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StoryWalk® Downtown: Pete the Cat

All Day 5/1–7/31
PreK, Kids, Everyone
Library Events, Offsite Events
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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
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Summer Reading Challenge: Color Our World

All Day 5/31–7/31
PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Online, Library Events
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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 "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.

10 am
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Engagement Tables

10:00am–12:00pm
Everyone
Library Events
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Financial Advisors will be at the library from 10-12, to help you understand investments and money for you, your kids and your grandkids.

This event is in the "PreK" group

18 Months & Up Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
PreK
Storytimes
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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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18 Months & Up Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
PreK
Storytimes
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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
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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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3 & Up Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
PreK
Storytimes
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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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This event is in the "Teens" group
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Outreach at Juneteenth Celebration

10:00am–2:00pm
PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Outreach
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Join us at the 30th Annual Manhattan Juneteenth Celebration at Douglass Park on historical Yuma Street. The library will have a table with information, along with many other vendors, food, children's activities and live music. 

Reservation

Child Care Provider Training

10:00am–2:30pm
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

Provide an opportunity for childcare providers to attend required annual training hours

11 am
This event is in the "PreK" group

Baby Rhyme Time for 0-18 Months

11:00am–11:30am
PreK
Storytimes
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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
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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.

Reservation

Pawnee Mental Health Lunch and Learn

11:00am–1:00pm
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the essential services Pawnee Mental Health provides as your local Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

This event is in the "PreK" group

Saturday Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
PreK
Storytimes
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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
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Yack and Yarn

1:00pm–3:30pm
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Gathering to craft

2 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teens: Knot Your Average Art

2:30pm–4:00pm
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:

Join us for a fun and relaxing afternoon where you’ll learn the art of macramé and create your very own hanging masterpiece. Snacks Provided! Teen events are for 6th-12th graders, including those going into 6th grade in the fall.

This event is in the "Kids" group

Kids: Art with the Beach Museum

2:30pm–3:15pm
Kids
Library Events
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore the use of color with a floral inspired project led by the Beach Museum of Art staff! Registration is required; walk-ins on the day of event are welcome if space permits.

This event is in the "Kids" group

LEGO Club

2:30pm–3:15pm
Kids
Library Events
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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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This event is in the "Teens" group

Pawsitivity Pals: Read with a Dog

2:30pm–3:30pm
Kids, Teens
Library Events
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Tami Borck Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Meet a friendly therapy dog and stay "PAWSitive" about reading! Kids can read a short book to a certified therapy dog brought in by one of our volunteer dog handlers.

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

Teens': Adventuring League

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Events
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Library Events
Event Details:

Welcome, adventurers! This is a club for those who enjoy tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, Monster of the Week and Kids on Bikes.

5 pm
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Medicare Educational Seminar

5:30pm–6:00pm
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Free, open access educational seminar on navigating Medicare options.

6 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Introverts' Book Club

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Events
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hey, you. The one in the corner reading. Would you like to feel a little bit social, but without the awkwardness of small talk? This is the book club for you! 

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

Chess Night

6:00pm–7:30pm
Kids, Teens, Adults
Library Events
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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.

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

Monthly organizing meeting

This event is in the "Adults" group

MPL Book Club: The Yellow Wallpaper

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Events
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Manhattan Public Library
Room: Groesbeck Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

As we explore the topic of abnormal psychology in fiction this summer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 19th Century novella The Yellow Wallpaper provides ample content for discussion.

7 pm
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Comedy Improv MHK

7:00pm–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

Come join us for a comedy improv workshop!

Participate or just watch. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

All ages and experience levels are welcome.