Featured Events

Cover of the book Bite by Bite Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Light green cover with the title above a colorful drawing of various fruits

Big Read "Bite By Bite"Dinner and a Book Discussion and: Food- Family-Tradition

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Offsite

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Combination of movie posters for 1995 Sense and Sensibility and 2005 Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen Double Feature: 1995 Sense and Sensibility (PG) and 2005 Pride & Prejudice (PG)

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 2:30pm - 7:00pm
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

Adults

DAR "The Language of the Fan" Program*

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 1:45pm - 2:45pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)

Age Group:

Adults
chef hat with library logo and the word foodie

Foodie Fun: Edible Gifts To Give

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
KB-Story Room at Kennedy Library (KB)

Age Group:

Elementary-Age, Teens
Filters
Age Group

Youth Social Club

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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.

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

Android Q & A

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

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

Youth Social Club

Monday, December 29, 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.

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)

Youth Social Club

Tuesday, December 30, 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.

Books on Tap Book Club "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man"

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Books on Tap features a wide variety of books across many different genres.

We will be meeting at Twin Archers to discuss  "The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man" by Paul Newman. 

Offsite Event

Happy Noon Year! (Ages 3+)

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
MH-Meeting Room at Maring-Hunt Library (MH)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Music, Special Event
Age Group:
Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age

Ring in the New Year with music, crafts, and games before we count down to noon to celebrate the "noon" year!

Youth Social Club

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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.

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

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
CL-Meeting Room at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Open Door will be at CL to administer help to the community for resources plus have a food distribution.

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)

Monday, January 5, 2026 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!

Android Q & A

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

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

Youth Social Club

Monday, January 5, 2026 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.

words PALS with children

Preschool Pals (Ages 3-5)

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
KB-Meeting Room at Kennedy Library (KB)
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Joins us in the meeting room at Kennedy Library for a fun story time, songs, and activities to encourage a lifelong love of reading. 

Caregiver must be present.

Union meeting

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
CA-Meeting Room at Carnegie Library (CA)
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly Union meeting

Carnegie Library (CA)

File Organization Class

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
CL-Studio A at Centennial Library (CL)
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a patient introduction to computer file organization. You will be shown a very simple system of saving your files in a way that can make computers easier to use.

Youth Social Club

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 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 "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, January 7, 2026 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!

Youth Social Club

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 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.

Club In Between art

Club In-beTween (Ages 8-11)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 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, 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...

Parachute play with children

Tumbling Toddlers (Ages 1-3)

Thursday, January 8, 2026 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.