun art with guidance from our friends at K-State's Beach Museum of Art. We will read Studio: A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow, and kids will explore various art mate

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: Kids

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 6

Event Details:

Create fun art with guidance from our friends at K-State's Beach Museum of Art. We will read Studio: A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow, and kids will explore various art materials to create a dry mixed media still life art piece. For kids in K-...

Kansas Science Festival Activities

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Auditorium at Manhattan Public Library

Program Type:

Library Events, Special Events

Age Group:

PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Event Details:

The Kansas Science Festival is a street festival at Downtown MHK on April 27th, 2024. Researchers and other STEAM practitioners from across the state will share what they think abo

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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Library Events, Special Events

Event Details:

The Kansas Science Festival is a street festival at Downtown MHK on April 27th, 2024. Researchers and other STEAM practitioners from across the state will share what they think about and do on a daily basis through activities suitable for families an...

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Annual Poetry Recitation Festival

9:00am - 5:45pm

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

Stover Family Annual Event - Poetry recitation ...

Riley County Genealogical Society Program

2:30pm - 3:30pm

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

Educational Program...

Yack and Yarn

1:00pm - 3:30pm

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. ...

MPL Board of Trustees Meeting

4:00pm - 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

MPL Board of Trustees Meeting ...

Donuts & Danger: Mystery Book Club (Evening group)

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Library Events

Registration

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Enjoy a donut from Varsity Donuts, while we discuss books with dangerous storylines. Hang out with other book lovers in this nontraditional book club to hear about some of the latest books and discuss what each of us has read in the past month. ...

Zoofari Tails Storytime at Sunset Zoo

10:00am - 10:30am

Library Events, Offsite Events, Storytimes

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Offsite Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

May's featured animal: cheetahs! Zoofari Tails Storytime is at the Sunset Zoo this month, inside the Nature Education Center building. The zoo and the library team up to present a fun storytime with stories, active songs, and lots of animal sounds an...

CLOSED for Memorial Day

All Day 5/26 - 5/27

Closing

Branches:

Manhattan Public Library

Description:

Library CLOSED for Memorial Day ...

Yack and Yarn

1:00pm - 3:30pm

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. To maintain an environment tailored to t...

RCMS yoga

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

community yoga...

Flint hills volunteer center

9:00am - 11:00am

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

AI Training...

Manhattan Comedy Improv Workshop

6:30pm - 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

Practicing improv...

Manhattan Senior Center Tech Drop-In

9:30am - 11:30am

Outreach

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

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. Every first Monday of...

18 Months & Up Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

This storytime is active and fun for young children. Caregivers participate with their children as we sing songs, do action rhymes, listen to stories and have music time. The target age for this storytime is children 18 months old and up. ...

Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months

11:00am - 11:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

Caregivers sit with their little ones to sing, clap and play along with rhymes, read a short book together, and have shaker music time. Learn a new word in baby sign language each week. The target age range for this storytime is children 0-18 months ...

Yack and Yarn

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Library Events

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Library Events

Event Details:

18 Months & Up Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

3 & Up Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

Librarians will present an active storytime for children ages 3 and up, with books on the big screen, action rhymes, parachute time and music. Storytime is great for helping children develop early literacy skills. Children may attend independently or...

Geode Exploration for Teens

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Library Events

Registration

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

Join us for a journey into the world of geodes! These ordinary-looking rocks hold a magical surprise inside—beautiful crystals that shimmer and sparkle. In this program, teens will learn about geology, explore the science behind geodes, and even crac...

Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months

10:00am - 10:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

18 Months & Up Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

DIY Night for Adults and Teens: Ladybug Mandala Rock Painting

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Library Events

Registration

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Library Events

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

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. No cos...

LEGO Club (K-2nd Gr.)

1:30pm - 2:15pm

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-2nd graders will build a new structure each week using the library's Legos. Socialize with other kids and use your imagination! Children may attend independently. ...

LEGO Club (3rd-6th Gr.)

2:30pm - 3:15pm

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! 3rd-6th graders will build a new structure each week using the library's Legos. Socialize with other kids and use your imagination! ...

Saturday Storytime

11:00am - 11:30am

Library Events, Storytimes

Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library

Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room

Age Group: PreK

Program Type: Library Events, Storytimes

Event Details:

Saturday storytimes combine the best elements of all our storytimes to suit a wide range of ages so that the whole family can attend together. We will read stories, sing songs, learn rhymes and dance to music with shakers. ...

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