Featured Events

Piece It Together Puzzle Competition

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Age Group:

Families, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults
Pumpkins in the Pages 2025

Pumpkins in the Pages

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

All Ages

Trick or Treating in the Library (Children of All Ages)

Friday, October 31, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Age Group:

Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens
Tea invitation

Jane Austen Afternoon Tea

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

Adults
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Club In-beTween (Ages 8-11)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

Calling all upper elementary students! Want to gather with others your age? Would you like to try a variety of activities ranging from art, crafts, games and beyond? Looking for parent-free fun? This is the place for you!

Open Door Connections

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

promotional image for Muncie Public Library's program "Tumbling Toddlers" held every Thursday at 11:30am at Kennedy Library, photo of adult library patrons holding a parachute up while children lay on the floor underneath the parachute

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, December 18, 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.

Club 641 (Cookbook Club)

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Book Club, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Get ready for a culinary adventure with Club 641 at the MARING HUNT Library!  A cookbook club that’s perfect for anyone who loves food—whether you're a pro in the kitchen or just getting started.

Public Notice: MPL Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
MH-Conference Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

The Muncie Public Library Board of Trustees will meet. All meetings are free and open to the public. When necessary, the MPL House & Finance Committee and Personnel Committee will meet.

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Play Time, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Stories, songs, rhymes, and more for our youngest story time friends and their caregiver!

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Tinker Tots (Ages 3-5)

Friday, December 19, 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.

Action for Animals Board meeting

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Board meeting

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Industry Church

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9:15am - 11:00am
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Bible study

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Christmas Closing

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Carnegie Library (CA), Centennial Library (CL), Kennedy Library (KB), Maring-Hunt Library (MH), The Friends Building, Offsite, Online

All MPL locations will be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 in observance of Christmas.

Closing

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)

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

Open Door Connections

Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

Open Door Connections

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Droids & Dragons Book Club: "Death of the Author"

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Book Club
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
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.

Open Door Connections

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

Open Door Connections

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

Club 641 (Cookbook Club)

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Book Club, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Get ready for a culinary adventure with Club 641 at the MARING HUNT Library!  A cookbook club that’s perfect for anyone who loves food—whether you're a pro in the kitchen or just getting started.

Open Door Connections

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Could you use help with connecting to resources in the Muncie Community? Open Door Health Services neighborhood ambassadors can help you...

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Droids & Dragons Book Club: "Kindred"

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Book Club
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

Club 641 (Cookbook Club)

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Book Club, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Get ready for a culinary adventure with Club 641 at the MARING HUNT Library!  A cookbook club that’s perfect for anyone who loves food—whether you're a pro in the kitchen or just getting started.

Muncie Tri Kappa Philanthropic Organization

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Purpose of Meeting:

The members of Muncie Tri Kappa will hold a regular meeting to discusss business and other topics. 

Kennedy Library (KB)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

Droids & Dragons Book Club: "A Wrinkle in Time"

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Book Club
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