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Featured Events

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Color Our World: Masters of Art

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

School Age (Grades 3-5)

Event Details:

Dive into the bold and colorful world of famous artists, discovering their techniques and creating your own vibrant masterpiece. Today's artist: Wassily Kandinsky.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Dive into the bold and colorful world of famous artists, discovering their techniques and creating your own vibrant masterpiece. Today's artist: Wassily Kandinsky.

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Kids' Koncerts: TBD

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Meet us in the library courtyard for fun, family-friendly shows! In cases of extreme heat or inclement weather, Koncerts will be moved across the street to the Little Theater at th...

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Meet us in the library courtyard for fun, family-friendly shows! In cases of extreme heat or inclement weather, Koncerts will be moved across the street to the Little Theater at the Civic Auditorium.

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Print Lab

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Age Group:

Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Event Details:

Use techniques like block printing, monoprinting, and more to design your own unique prints.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Use techniques like block printing, monoprinting, and more to design your own unique prints.

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Family Sing Along

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Revisit your childhood favorites and discover new tunes for your playlist.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Special Event
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Revisit your childhood favorites and discover new tunes for your playlist.

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Color Our World: Art Explosion!

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Age Group:

School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)

Event Details:

It’s a hands-on, paint-splashed party where creativity gets delightfully out of hand! BYOS - Bring your own smock.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

It’s a hands-on, paint-splashed party where creativity gets delightfully out of hand! BYOS - Bring your own smock.

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Tallgrass Express: Stories in Song

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Be transported to the tallgrass prairie of the Kansas Flint Hills during a musical performance by Tallgrass Express, a folk music band whose humorous observations on rural life tod...

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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
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Be transported to the tallgrass prairie of the Kansas Flint Hills during a musical performance by Tallgrass Express, a folk music band whose humorous observations on rural life today and Kansas culture  will play folk music and include brief

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Tuesdays at the Park

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Find us at the park this summer for a story and fun! 

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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Library on the Go
Event Details:

Find us at the park this summer for a story and fun! 

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Water Games

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)

Event Details:

Beat the heat and be prepared for fun water games in the library courtyard.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: Special Event
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Beat the heat and be prepared for fun water games in the library courtyard.

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Crafternoons: Yarn Trinket Bowls

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Crafternoons:

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

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Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meeting

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting, Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
FOL Board Meeting:

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

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

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

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Booked for Mystery: The Blast From the Past

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

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

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Evening Readers: The Bookshop

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

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

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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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Page Turners Book Club: Shelterwood

Tuesday, July 8, 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.

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

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

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Henna & Heritage

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors

Explore the art and tradition of henna with Essential Henna of Topeka, including its cultural roots, natural ingredients, and a personalized design for attendees.

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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore the art and tradition of henna with Essential Henna of Topeka, including its cultural roots, natural ingredients, and a personalized design for attendees.

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Library Board Meeting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

All board meetings are open to the community.

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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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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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Read It! Paint It! Mini Edition

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

From page to canvas: Let your inner artist thrive as you paint a tiny canvas. 

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

From page to canvas: Let your inner artist thrive as you paint a tiny canvas. 

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Queer Book Club: Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

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

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Crafternoons: Squeegee Art

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Crafternoons:

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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Booked for Mystery: The Unwedding

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

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

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Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meeting

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting, Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
FOL Board Meeting:

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

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

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

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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Area at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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

Start building your confidence with technology! Join our Digital Learn Series Monday to learn how to navigate a computer, master email, and stay safe online. Attendees of all four sessions will be eligible for a prize drawing.

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Emporia Reads Together: Strong Towns

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

Join us to discuss this year's selection: Strong Towns by Charles Marohn. Attendees will be entered into a prize drawing!

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

Join us to discuss this year's selection: Strong Towns by Charles Marohn. Attendees will be entered into a prize drawing!

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Evening Readers: How to Age Disgracefully

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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.

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

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

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Author Talk: Hazel Hart

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Readers and aspiring authors are invited to hear from published mystery writer Hazel Hart, author of the Pierce Family Saga.

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

Readers and aspiring authors are invited to hear from published mystery writer Hazel Hart, author of the Pierce Family Saga.

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Page Turners Book Club: The Bookshop

Tuesday, August 12, 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.

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

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

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Library Board Meeting

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
EPL Board Meeting:

The Emporia Public Library Board of Trustees meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session. The Public Comment Policy applies to all Emporia Public Library Board Meetings. 

All board meetings are open to the community.

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

The Emporia Public Library Board of Trustees meets monthly in an open-to-the-public session. The Public Comment Policy applies to all Emporia Public Library Board Meetings.

 

All board meetings are open to the community.

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Crafternoons: Faux Stained Glass

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Crafternoons:

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

Upcoming
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required

Find your new favorite craft at our monthly event. Sign-up is available for ages 13+; registration opens two (2) weeks before each event.

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Memory Café

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Connect with fellow caregivers and individuals with memory loss to share experiences and enjoy creative activities together.

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

Connect with fellow caregivers and individuals with memory loss to share experiences and enjoy creative activities together.