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Foodie Fun: After School Snacks

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

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Play Café (Ages 3-5)

Monday, December 1, 2025 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!

Brain Builders (Children of All Ages)

Monday, December 1, 2025 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.

MH: Free Legal Aid

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
MH-Study Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Age Group:
Adults

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

Crafternoons Ages 5-13)

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens

Children of all ages are welcome to join us for weekly craft time. Be crafty and take your creations home with you! Children under 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, December 5, 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!

MH: Music and Movement (Ages 3-5)

Monday, December 8, 2025 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!

Play Café (Ages 3-5)

Monday, December 8, 2025 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!

Brain Builders (Children of All Ages)

Monday, December 8, 2025 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.

Muncie Camera Club

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Crafternoons Ages 5-13)

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens

Children of all ages are welcome to join us for weekly craft time. Be crafty and take your creations home with you! Children under 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, December 12, 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!

MH: Music and Movement (Ages 3-5)

Monday, December 15, 2025 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!

Play Café (Ages 3-5)

Monday, December 15, 2025 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!

Brain Builders (Children of All Ages)

Monday, December 15, 2025 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.

IU Health: Positive Link

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
MH-Atrium at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Indiana University Health: Positive Link provides free HIV and HepC services to the community. 

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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!

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

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