Manhattan Public Library

9:00am-9:00pm

Manhattan Public Library
629 Poyntz Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502
United States

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Sun: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-8:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-6:00pm

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5:00am-11:45pm

Manhattan Public Library
629 Poyntz Ave
Manhattan, KS 66502
United States

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Sun-Sat: 5:00am-11:45pm

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On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/01)	Mon (6/02)	Tue (6/03)	Wed (6/04)	Thu (6/05)	Fri (6/06)	Sat (6/07)
All Day	This event is in the "PreK" group This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Everyone" group StoryWalk® Downtown: Pete the Cat All Day 5/1–7/31 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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "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 Summer Reading Challenge: Color Our World All Day 5/31–7/31 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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
9 am	This event is in the "Adults" group Monthly Summer Passive Program: Bingo Game 9:00am–9:00pm Adults Library Events This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Library Events Event Details: Grab a Bingo card from the table in the library's atrium near the entrance. See if you can find the various works of art around the library. If you get a Bingo, go to the Reference Desk for a small prize.	This event is in the "Adults" group Manhattan Senior Center Tech Drop-In 9:30am–11:30am Adults Outreach Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.				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 This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
10 am			This event is in the "PreK" group 18 Months & Up Storytime 10:00am–10:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "PreK" group 18 Months & Up Storytime 10:00am–10:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "PreK" group Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months 10:00am–10:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Reservation KS Connections Academy 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: Study Room 1 Purpose of Meeting Educational testing for public online school student	This event is in the "PreK" group 3 & Up Storytime 10:00am–10:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
11 am			This event is in the "PreK" group Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months 11:00am–11:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "PreK" group 18 Months & Up Storytime 11:00am–11:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.		This event is in the "PreK" group Saturday Storytime 11:00am–11:30am PreK Storytimes This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
12 pm
1 pm		Reservation Yack and 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 Gathering to craft		Reservation Flint Hills TAC 1:00pm–2:00pm 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 Public Tech Meeting This event is in the "PreK" group PreK Glow-In-the-Dark Dance Party! 1:30pm–2:15pm PreK Library Events This event is in the "PreK" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room Age Group: PreK Program Type: Library Events Event Details: Get your glow on at our Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Party! Groove to fun music and light up your dance moves with glowsticks. This dance party is geared towards preschool age children ages 18 months & up.
2 pm		Reservation Meeting 2:30pm–4:00pm 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 Meeting	This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Tuesdays: Movie & Munchies 2:30pm–4:00pm Teens Library Events Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Teens Program Type: Library Events Registration Required Event Details: Kick off summer reading with a movie with friends. Feel free to bring blankets and pillows to bring the next level of comfy; snacks will be provided! Registration Required.	This event is in the "Kids" group Kids: Glow-In-the-Dark Dance Party! 2:30pm–3:15pm Kids Library Events This event is in the "Kids" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room Age Group: Kids Program Type: Library Events Event Details: Get your glow on at our Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Party! Groove to fun music and light up your dance moves with glowsticks. This dance party is geared towards K-5th graders. (Younger children can attend a similar dance party at 1:30.) Reservation Meeting 2:30pm–4:15pm 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 2 Purpose of Meeting Meeting		This event is in the "Kids" group LEGO Club 2:30pm–3:15pm Kids Library Events This event is in the "Kids" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	Reservation Summer Speaker Series - Listening to the Sounds of Yesteryear with Eric Gudenkauf 2:00pm–4:00pm 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 Educational program open to the public, free, suitable for all ages and interest. We will be bringing in some old gramaphones, victrolas, record players, and radios so there will be short intervals where the machines will be playing music. This event is in the "PreK" group This event is in the "Kids" group Glow-In-the-Dark Dance Party! 2:30pm–3:15pm PreK, Kids Library Events This event is in the "PreK" group This event is in the "Kids" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room Age Group: PreK, Kids Program Type: Library Events Event Details: Get your glow on at our Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Party! Groove to fun music and light up your dance moves with glowsticks. This dance party is geared towards PreK-5th graders.
3 pm				This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Teens" group Cool Care Club -SR Visit 3:15pm–3:30pm Kids, Teens Library Events, Tours/Groups This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Boardroom Age Group: Kids, Teens Program Type: Library Events, Tours/Groups
4 pm				Reservation Meeting 4:00pm–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 Meeting	This event is in the "Teens" group Teens: Anime Club 4:00pm–5:00pm Teens Library Events Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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	Reservation Laughter Yoga (laughter with deep breathing) 5:00pm–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: Auditorium Purpose of Meeting To join together for playful, laughter exercises and deep breathing.	Reservation Manhattan Toastmasters 5:15pm–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: Groesbeck Meeting Room Purpose of Meeting To provide a supportive and positive environment for our members to practice their public speaking and leadership skills.			Reservation Manhattan KAC Writing Group 5:30pm–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: Groesbeck Meeting Room Purpose of Meeting Encourage writing group	Reservation Study Opera with Dr. Catherine Fung 5:15pm–7:45pm 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 Study opera
6 pm			Reservation Stories of Challenges and Hope: Public Health and Educational Development in central Africa 6:30pm–7:30pm 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 A presentation about two Global Initiatives of our denomination that work for sustainability in the areas of public health and education in central Africa.		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group DIY Nights for Adults and Teens: Color Threads Community Clothing Swap 6:30pm–8:00pm Teens, Adults Library Events Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Library Events Registration Required Event Details: Colorful Threads Clothing Swap, Bring your gently used clothes to the Library and swap for new pieces to add to your wardrobe. Enjoy time with your community to find some new threads. Registration is encouraged but not required.