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blue background with colorful border. White text "Masters of Art" over easel with paints. Below, blue text "Grades 3-5"

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
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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.

blue and green text reads "Kids' Koncerts" above families dancing

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.

patterned background. White rectangle with yellow border. Blue text reads "Print Lab" above an ink roller and ink pot. Red text reads "Grades 6-12"

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
Event Details:

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

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

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
Event Details:

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

white background with colorful border. Blue text reads "Art Explosion!" over green text that reads 'Grades K-5"

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.

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

Library van in front of brick library building. Blue banner at the bottom with white text that reads "library on the go"

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
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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
Event Details:

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

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Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Water Games

2:30pm–3:30pm
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
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.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Color Our World: Science

2:30pm–3:30pm
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5), School Age (Grades K-2), School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Dive into the world of science with hands-on experiments and creative projects that mix, blend, and shine to reveal the world's colors!

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Join us as we read stories, sing songs, play with rhymes, and introduce families to skills that prepare children for a lifetime of reading and learning.

Library Maintenance Days

All Day 8/21–8/22
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Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Labor Day

All Day 8/31–9/1
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Staff Development Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Veterans Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/28
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/26
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/26
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/26
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/26
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library