Widget - Allen County Public Library

Fri, Jul 17, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Fri, Jul 17, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 17, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a family-friendly movie with us most Friday afternoons.

Registration is now closed

Library LINK - Family Movie Matinee

Fri, Jul 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Cancelled

Fri, Jul 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Library LINK - Afternoon Cartoons

Fri, Jul 17, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Fri, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Play games, color, and enjoy classic cartoons.

Movies at the Library - Jurassic World Rebirth

Fri, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library - Theater

Universal Pictures; Directed by Gareth Edwards; Rated PG-13; 134 minutes; 2025

Registration is now closed

Fri, Jul 17, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Archeology Water Bottle Holders - Intro to Heat Pressing

Fri, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Instead of traditional paint brushes, we'll use household objects to make one-of-a-kind art.

Registration is now closed

Fri, Jul 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Learn how to use the Cricut Autopress to create your own custom Water Bottle Holder!

Registration is now closed

Bilingual Mingle - for Bilingual Families

Sat, Jul 18, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Already familiar with 3D printing concepts? Learn how to customize 3D models in Prusa Slicer by making it multicolor, adding "Fuzzy Skin," and scheduling a "pause" to insert a magnet.

Sat, Jul 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Do you and your family speak more than one language? If so, you are invited to this meet-and-greet-and-craft-and-snack event.

Home in a Bottle - Sand Jar Art

Sat, Jul 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grade 7-12: Create a beautiful, layered sand art in a bottle that represents you and/or your home to wear or use as a decoration!

Discovering Fossils - An Introductory Virtual Reality Experience!

Sat, Jul 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Step back in time to walk with the dinosaurs using the Studios Virtual Reality Headsets!

Print and Paint - Halfling

Sat, Jul 18, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Sat, Jul 18, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Try your hand at painting a 3D Printed miniature that you'll take home!

This event is full

Alphabet Club - Pages & Pixels

Sat, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Alphabet Club is a meetup for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to support each other and have fun. Hang and be yourself! Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend with their teen.

Mon, Jul 20, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Mon, Jul 20, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Raptors - with Soarin' Hawk

Mon, Jul 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

See live birds of prey up close.

Library LINK - Let it Grow!

Mon, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Giant Games

Mon, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Play giant versions of classic games.

Mon, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Let's grow some plants in our library garden! Pollinators need nectar, and we can help.

Library LINK - Maker Mondays

Mon, Jul 20, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Try out new techniques with a variety of arts, crafts, and STEAM projects.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 20, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Mark's Ark Animal Showcase

Mon, Jul 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Grabill Branch - Meeting Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Tue, Jul 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

Meet some amazing animals at this fun and educational program.

Tue, Jul 21, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Tue, Jul 21, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Tue, Jul 21, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

What We Wore: Fashion in Photos, 1850s to 1929

Tue, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on July 21 at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Pop-up Program - Afternoon Activities

Tue, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Pop-up program as planned and facilitated for daycare groups and other children during busy hours

Tue, Jul 21, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Neurodivergent Teen Hangout - Board Games

Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Lounge

Grades 7-12: Hang out and meet other neurodiverse teens during this inclusive and sensory-friendly program. Each month will have a different activity!

Cretaceous Coasters - Introduction to Needle Felting

Tue, Jul 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Monroeville Branch - Meeting Room

Dinosaur fans of all ages are invited to create shrink art dino jewelry and keychains.

Tue, Jul 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Get inspired by the time of the dinosaurs and create your own Cretaceous-period-themed coaster while learning to needle felt!

Neon Drawing

Tue, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Create the illusion of neon art on paper with light and color layering

Tue, Jul 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 9-12: Do you eat with your ears? Let’s find out with some fun food experiments!

Tue, Jul 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Aboite Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 9-12: Do you eat with your ears? Let’s find out with some fun food experiments!

Mark's Ark Animal Showcase

Wed, Jul 22, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Wed, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Dupont Branch - Meeting Room

Meet some amazing animals at this fun and educational program.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Library LINK - Open Art

Wed, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Waynedale Branch

What can you create with our wide array of art supplies? There will be a variety of art supplies, so bring your creativity!

