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PreK,
Kids,
Everyone
Library Events,
Offsite Events
This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
May-Jul
2025
StoryWalk® Downtown: Pete the Cat
All Day
5/1–7/31
Library Events,
Offsite Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Age Group:
PreK,
Kids,
Everyone
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.
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This event is in the "Teens" group
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PreK,
Kids,
Teens,
Adults,
Everyone
Online,
Library Events
This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
May-Jul
31
2025
Summer Reading Challenge: Color Our World
All Day
5/31–7/31
Online,
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Online
Age Group:
PreK,
Kids,
Teens,
Adults,
Everyone
Program Type:
Online,
Library Events
Event Details:
Join Manhattan Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge and add some color to your world! Record your reading time and complete some fun activities to earn online badges and prizes, from May 31, 2025 - July 31, 2025.
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Jun
19
2025
Thu
Closing
CLOSED for Juneteenth
Branches:
Manhattan Public Library
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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Kids,
Teens,
Adults
Library Events
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jun
20
2025
Fri
Friday Game Days
9:00am–6:00pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Relax with a board game of your choosing on Game Day at the library. Every Friday, board games and card games, along with instructions for play, will be available for checkout at our reference desk on the 2nd floor.
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Jun
21
2025
Sat
Kansas Prairie QOV Work Day
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 work on Quilts of Valor.
Jun
21
2025
Sat
Coffee with a Commissioner
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
Conversation with City Commissioners
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This event is in the "Adults" group
Adults
Classes & Workshops,
Library Events
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jun
16
2025
Mon
Mental Health Training: COMET
10:00am–11:30am
Classes & Workshops,
Library Events
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops,
Library Events
Event Details:
Mental Health Training: COMET Community Conversations That Make a Difference You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference.
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This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "PreK" group
Jun
17
2025
Tue
18 Months & Up Storytime
10:00am–10:30am
Storytimes
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
PreK
Program Type:
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.
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This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "PreK" group
Jun
18
2025
Wed
18 Months & Up Storytime
10:00am–10:30am
Storytimes
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
PreK
Program Type:
Storytimes
Event Details:
This storytime is active and fun for young children. A librarian will read 2-3 stories aloud. Caregivers participate with their children as we sing songs, do action rhymes, listen to stories and have music time.
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jun
18
2025
Wed
Rock Creek Summer Skills Academy Visit
10:00am–11:00am
Tours/Groups
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Teen Zone
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Tours/Groups
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This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "PreK" group
Jun
20
2025
Fri
3 & Up Storytime
10:00am–10:30am
Storytimes
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
PreK
Program Type:
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.
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11 am |
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This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "PreK" group
Jun
17
2025
Tue
Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months
11:00am–11:30am
Storytimes
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
PreK
Program Type:
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.
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This event is in the "PreK" group
This event is in the "PreK" group
Jun
21
2025
Sat
Saturday Storytime
11:00am–11:30am
Storytimes
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
PreK
Program Type:
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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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
To celebrate Refugee Day with the community. We will display information about the different countries are clients are from.
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1 pm |
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The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Auditorium
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jun
17
2025
Tue
Teens: Animate It! A Stop-Motion Adventure
2:30pm–4:00pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Spark your creativity with stop motion. Teens will create their own stop motion using whatever medium they prefer; clay, Legos, pen and paper, the possibilities are limitless!
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The library does not endorse the content or ideas represented by groups and individuals using meeting rooms.
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Boardroom
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Jun
18
2025
Wed
Kids: "The Wild Robot" Party
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:
Join us for crafts and activities featuring The Wild Robot, inspired by the book series by Peter Brown! You're invited to stay afterwards to watch the movie based on the book from 3:15-5:00.
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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Jun
20
2025
Fri
LEGO Club
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:
Get ready to build, create, and have fun! Join us for LEGO Club where K-5th graders will let their imaginations soar as they construct amazing new structures each week using the library’s LEGO collection.
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3 pm |
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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Kids,
Teens
Library Events
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
Jun
18
2025
Wed
Kids' Movie
3:15pm–5:00pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group:
Kids,
Teens
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Join us for a movie showing after the kids' summer event this afternoon. We will show the magical and inspiring animated movie about an intelligent robot called Roz who is stranded on an uninhabited island.
Jun
18
2025
Wed
Flint Hills Policy Board meeting
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
FHMPO Policy Board meeting
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4 pm |
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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
A safe meeting to openly discuss matters of death and dying
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5 pm |
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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
To provide a supportive and positive environment for our members to practice their public speaking and leadership skills.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Adults,
Everyone
Library Events
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Jun
18
2025
Wed
Art Unplugged: Kelly Yarbrough and Traci Brimhall
5:30pm–7:00pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults,
Everyone
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Join us for the second installment of Art Unplugged!—a lively bi-monthly series spotlighting the voices, stories, and work of local artists.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jun
20
2025
Fri
Movie Date Night: Moulin Rouge
5:30pm–7:30pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Come join us for a movie of colors and art culture. Moulin Rouge is sure to be an excellent date night! Don’t forget you can always take yourself on a date too. Theme clothing is encouraged. Snacks and refreshments will be available.
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6 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jun
16
2025
Mon
Adult Free Forum
6:00pm–8:00pm
Library Events
Library Branch:
Manhattan Public Library
Room:
Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Library Events
Event Details:
Relax and reduce stress by hanging out at your local library. On 3rd Monday nights, we will have a variety of activities available from arts & crafts to games to conversation starters.
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Jun
18
2025
Wed
Medicare Educational Seminar
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
Free educational seminar on navigating Medicare.
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