Event List

Featured Events

Stubby Salutes: Honoring Our Nation's Service Animals & Their Handlers

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)

Age Group:

Adults
ereader, three cookies, and a cup of tea

Intro to Library eBooks and more*

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Online

Age Group:

Adults

Peas, Peaches, & POWS - Prisoners of War During WWII in the Hoosier Canning Industry

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)

Age Group:

Adults

"Remember the Ladies," Abigail Adams

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)

Age Group:

Adults
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Android Q & A

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

You will learn how Androids and their apps work. You will be able to ask questions about Androids. This is an open discussion class.

Youth Social Club

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Games, Play Time, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to connect, learn, and grow together in a welcoming, supportive environment.

Industry Church

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 9:15am - 11:00am
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Bible study

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Youth Social Club

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Games, Play Time, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to connect, learn, and grow together in a welcoming, supportive environment.

Phone Banking for Franklin for Congress

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Phone banking for a candidate

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Books on Tap Book Club "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man"

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Books on Tap features a wide variety of books across many different genres.

We will be meeting at Twin Archers to discuss  "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man" by Paul Newman. 

Offsite Event

Happy Noon Year! (Ages 3+)

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Music, Special Event
Age Group:
Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age

Ring in the New Year with music, crafts, and games before we count down to noon to celebrate the "noon" year!

Youth Social Club

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Games, Play Time, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to connect, learn, and grow together in a welcoming, supportive environment.

New Year's Eve Closing

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Carnegie Library (CA), Centennial Library (CL), Kennedy Library (KB), Maring-Hunt Library (MH), The Friends Building, Offsite, Online

All MPL locations will close at 5pm in observance of New Year's Eve.

Closing
Example of completed pom-pom penguin craft. One has a blue scarf and one has a red scarf.

Craft-To-Go: Pom-Pom Penguins

All Day
MH-Reference Area at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults

Stop by Kennedy Library or Maring-Hunt Library for a Pom-Pom Penguin Craft-To-Go kit.

Each kit comes with black & white yarn, 2 googly eyes, and 2 pieces of felt.

Example of completed pom-pom penguin craft. One has a red scarf, and one has a blue scarf.

Craft-To-Go: Pom-Pom Penguins

All Day
KB-Information Desk at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Take & Make
Age Group:
Adults

Stop by Kennedy Library or Maring-Hunt Library for a Pom-Pom Penguin Craft-To-Go kit.

Each kit comes with black & white yarn, 2 googly eyes, and 2 pieces of felt.

Open Door Connections

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
CL-Meeting Room at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Open Door will be at CL to administer help to the community for resources plus have a food distribution.

Music and Movement (Ages 3-5)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Enjoy a story time, songs, and dancing for ages 3-5 and a caregiver!

promotional image for Muncie Public Library's program "Books, Books, Baby!" held every Wednesday at 10:30am at Kennedy Library, four babies and a book near the text "Books, Books, BABY"

Books, Books, Baby! (Birth-36 months)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Alright stop, grab a book, and listen! Calling all caregivers with children ranging from ages 0-36 months! Join us in the Kennedy Library Story Room for Books, Books, Baby!

Play Café (Ages 3-5)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Play Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

After our Music & Movement Story Time, we will serve coffee and set up supplemental, creative play stations. Chat with other parents and relax with a cup of coffee while your kiddos have fun in the library!

Android Q & A

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

You will learn how Android and their apps work. You will be able to ask questions about Android. This is an open discussion class.

Brain Builders (Children of All Ages)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens

Students will learn science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and reading through hands-on activities and games. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by a guardian.

Youth Social Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Games, Play Time, STEM/STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to connect, learn, and grow together in a welcoming, supportive environment.

Industry Church

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:00am
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Bible study

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

MH: Free Legal Aid

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
MH-Study Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

An attorney from Indiana Legal Services, Inc. in Indianapolis will provide free and confidential legal advice.

words PALS with children

Preschool Pals (Ages 3-5)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Joins us in the meeting room at Kennedy Library for a fun story time, songs, and activities to encourage a lifelong love of reading. 

Caregiver must be present.

Homeschool Hangout (Ages 8+)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Attention homeschool families! Looking for a place for your children to socialize? Join us at the library! Children can get together to chat, play games, make crafts, engage in STEAM activities, and more.