Wed, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Wed, Jul 22, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Library LINK - Build It

Wed, Jul 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Build with LEGO, Rigamajig, and other creative building sets.

Wed, Jul 22, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Rescheduled

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New date Wednesday, July 22, 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament (Finals)

Wed, Jul 22, 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Wed, Jul 22, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library - Teens Booths

Grades 7-12: Come watch the competition for the Smash Bros. Ultimate Champion crown!

Design a Dino or Fossil Tee

Wed, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Stamp it, stencil it, and make it yours! Design your own bold and colorful dinosaur or fossil t-shirt.

Wed, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Wed, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Mighty Megalodons - Intro to Electric Cutting

Wed, Jul 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Dinosaur fans of all ages are invited to create shrink art dino jewelry and keychains.

Thu, Jul 23, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Georgetown Branch - The Studio

Make a chip-clip with a prehistoric twist! Learn about designing and uploading designs in Cricut Design Space, and using the Studio's Cricut Maker 3.

Raptors - with Soarin' Hawk

Thu, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm

New Haven Branch - Meeting Room

See live birds of prey up close.

This event is full

Thu, Jul 23, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 23, 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Thu, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Library LINK - Pixel Art

Thu, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends.

Thu, Jul 23, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Thu, Jul 23, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Alphabet Club - Fabric Printing

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Alphabet Club is a meetup for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to support each other and have fun. Hang and be yourself! Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend with their teen.

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Paracord Bracelets

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Learn fundamental knot-tying skills to create a cool bracelet that is also a practical survival tool.

Dungeons & Dragons - Teens

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 23, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Join us for in-person Dungeons & Dragons. The number of attendees is limited so please register in advance.

Alphabet Club - Pride Cross Stitch

Thu, Jul 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Alphabet Club is a meetup for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to support each other and have fun. Hang and be yourself! Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend with their teen.

Archeology Water Bottle Holders - Intro to Heat Pressing

Thu, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Aboite Branch - Aboite Branch

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Thu, Jul 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Learn how to use the Cricut Autopress to create your own custom Water Bottle Holder!

This event is full

Park & Play - with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation

Fri, Jul 24, 10:30am - 1:00pm

Main Library - Plaza

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will bring their Park & Play program to the library for hours of fun!

Fri, Jul 24, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Fri, Jul 24, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Library LINK - Family Movie Matinee

Fri, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a family-friendly movie with us most Friday afternoons.

Library LINK - Games

Fri, Jul 24, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Stop by and play some games at the library.

Fri, Jul 24, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Library LINK - Afternoon Cartoons

Fri, Jul 24, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Fri, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Play games, color, and enjoy classic cartoons.

Fri, Jul 24, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 24, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 24, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 24, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Martial Arts Demonstration for Teens - with Basche's Martial Arts

Fri, Jul 24, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Interested in learning more about the basics of martial arts?

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

3D Wooden Dinosaur Models - Intermediate Laser Cutting & Engraving with the Gweike

Fri, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Sat, Jul 25, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Learn how to operate the Gweike laser cutter by creating a 3-D wooden dinosaur model!

This event is full

Alphabet Club - Pages & Pixels

Sat, Jul 25, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Sat, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Alphabet Club is a meetup for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to support each other and have fun. Hang and be yourself! Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend with their teen.

Mon, Jul 27, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Mon, Jul 27, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Library LINK - Backpack Bling

Mon, Jul 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Mon, Jul 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Make some keychains to get your backpack ready for the new school year.

Mon, Jul 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Library LINK - Open Art

Mon, Jul 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

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Library LINK - Maker Mondays

Mon, Jul 27, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Mon, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Try out new techniques with a variety of arts, crafts, and STEAM projects.

Mon, Jul 27, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

DIY Dino Excavation Box

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Who knew digging up dinos could be this satisfying? Make your own mini dino excavation box that you can keep using to de-stress anytime.

Archeology Water Bottle Holders - Intro to Heat Pressing

Mon, Jul 27, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Mon, Jul 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Learn how to use the Cricut Autopress to create your own custom Water Bottle Holder!

Tue, Jul 28, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Tue, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Dinosaur fans of all ages are invited to create shrink art dino jewelry and keychains.

