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Youth Social Club

Thursday, October 9, 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.

DAR Colonial Carry-In

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

DAR chapter meeting, DAR day of Service for Great Achievers (we bring in supplies for the hygiene closet based on needs list provided by Gabby) "Colonial Carry-In" for the DAR mem...

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)

Franklin For Congress

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Purpose of Meeting:

Campaign team meeting and canvass training

Kennedy Library (KB)

Mother Goose (Ages birth-36 months)

Friday, October 10, 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!

Sensory Play Day (Birth - Age 12)

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Age Group:
Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age

Drop in and explore a variety of sensory bin activities!

Banned Books Trivia

Banned Book Trivia

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:45pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Celebrate the freedom to read with a night of trivia all about banned and challenged books! Compete solo as you test your knowledge of titles that have faced censorship.

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
Cover art of "Wither Utopia" by Eric Deckers

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

Industry Church

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:15am - 11:00am
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Purpose of Meeting:

Bible study

Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
promotional image for Muncie Public Library's program "Preschool Pals" every Tuesday at 10:30am at Kennedy Library, a handful of children standing near the word "pals"

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. 

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.

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!

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.

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!

Muncie Camera Club

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Book cover of women in front of church and graveyard

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

Ball State Registrar's Office Retreat

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Purpose of Meeting:

Off-site all office retreat

Kennedy Library (KB)
promotional image for Muncie Public Library's program "Books, Books, Baby!" held every Wednesday at 10:30am at Kennedy Library, four babies and a book near the text "Books, Books, BABY"

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!

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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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.

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.

promotional image for Muncie Public Library's program "Club In-beTween" held every Wednesday at 3:30pm at Kennedy Library, the text "Club In-beTween" written above smaller text reading "P.S. No Parents Allowed!!!" on a white rectangle taped to a wooden background

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!