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This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

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

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 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!

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group

Art Buffet (ages 5-10)

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

The world if your oyster! Come and test out different art mediums with a giant buffet of art supplies. From crayons to yarn to paint to tissue paper, everything is up for grabs at this program!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Play Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us in the Kennedy Meeting Room for some music, movement and more. Let your toddler get some wiggles out during this 45 minute free play time program. 

Caregiver must be present.

All MPL Branches Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Carnegie Library (CA), Connection Corner (CC), Kennedy Library (KB), Maring-Hunt Library (MH), The Friends Building, Offsite, Online

All MPL locations will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

Closing
This event is in the "Adults" group

Craft-to-go: Glass Magnet

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

Stop by Kennedy Library or Maring-Hunt Library for a Glass Magnet craft kit. 

Each kit comes with instructions, glass piece, magnet, and punch out.

This event is in the "Families" group

Art Palooza! (All Ages)

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Families

Experience different mediums of art as you move station to station in the Kennedy Meeting Room! Find your own unique way to create as you work with all the different art materials. This is a fun experience for anyone who likes to learn hands-on.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Preschool Pals (Ages 3-5)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Join us in the Kennedy Meeting Room for Preschool Pals! Children ages 3-5 can enjoy a fun story time, songs, and activities all to encourage a lifelong love of reading!  
 

A caregiver must be present. 

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Paint A Pet (Age 10-14)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Watercolors can be just as fun and challenging as having a pet! Get creative in the Kennedy story room with a lesson in watercolors. Create a colorful painting of a dog, cat, lizard, fish, or bird, the pet of your dreams!

 

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

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

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 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!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Play Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us in the Kennedy Meeting Room for some music, movement and more. Let your toddler get some wiggles out during this 45 minute free play time program. 

Caregiver must be present.

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Kids Edition (ages 5-10)

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Games, Play Time, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

Do you think you're funny? Come test out your comedy chops with some hilarious improv games and challenges. This is a space to be as goofy and silly as you want to be! 

Muncie 9-12 Tea Party

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Purpose of Meeting:

regular meeting

Kennedy Library (KB)
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Tinker Tots (Ages 3-5)

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Explore, create, and play at Tinker Tots! There will be three-four open-ended activity stations to explore at each monthly event. The stations will be based upon STEAM concepts and sensory stations.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Tasting: Colorful Edition

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome to the Kennedy Cafe! Here, you can sample our colorful collection of books and try out new genres. Stop in anytime from 2 pm to 4 pm on July 12th to "taste" our different courses.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Reading Circle Book Club "Happiness Falls"

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a discussion of Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. 

Everyone welcome! No library card needed. No club to join, just attend!

This event is in the "Families" group

Bird House Building (Ages 3+)

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Program, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Families

Let's provide homes for our feathered friends. Families will build and use paint or markers to decorate a colorful bird house to take home. While supplies last.

Children 7 and under must have a caregiver present.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Droids and Dragons Book Club: "The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi"

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Book Club, Hybrid
Age Group:
Adults

Join us on the 2nd Monday of every month for Droids & Dragons, our science fiction and fantasy book club. All readers welcome, no library card required!

Register
Registration Required
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Preschool Pals (Ages 3-5)

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Join us in the Kennedy Meeting Room for Preschool Pals! Children ages 3-5 can enjoy a fun story time, songs, and activities all to encourage a lifelong love of reading!  
 

A caregiver must be present. 

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Colorful Tie-Dye (Age 10-14)

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
KB-Green Space at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Bring your own shirt to this event and we will provide the tie-dye supplies. Join us in the Kennedy green space and create your own colorful art to wear the rest of the summer! 

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

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

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 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!

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group

SINGO (ages 5-10)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Games, Music, Special Event, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

Think that you know music? Come test out your knowledge with this musical version of BINGO! 

Join us in the KB Story Room for games, music, and prizes! 

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Play Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us in the Kennedy Meeting Room for some music, movement and more. Let your toddler get some wiggles out during this 45 minute free play time program. 

Caregiver must be present.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chatty Crafties

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Bring a craft to start or one you're working on and join your fellow crafters in a few hours of chat! All experience levels welcome to come and enjoy a laid back craft time.

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Registration Required