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Neon Drawing

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Create the illusion of neon art on paper with light and color layering

This event is full

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends.

Dinosaur Rubber Stamps - Intermediate Laser Cutting & Engraving

Tue, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Tue, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Georgetown Branch - The Studio

Already familiar with Laser-cutting concepts? Learn how to use the Glowforge software to design and create rubber stamps!

This event is full

Tue, Jul 28, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Canadian Citizenship by Descent: Genealogy and the - New Citizenship Act

Tue, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on July 28th at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Raptors - with Soarin' Hawk

Tue, Jul 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - Teens Lounge

See live birds of prey up close.

Tue, Jul 28, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Design a Dino or Fossil Tee

Tue, Jul 28, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Studio Hours at the Pontiac Branch!

Tue, Jul 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Stamp it, stencil it, and make it yours! Design your own bold and colorful dinosaur or fossil t-shirt.

Movies at the Library - The Good Dinosaur

Tue, Jul 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Tue, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - Theater

Directed by Peter Sohn; Disney Pixar; 2015; Rated PG; 100 minutes

Wed, Jul 29, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Wed, Jul 29, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Wed, Jul 29, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Library LINK - Minute to Win It Games

Wed, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Dinosaur fans of all ages are invited to create shrink art dino jewelry and keychains.

Wed, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends.

Wed, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Wed, Jul 29, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Pop-up Program - Afternoon Activities

Wed, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Pop-up program as planned and facilitated for daycare groups and other children during busy hours

Wed, Jul 29, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Rescheduled

Storytime for Teens - Language

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New date Wednesday, July 29, 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Embroidered Bookmarks

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Learn how to embroider your own custom bookmark!

Wed, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Lounge

Hang out at teen storytime! Each session features books centered around a theme, plus crafts and activities to dive deeper into what we read. Bring your creativity, curiosity, and a friend (or two!).

Air-Dry Archosaurs - Introduction to Clay & Armature Sculptures

Wed, Jul 29, 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Wed, Jul 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Monroeville Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Exercise your creative muscles by bringing a dinosaur back to life with air-dry clay!

Archeology Water Bottle Holders - Intro to Heat Pressing

Wed, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Wed, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Learn how to use the Cricut Autopress to create your own custom Water Bottle Holder!

ACPL Summer Puppet Show

Thu, Jul 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm

New Haven Branch - Meeting Room

Get ready to sing, dance, ROAR, and laugh with the ACPL puppets. Fun for all ages!

Thu, Jul 30, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Thu, Jul 30, 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Library LINK - Perler Bead Palooza

Thu, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Thu, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

A dinosaur... a puppy... a rainbow... let your creativity flow as you make a fun creation out of perler beads!

Library LINK - End of SLP Party

Thu, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends.

Thu, Jul 30, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Have fun learning something new with friends!

Thu, Jul 30, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Neurodivergent Teen Hangout - LEGO Challenge

Thu, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Thu, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Grades 7-12: Hang out and meet other neurodiverse teens during this inclusive and sensory-friendly program. Each month will have a different activity!

Build Your Self-Care Toolkit - I Rock

Thu, Jul 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

New Haven Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 9-12: Do you eat with your ears? Let’s find out with some fun food experiments!

Thu, Jul 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being.

Thu, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Instead of traditional paint brushes, we'll use household objects to make one-of-a-kind art.

Fri, Jul 31, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Come check out the giant creatures who roamed the earth!

Hot Dog Picnic

Fri, Jul 31, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

July is National Hot Dog Month!

Fri, Jul 31, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious meal at your library as a part of our LINK program that feeds growing bodies and brains! Lunch is free for youth 18 and under.

Fri, Jul 31, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a family-friendly movie with us most Friday afternoons.

Fri, Jul 31, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Visit the library to watch a fun family movie!

Library LINK - Family Movie Matinee

Fri, Jul 31, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Come enjoy a fun and engaging program in the afternoon!

Fri, Jul 31, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Library LINK - Afternoon Cartoons

Fri, Jul 31, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Come watch a G or PG movie with a friend. If for any reason we have technical difficulties, we'll play board games instead.

Fri, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Play games, color, and enjoy classic cartoons.

