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Summer Dance Party (K-2nd Grade)

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
Groove and dance to fun music at our summer dance party! 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 kids going into K-2nd grades. ...

Minecraft Game Day for Teens

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Calling all young builders, explorers, and pixel-art enthusiasts! Join us for a thrilling Minecraft Game Day where we dive into the virtual world of blocks, mobs, and endless possibilities. Whether you’re a seasoned miner or a newbie, this program pr...

Basic Tech Class for Adults

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Collaboration Space & Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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 July 3, 10, 17 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. W...

Meadowlark Hills Tech Drop-In

9:00am - 11:00pm
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? Wandean Rivers will be on site to help older adults with questions about their computers, tablets and phones. Start your digital adventure! Meet in the Game Room; Every 3rd Thursday of th...

Tea Party with T-Rex (4 yrs.-2nd Grade)

1:30pm - 2:15pm
Library Events, Special Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
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! For children 4 years old -...

Tea Party with T-Rex (3rd-6th Grade)

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Library Events, Special Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
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! For children going into 3r...

Interactive Movie: The Princess Bride

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
Description: The library will show a free screening of The Princess Bride. This beloved comedy adventure from 1987 will be interactive with audience participation and some fun props. Feel free to come dressed as a favorite character. All children mus...

Read with a Dog

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
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. Children or teens can sign up when they arrive for a short reading session with either Daisy or...

Tea Party with T-Rex (4 yrs.-6th Grade)

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Library Events, Special Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
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! For children 4 years old -...

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...

Cowboy and Bison Adventures with Flint Hills Discovery Center

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Events, Special Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: PreK, Kids
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Event Details:
Take an adventure through history, featuring cowboy and American bison artifacts. Handle tools of the cowboy trade like chaps, ropes, and branding irons. Feel a full-size bison robe, and learn how Plains Indians turned the bison into tools, objects, ...

Seniors' Scrabble & Tea

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
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. Research shows that playing games improves cognitive...

Basic Tech Class for Adults

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Collaboration Space & Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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 July 3, 10, 17 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. W...

Chess Night

6:00pm - 7:30pm
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. For ages 8 year...

Crafternoon (PreK-6th Gr.)

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: PreK, Kids
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
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. Come and go between 2 and 3:30; all ages wel...

Donuts & Danger Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:
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. Join us for a relaxed book conversation, and enjoy a free donut provided by Varsity Do...

Zoofari Tails Storytime

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

Milford Nature Center presents Camping and Company (1st showing)

10:00am - 10:30am
Library Events, Special Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: PreK, Kids, Everyone
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Event Details:
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! While you’re at...

Milford Nature Center presents Camping and Company (2nd showing)

11:00am - 11:30am
Library Events, Special Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: PreK, Kids, Everyone
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Event Details:
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! While you’re at...

Teen After Hours - Escape from the Cryptids: A Thrilling Adventure

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Events, Special Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events, Special Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
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. Now...

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...

MPL Board of Trustees Meeting

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting
MPL Board Meeting ...