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iPhone Q & A Class

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

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

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

Brain Builders (Children of All Ages)

Monday, November 10, 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.

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

Youth Social Club

Monday, November 10, 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Craft Night: Eraser Stamps & Custom Notebooks

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
MH-Reference Area at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Unleash your creativity at our Craft Night! Join us for a fun and hands-on session where you'll learn how to carve your own custom rubber stamps using simple erasers.

Full
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Droids and Dragons Book Club: "The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins"

Monday, November 10, 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

Veterans Day Closing

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

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

Closing
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

BIG READ Creative Writing Workshop- Stories in the Kitchen: Recipes with Heart

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
BIG READ, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us for a savory, creative writing workshop to capture the memories baked into your most treasured recipes. You’ll leave this interactive session with a collection of story-recipes as nourishing as the dishes themselves.

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

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

Wednesday, November 12, 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 "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Crafternoons Ages 5-13)

Wednesday, November 12, 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.

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

Youth Social Club

Wednesday, November 12, 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.

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group

Club In-beTween (Ages 8-11)

Wednesday, November 12, 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!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Big Questions, Big Ideas

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Lecture/Speaker
Age Group:
Adults

The Ball State Philosophy and Religious Studies Department in partnership with Muncie Public Library presents the Big Questions, Big Ideas series.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Global Perspectives at the Movies "The Way Home" (2002, PG)

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)
Program Type:
Film Club
Age Group:
Adults

Global Perspectives is a group devoted to exploring history and looking at diverse perspectives through fiction.  The program is held monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from August-November 2025 at 6pm in the Carnegie Lib

This event is in the "Adults" group

Open Door Connections

Thursday, November 13, 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...

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, November 13, 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

From Keywords to Kin: AI Tools for Genealogy Research

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)
Program Type:
History & Genealogy, Lecture/Speaker
Age Group:
Adults

Discover how advanced search tools can transform your genealogical research!

This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group

Friendship Bracelets (Ages 6-12)

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

Join us in making fun, beaded friendship bracelets!

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

Youth Social Club

Thursday, November 13, 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.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Artistic Adventures: A Paint Night at Kennedy (Ages 10-17)

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

What do you spy on a snowy day among the tall birch trees? Could it be a shy fox or bright red cardinal? Take an artistic adventure into the winter woods to find our woodland friends at Kennedy Library!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chatty Crafties

Thursday, November 13, 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.

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

The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)
Program Type:
Author Talk, History & Genealogy, Lecture/Speaker
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a special evening with author Stephen Terrell to learn about the story behind his true crime book The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland. A book signing will follow the presentation.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, November 14, 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!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Tinker Tots (Ages 3-5)

Friday, November 14, 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.