Movies at the Library - The Good Dinosaur

Fri, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library - Theater

Directed by Peter Sohn; Disney Pixar; 2015; Rated PG; 100 minutes

Fri, Jul 31, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 2:30pm - 2:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 2:45pm - 3:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Fri, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Print and Paint - Dino Discovery

Fri, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 3:15pm

Waynedale Branch - Meeting Room

Enjoy a nutritious and delicious snack at your library! Snack is free for youth 18 and under. **Groups, please call at least one day ahead so additional food may be ordered.

Lit Loot

Sat, Aug 01, All day

Virtual

Hey, teens. Looking for something new to read? Fill out a questionnaire, and we'll provide you with three books (and some surprises)!

Sat, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Come try your hand at painting a 3D printed mini dinosaur!

Registration opens Saturday, July 18 2026 at 10:30am

Build Your Self-Care Toolkit - Fidget Rings

Sat, Aug 01, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Lounge

Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being.

Dino Perler Bead Keychains

Mon, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Create your own colorful dinosaur keychain using Perler beads in this fun, hands-on craft program!

Registration opens Monday, July 20 2026 at 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Studio Hours at the Pontiac Branch!

Dino Keychain - Intro to 3D Printing

Mon, Aug 03, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Tue, Aug 04, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Georgetown Branch - The Studio

Explore the basics of 3D printing and journey through the process from digital design to finished printed project using TinkerCAD and the Studio's Prusa Printers.

Registration opens Tuesday, July 21 2026 at 1:00pm

Raízes: Discovering Your Roots in the Iberian World

Tue, Aug 04, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on August 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET

Intro to TV Studio Camera Operation - Learn how to operate a TV studio camera

Tue, Aug 04, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Main Library

Access Media in the main library records television shows for broadcast on our community Access TV channels. This class teaches volunteers how to operate Access Media's studio cameras.

Home in a Bottle - Sand Jar Art

Wed, Aug 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New venue Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Wed, Aug 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Monroeville Branch - Meeting Room

Grade 7-12: Create a beautiful, layered sand art in a bottle that represents you and/or your home to wear or use as a decoration!

Registration opens Wednesday, July 22 2026 at 3:30pm

Rescheduled

Mastodon Makers - Tusk and Tech

Wed, Aug 05, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

New date Wednesday, August 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pontiac Branch

Learn about the discovery of mastodon bones in Northeast Indiana as well as how 3D scanning and printing are used in archaeological research.

Mastodon Makers - Tusk and Tech

Wed, Aug 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Learn about the discovery of mastodon bones in Northeast Indiana as well as how 3D scanning and printing are used in archaeological research.

Registration opens Wednesday, July 22 2026 at 3:30pm

Video Game Meetup

Wed, Aug 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Enjoy playing video games with friends? Come hang with us as we play a variety of Nintendo Switch games together!

Programming Mini Robots with Blockly - Obstacle Course Challenge

Wed, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Wednesday, July 22 2026 at 6:30pm

Wed, Aug 05, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Learn how to use the Ozobot Evo! Patrons will solve various engineering challenges while constructing an obstacle course using blockly editor.

Registration opens Wednesday, July 22 2026 at 6:30pm

Neurodivergent Teen Hangout - LEGO Challenge

Thu, Aug 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Lounge

Grades 7-12: Hang out and meet other neurodiverse teens during this inclusive and sensory-friendly program. Each month will have a different activity!

Home in a Bottle - Sand Jar Art

Thu, Aug 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

Grade 7-12: Create a beautiful, layered sand art in a bottle that represents you and/or your home to wear or use as a decoration!

Registration opens Thursday, July 23 2026 at 3:00pm

Discovering Fossils - An Introductory Virtual Reality Experience!

Thu, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Step back in time to walk with the dinosaurs using the Studios Virtual Reality Headsets!

Registration opens Thursday, July 23 2026 at 6:00pm

Paracord Bracelets

Fri, Aug 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Learn fundamental knot-tying skills to create a cool bracelet that is also a practical survival tool.

USA at 250 Time Capsule Keepsake - Intermediate 3D Printing

Sat, Aug 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Sat, Aug 08, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Already familiar with the basics of 3D printing? To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, come to The Studio to create your own 3D-printed time capsule!

