Featured Events

DAR "The Language of the Fan" Program*

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)

Age Group:

Adults
Image of the four Bantry Bay band members.

Free Concert: Bantry Bay Celtic Music

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

All Ages, Adults
chef hat with library logo and the word foodie

Foodie Fun: Edible Gifts To Give

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

Elementary-Age, Teens

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
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Muppets Christmas Carol Interactive Sing-A-Long Movie

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Food & Drink, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Adults

Join us for a lunchtime showing of Muppets Christmas Carol, the 1992 adaptation of the Dickens classic novel in interactive sing-a-long style! Props, lyric sheets, coloring pages, snacks and more will be provided while supplies last. 

Open Door Food Distribution

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:30am
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Food & Drink, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages

Open Door will be distributing food here at Centennial Library from 9:15am to 10:30am.

Frost Fest

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Family Program, Food & Drink, Games, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

Join Maring-Hunt Library in celebrating the holiday season with hot chocolate, karaoke, games and more! 

All ages welcome!

Image of the four Bantry Bay band members.

Free Concert: Bantry Bay Celtic Music

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Music, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Experience the warmth and charm of Celtic Christmas songs and tunes with Bantry Bay! Join us in the library meeting room for an hour of enchanting melodies that will transport you to another place. Free concert for all ages. 

Karaoke/Open Mic Night

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Music, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

Come to Connection Corner for a Karaoke and Open Mic night!

Text reads Merry Little Party with Santa peeking over top. Displays a letter to Santa, a holiday sweater contest, hot chocolate and cookies, and a reindeer waving.

Merry Little Party

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink, Games, Special Event, Story Time
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Free Family Movie "The Bad Guys 2" (All Ages)

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

Enjoy "The Bad Guys 2" and free popcorn (while supplies last).

Friends volunteers conducting a past Annual Meeting.

Friends of MPL Annual Meeting

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Friends of MPL
Age Group:
All Ages

The Friends of Muncie Public Library, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, will hold its Annual Meeting to elect officers. The Friends hold book sales and more to support Muncie Public Library.

Man holding a camera

MPL BIG READ Photo Contest

01/15/2026 @ 8:00am to 03/15/2026 @ 6:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, BIG READ, Other
Age Group:
All Ages, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

Muncie Public Library invites community members of all ages to participate in the 2025–26 Big Read Photo Contest! 

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