Week Calendar

Readers and aspiring authors are invited to hear from published writer Sophie Stern, author of paranormal romances.

Bring your worm to the library courtyard for the races and we’ll see who has the fastest worm in Emporia this year! Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers will provide a special treat.

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.

Dive into the bold and colorful world of famous artists, discovering their techniques and creating your own vibrant masterpiece. Today's artist: Yayoi Kusama.

Dive into the bold and colorful world of famous artists, discovering their techniques and creating your own vibrant masterpiece. Today's artist: Wassily Kandinsky.

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.

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

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

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

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