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StoryWalk® Downtown: Pete the Cat

All Day 5/1 - 7/31
PreK, Kids, Everyone
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pick Up for MPL Book Club: The Yellow Wallpaper

All Day
Adults
Other
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register now for the first book discussion in our summer series about abnormal psychology in fiction.

9 am
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Community Engagement Tables

9:00am - 1:00pm
Everyone
Library Events
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Evergy will be at the library from 9:00am- 1:00pm to answer all your energy saving questions, give tips on how to use energy wisely, and find out how you could become a better energy user.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Douglass Center Tech Drop-In

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Classes & Workshops, Outreach
Offsite Event
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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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

K-5th School Outreach

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

School outreach to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School to promote Summer Reading
 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MCS Kindergarten Tour

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Tours/Groups
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Tours/Groups
Event Details:

Stories and info about the summer reading program for 29 kindergarteners

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Meadowlark Hills Tech Drop-In

9:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Outreach
Offsite Event
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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!

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Friday Game Days

9:00am - 6:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Library Events
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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.

Reservation

Coffee with a Commissioner

9:30am - 10:30am
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

Civic engagement and community discussion

10 am
This event is in the "PreK" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Riley County Safe Kids Month Special Storytime

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

Join Safe Kids Riley County and the Manhattan Public Library for a special storytime for Safe Kids Month! Attendees will get a free Clifford book while supplies last!

11 am
This event is in the "Teens" group.

AMS Outreach

11:15am - 1:15pm
Teens
Outreach
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Outreach
12 pm
1 pm
Reservation

Yack & Yarn

1:00pm - 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: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Friends gathering to knit

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Northview 2nd Grade Tour

1:15pm - 2:00pm
Kids
Tours/Groups
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Tours/Groups
Event Details:

60 kids

2 pm
This event is in the "Kids" group.

K-5th School Outreach

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Kids
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School to promote Summer Reading
 

3 pm
This event is in the "Kids" group.

K-5th School Outreach

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Kids
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Oliver Brown Elementary School to promote Summer Reading
 

4 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Anime Club (6th - 12th Grade)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Library Events
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
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. 

5 pm
6 pm
This event is in the "Kids" group.

School Outreach

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

School outreach to Manhattan Catholic School to promote Summer Reading
 

Reservation

Comedy Improv MHK

6:45pm - 8:45pm
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

Open to the public, free comedy improv workshop for all ages and experience levels, to participate or watch.