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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)

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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
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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

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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
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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)

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

green background with white text "Tallgrass Express Stories in Song" over picture of band

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

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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
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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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black background with microphone. Outline white text reads "Family Sing-along"

Family Sing Along

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Families

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
Event Details:

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

Independence Day

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Water Games

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Courtyard at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)

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
Event Details:

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

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Family Pool Party

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages

This is a free event for Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge participants and their families. Complete 400 minutes of reading to earn your tickets. Thanks for celebrating summer reading with us!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
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This is a free event for Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge participants and their families. Complete 400 minutes of reading to earn your tickets. Thanks for celebrating summer reading with us!

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Dance Party

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Families

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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Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Special Event
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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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Back to School Bash: Minecraft Mania

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Emporia Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Families

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

Library Maintenance Days

All Day 8/21 - 8/22
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Labor Day

All Day 8/31 - 9/1
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Staff Development Day

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Veterans Day

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Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27 - 11/28
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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
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Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
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