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Dueling Historians: Truth or Spoof? (Offsite, Ticketed Event)

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 7:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Games, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
All Ages

Returning for its second year to the annual Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Tour will be the "Dueling Historians: Truth or Spoof?" game!

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Author Talk: Meet Erik Deckers "Wither, Utopia"

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Meet award-winning playwright and columnist Erik Deckers. He will discuss his books, "Wither, Utopia," and "Mackinac Island Nation." The evening will include Q&A time, books for sale and signing, and light refreshments.

Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus 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 Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day.

Closing
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Preschool Pals (Ages 3-5)

Tuesday, October 14, 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

Homeschool Hangout (Ages 8+)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary-Age, Teens

Attention homeschool families! Looking for a place for your children to socialize? Join us at the library! Children can get together to chat, play games, make crafts, engage in STEAM activities, and more.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Heat Press Class

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class/Workshop, Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at Centennial Library for a fun and informative class where we’ll explore sublimation, vinyl projects, Cricut basics, and more!

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

Youth Social Club

Tuesday, October 14, 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

Teen Anime Night: Anime Creatures (Ages 11-18)

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Teen Anime Night this October will feature creatures from popular anime. We will be doing a mimic craft from Frieran: Beyond Journey’s End and discussing our favorite creatures in anime!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Droids and Dragons Book Club: "Dead Witch Walking"

Tuesday, October 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 "Babies & Toddlers" group

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

Wednesday, October 15, 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 "Adults" group

IU Health: Positive Link

Wednesday, October 15, 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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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, October 15, 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, October 15, 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, October 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
KB-Story 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, October 15, 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 "Babies & Toddlers" group

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, October 16, 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
This event is in the "Teens" group

Youth Social Club

Thursday, October 16, 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

Chatty Crafties

Thursday, October 16, 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

Public Notice: MPL Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, October 17, 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.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, October 17, 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, October 17, 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 "Elementary-Age" group

Kids Game Day (Ages 6-12)

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
MH-The Fort at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Elementary-Age

Join us in The Fort to play some games! We will have our Nintendo Switch out along with board games and coloring sheets. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Navigating Medicare

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Lecture/Speaker
Age Group:
Adults

Join us with Lifestream Services for an information-based seminar to learn the ins-and-outs of the Medicare system, from learning how to apply and so on!

This event is in the "All Ages" group
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This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Elementary-Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Halloween Costume Swap

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Family Program, Other, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages, Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults

Donate your gently used costumes and accessories to the MPL Halloween Costume Swap September 2 through October 11.  All donated costumes will be steam cleaned and sorted by size.