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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
Event Details:

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
Event Details:

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
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 today and Kansas culture  will play folk music and include brief

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Digital Learn: Technology for Beginners

Monday, July 7, 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 ...

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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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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
Event Details:

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

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Henna & Heritage

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors

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 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 on the Go: Emporia Farmers Market

8:00am–10:30am
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.

Personal Puzzle Party

1:30pm–2:30pm
All Ages
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Emporia Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Puzzlers assemble! Let the creativity and fun come together as you piece together a one-of-a-kind jigsaw designed by you!

Evening Readers: How to Age Disgracefully

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.

Back to School Bash: Minecraft Mania

2:30pm–3:30pm
Families
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.

Author Talk: Hazel Hart

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
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.

Library on the Go: Emporia Senior Center

9:00am–11:00am
Seniors
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.

Page Turners Book Club: The Bookshop

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.

Find Your Funny

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
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.

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:

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.

Find Your Funny

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
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.

Find Your Funny

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
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.

Crafternoons: Faux Stained Glass

1:30pm–2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
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.

Find Your Funny: The Show

4:00pm–5:00pm
All Ages
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.

Memory Café

10:00am–11:00am
Adults, Seniors
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.

Queer Book Club: High-Risk Homosexual

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.

Library Maintenance Days

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

Booked for Mystery: Mastering the Art of French Murder

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.

Labor Day

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

Page Turners Book Club: How to Age Disgracefully

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.

Queer Book Club: Nicked

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.

Crafternoons

1:30pm–2:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
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.

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.

Staff Development Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Emporia Public Library