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StoryWalk® Downtown: Set Sail for Pancakes

All Day 5/1 - 7/31
Library Events, Offsite Events
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: PreK, Kids
Program Type: Library Events, Offsite Events
Event Details:

The StoryWalk® Downtown is a self-directed walk available May-July. The walk starts at Manhattan Public Library's north windows along 629 Poyntz Avenue.

MPL Board of Trustees Meeting

5:00pm - 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: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

MPL Board of Trustees meeting for April 2024

Troop 284

7:30pm - 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

Weekly troop meeting

Group Visit

9:30am - 10:30am
Tours/Groups
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Tours/Groups
Event Details:

We will give a tour and read a story to 3rd & 4th graders.

Tour Group

9:30am - 10:30am
Tours/Groups
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tours/Groups
Event Details:

MHS Students will get to tour the library, including the Circulation Desk and Returns station. The Teen Zone will be opened for them to try out that space as well.

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: Study Room 1
Purpose of Meeting

Writing group meeting

Teens Lead (6th-12th graders)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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:

Teens meet as a small group to discuss library programs and ways for teens to be involved in the library, and to share ideas about what they would like to see at the library. Become a teen leader! Snacks provided.

Flint Hills DSA May General Meeting

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

To host a general meeting for the Flint Hills DSA.

Donuts & Danger: Mystery Book Club (Morning group)

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Events
Registration
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Enjoy a donut from Varsity Donuts, while we discuss books with dangerous storylines.

2nd Grade Tour - Woodrow Wilson

2:15pm - 3:00pm
Tours/Groups
Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Tours/Groups
Event Details:

2nd grade tour for Woodrow Wilson Elementary School - 38 kids, 2 classes

Ham Radio Testing Session

9:00am - 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: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Testing for amateur radio certification

Douglass Center Tech Drop-In

9:30am - 11:30am
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.

Food Insecurity CAT Meeting

10:00am - 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: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

As a working group organized by the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan, the purpose of these meetings are to further collaborate with community partners new and continuing ways to strategize solutions to food insecuri

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.

Elementary School Outreach

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Marlatt Elementary School to promote Summer Reading
 

Elementary School Outreach

9:30am - 10:00am
Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to promote Summer Reading
 

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: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Teach those individuals who are "new to Medicare" about their benefits at age 65 and how to enroll.

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

Elementary School Outreach

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School to promote Summer Reading - Exact time for this outreach is TBD.
 

FHMPO Policy Board meeting

3:30pm - 5:30pm
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

FHMPO Policy Board meeting

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!

Elementary School Outreach

9:30am - 10:30am
Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Oliver Brown Elementary School to promote Summer Reading