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Library on the Go: Emporia Farmers Market

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
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.

Crafternoons: Birdhouses

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1

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

Easter Sunday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Craft Week

04/21/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/25/2025 @ 6:00pm
Families
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create craft projects at this come-and-go event.

Kansas Department of Revenue

9:15am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Quarterly Business meeting

Byte-Sized Robots

4:30pm - 5:30pm
School Age (Grades 3-5)
Registration
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age (Grades 3-5)
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn some basic coding with Dash & Dot robots at the library. Use your programming skills to complete mazes or compose a song. Register up to two weeks in advance.

Booked for Mystery: All the Colors of the Dark

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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 title is All the Colors of the Dark by Christ Whitaker.

From Scratch

6:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
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.

This month's recipe is classic sloppy joes.

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.

All About the Emerald Ash Borer

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Lifelong Learning
Event Details:

Learn about the emerald ash borer and the danger it poses to our environment as well as what you can do to combat it.

Friends of the Emporia Public Library Board meeting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

DOL Wage and Hour Meeting

9:00am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Discuss Wage and Hour's strategic planning and enforcement activities for the remainder of FY25.

Día de los Niños

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Families
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Día de los Niños is a celebration of literacy, cultural diversity, and the joy that comes from sharing traditions with children. Join the library for a community celebration of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Lyon County Breastfeeding Coalition Meeting

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

This is a Lyon County Breastfeeding Coalition meeting. There is no charge to join our coalition, and all meetings are open to the public. We invite all community members interested in protecting breastfeeding in Lyon County.

Art Critique Group

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Artists need feedback on work to keep growing in skill. This meeting would be a time to facilitate constructive critique for artists. In art school, feedback is given with every project; yet, after graduation, art making becomes rather solitary.

Library Board Meeting

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

Kansas Midwives Alliance General Membership Meeting

9:15am - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

The Kansas Midwives Alliance (KMA) holds an annual meeting open to the public, midwives, doulas, and fellow birth workers. We have continuing education at these meetings.

Page Turners Book Club: The Great Divide

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
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.

Crafternoons

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

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

Queer Book Club: Southernmost

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/26
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library

Booked for Mystery: Friends in Napa

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

Evening Readers: Shelterwood

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

Page Turners Book Club: The Fury

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Seniors
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 Board Meeting

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Adults, Seniors
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.