Event List

Featured Events

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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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 ...

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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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

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 ...

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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Tuesdays at the Park

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Find us at the park this summer for a story and fun! This week we'll be at Las Casitas Park! 

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! This week we'll be at Las Casitas Park! 

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Cardboard Cruisers

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Buckle up for a fun-filled pretend drive-in movie experience where families can decorate a "car" and enjoy a screening of Cars in their new ride!

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Buckle up for a fun-filled pretend drive-in movie experience where families can decorate a "car" and enjoy a screening of Cars in their new ride!

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60-Second Showdown

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Age Group:

Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Event Details:

Test your skills and compete in fast-paced, hilarious challenges! This program is all about quick thinking, teamwork, and fun. Are you ready to beat the clock?

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Games & Gaming
Event Details:

Test your skills and compete in fast-paced, hilarious challenges! This program is all about quick thinking, teamwork, and fun. Are you ready to beat the clock?

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Dance Party

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Get ready to groove, giggle, and move as you dive into high-energy dance games that inspire creativity, test your coordination, and and bring out your inner dancer in a fun-filled ...

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Get ready to groove, giggle, and move as you dive into high-energy dance games that inspire creativity, test your coordination, and and bring out your inner dancer in a fun-filled challenge!

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Emporia Reads Together: Strong Towns

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

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

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

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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Back to School Bash: Minecraft Mania

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Age Group:

Families

Event Details:

Students of all ages will gather to celebrate the start of a new academic year! Families and students can catch up with friends and share stories from their summer adventures—and s...

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Students of all ages will gather to celebrate the start of a new academic year! Families and students can catch up with friends and share stories from their summer adventures—and sign up for a free library card.

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Library on the Go: Emporia Senior Center

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Library on the Go
Age Group:
Seniors

Catch the Library on the Go at the Emporia Senior Center for a monthly visit filled with books, resources, and personalized library services.

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

Catch the Library on the Go at the Emporia Senior Center for a monthly visit filled with books, resources, and personalized library services.

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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.

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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Find Your Funny

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end-of-the-week performance.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end-of-the-week performance.

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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.

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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Find Your Funny

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end of the week performance.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end of the week performance.

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Find Your Funny

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end-of-the-week performance.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Learn about stand-up comedy, explore different styles, and begin writing your own material for an end-of-the-week performance.

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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
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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Find Your Funny: The Show

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
All Ages

Join aspiring comedians for their hilarious performance at the Little Theater.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join aspiring comedians for their hilarious performance at the Little Theater.

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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.

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.

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Queer Book Club: High-Risk Homosexual

Wednesday, August 20, 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.

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.

Library Maintenance Days

All Day 8/21 - 8/22
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meeting

Monday, August 25, 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.

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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Library on the Go: Emporia Farmers Market

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Library on the Go
Age Group:
All Ages
Library on the Go: Emporia Farmers Market:

Visit the Library on the Go at the Emporia Farmers Market to check out books, sign up for a library card, and explore fun activities while you shop local.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Library on the Go

Visit the Library on the Go at the Emporia Farmers Market to check out books, sign up for a library card, and explore fun activities while you shop local.

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Booked for Mystery: Mastering the Art of French Murder

Wednesday, August 27, 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.

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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From Scratch: Classic French Toast

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
All Ages
From Scratch:

Join us to sample a new recipe or learn a new technique from Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious by Maria Rodale.

Join us to sample a new recipe or learn a new technique from Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious by Maria Rodale.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Cooking
Event Details:

Join us to sample a new recipe or learn a new technique from Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious by Maria Rodale.

Join us to sample a new recipe or learn a new technique from Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious by Maria Rodale.

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.

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LEGO Master Builders

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
LEGO Master Builders:

Build a masterpiece with EPL’s LEGO collection.

Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: STEM

Build a masterpiece with EPL’s LEGO collection.

Labor Day

All Day 8/31 - 9/1
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Page Turners Book Club: How to Age Disgracefully

Tuesday, September 9, 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.

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, September 11, 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.

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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Queer Book Club: Nicked

Wednesday, September 17, 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.

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

Saturday, September 20, 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
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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Library Board Meeting

Thursday, October 9, 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.

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.

Staff Development Day

All Day
Emporia Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library
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Page Turners Book Club: Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Tuesday, October 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.

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.