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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Cocktails for New Year’s Eve

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn to craft cocktails for your best New Year’s Eve! Ages 21+Register today at bit.ly/EPLCocktails

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cooking
Event Details:

Learn to craft cocktails for your best New Year’s Eve! Ages 21+

Register today at bit.ly/EPLCocktails

Disclaimer(s)

Please be aware that the food provided in this program may contain common allergens such as nuts, dairy, gluten, or shellfish. If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, we recommend exercising caution and inquiring about specific ingredients.

New Year's Day

All Day
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Evening Readers: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book selection: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book selection: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

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Library Board Meeting

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

All board meetings are open to the community.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:

All board meetings are open to the community.

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Roaming Readers: The Anthropocene Reviewed

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book Selection: The Anthropocene ReviewedGet your steps in as we discuss short selections of The Anthropocene Review by John Green while walking the Flinthills Mall. We will meet a...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book Selection: The Anthropocene Reviewed

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Page Turners Book Club: The Last Ride of the Pony Express

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book selection: The Last Ride of the Pony Express

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book selection: The Last Ride of the Pony Express

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Queer Book Club: The Guncle

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Young Adult Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book selection: The Guncle

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Young Adult Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book selection: The Guncle

Craft supplies, including a glue gun, scissors, thread, button, tape, paintbrush, and glue bottle, with the text "Crafternoons" above.

Crafternoons: Lavender Foot Scrub

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Crafternoons:

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 16+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 16+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day 1/19 - 1/20
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Read It! Paint It! Monochromatic

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring a poem to life by transforming its words into monochromatic artwork in this creative painting event! Register two weeks in advance at bit.ly/EPLeventcalendar.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring a poem to life by transforming its words into monochromatic artwork in this creative painting event! Register two weeks in advance at bit.ly/EPLeventcalendar.

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Booked for Mystery: The Midnight Feast

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Gather with fellow mystery lovers to unravel thrilling tales of crime and intrigue! Book selection: The Midnight Feast

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Gather with fellow mystery lovers to unravel thrilling tales of crime and intrigue! 

Book selection: The Midnight Feast

Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board Meeting

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
FOL Board Meeting:

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Board Meeting

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session.

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Haunted Kansas Day

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

The Flint Hills Paranormal Society will share historical ghost sightings and otherworldly Kansas experiences.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

The Flint Hills Paranormal Society will share historical ghost sightings and otherworldly Kansas experiences.

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Evening Readers: Harlem Shuffle

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

This month's book is: Harlem Shuffle

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

This month's book is: Harlem Shuffle

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Roaming Readers: The Anthropocene Reviewed

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Get your steps in as we discuss short selections of The Anthropocene Review by John Green while walking the Flinthills Mall. We will meet at the west entrance. February 10: “The Ha...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Get your steps in as we discuss short selections of The Anthropocene Review by John Green while walking the Flinthills Mall. We will meet at the west entrance. February 10: “The Hall of Presidents” through “The Internet” (pp. 67-88)

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Page Turners Book Club: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book selection: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book selection: The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

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Digital Learn: Job Seekers

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Power up your job search with our Digital Learn program! We'll connect you with job and resume-building resources, access to technology, and guidance on how to use these tools effe...

Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Computer Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Digital Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Power up your job search with our Digital Learn program! We'll connect you with job and resume-building resources, access to technology, and guidance on how to use these tools effectively.

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Book Speed Dating

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Discover your next great read in a fast-paced "speed dating" event as you get to know a variety of books in just a few minutes!

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Discover your next great read in a fast-paced "speed dating" event as you get to know a variety of books in just a few minutes!

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Library Board Meeting

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

All board meetings are open to the community.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:

All board meetings are open to the community.

Craft supplies, including a glue gun, scissors, thread, button, tape, paintbrush, and glue bottle, with the text "Crafternoons" above.

Crafternoons: Stamped Tea Towels

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Crafternoons:

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 16+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 16+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

Presidents' Day

All Day 2/16 - 2/17
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Queer Book Club: All the Things We Don't Talk About

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Young Adult Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Book Club:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Event Details:

Book selection: All the Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Young Adult Area
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month’s selected title! Pick up your copy at the circulation desk today.

Book selection: All the Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman

Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board Meeting

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
FOL Board Meeting:

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Board Meeting

The Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session.