Registration opens Saturday, July 25 2026 at 10:30am

Gallery Reception - Fort Wayne Photography Club

Sat, Aug 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery

Join us for the opening reception of the Fort Wayne Photography Club exhibit in the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery at the Main Library.

Mon, Aug 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Instead of traditional paint brushes, we'll use household objects to make one-of-a-kind art.

Engraved Dino Fossil - Intro to Laser Cutting & Engraving

Mon, Aug 10, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Already familiar with 3D printing concepts? Learn how to customize 3D models in Prusa Slicer by making it multicolor, adding "Fuzzy Skin," and scheduling a "pause" to insert a magnet.

Registration opens Monday, July 27 2026 at 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Georgetown Branch - The Studio

We will teach you the basics of designing in the Glowforge App and get you started on your first laser print using the Studio's Glowforge!

Registration opens Tuesday, July 28 2026 at 1:00pm

What Can DNA Really Tell You? DNA and Genealogy Basics

Tue, Aug 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on August 11 at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Embroidered Bookmarks

Tue, Aug 11, 4:30pm - 5:45pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Learn how to embroider your own custom bookmark!

Tabletop Gaming for Teens - Aggravation

Tue, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Up for a round of Aggravation? Meet up at the library to play with others and show off your skills!

Intro to TV Studio Camera Operation - Learn how to operate a TV studio camera

Tue, Aug 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Main Library

Access Media in the main library records television shows for broadcast on our community Access TV channels. This class teaches volunteers how to operate Access Media's studio cameras.

Wed, Aug 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New venue Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Tween Book Club

Wed, Aug 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

New Haven Branch - Meeting Room

Have thoughtful discussions about amazing novels with other tweens and experience a variety of literary genres

Wed, Aug 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Instead of traditional paint brushes, we'll use household objects to make one-of-a-kind art.

Dino Keychain - Intro to 3D Printing

Wed, Aug 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Wednesday, July 29 2026 at 6:30pm

Wed, Aug 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Explore the basics of 3D printing and journey through the process from digital design to finished printed project using TinkerCAD and the Studio's Prusa Printers.

Registration opens Wednesday, July 29 2026 at 6:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons - Teens

Thu, Aug 13, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Join us for in-person Dungeons & Dragons. The number of attendees is limited so please register in advance.

Thu, Aug 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Aboite Branch - Aboite Branch

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Tabletop Gaming for Teens - Pictionary

Thu, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Already familiar with 3D printing concepts? Learn how to customize 3D models in Prusa Slicer by making it multicolor, adding "Fuzzy Skin," and scheduling a "pause" to insert a magnet.

Registration opens Thursday, July 30 2026 at 6:00pm

Fri, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Love art and charades? Join us at the library for a round of Pictionary!

Engraved Dino Fossil - Intro to Laser Cutting & Engraving

Sat, Aug 15, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

We will teach you the basics of designing in the Glowforge App and get you started on your first laser print using the Studio's Glowforge!

Registration opens Saturday, August 1 2026 at 10:30am

Bilingual Mingle - for Bilingual Families

Sat, Aug 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Children's Program Room

Do you and your family speak more than one language? If so, you are invited to this meet-and-greet-and-craft-and-snack event.

Registration opens Saturday, August 1 2026 at 11:00am

Sat, Aug 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Instead of traditional paint brushes, we'll use household objects to make one-of-a-kind art.

Registration opens Saturday, July 18 2026 at 1:00pm

Mon, Aug 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Ship Manifests and Oaths of Allegiance: Finding the Origin - Stories of 19th Century Immigrant Families

Mon, Aug 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Grabill Branch - Meeting Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Monday, July 20 2026 at 4:00pm

Tue, Aug 18, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on August 18 at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Tue, Aug 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 9-12: Do you eat with your ears? Let’s find out with some fun food experiments!

Registration opens Tuesday, August 4 2026 at 4:00pm

Build Your Self-Care Toolkit - Fidget Rings

Wed, Aug 19, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New venue Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Wed, Aug 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being.

Registration opens Monday, July 20 2026 at 3:30pm

3D Wooden Dinosaur Models - Intermediate Laser Cutting & Engraving with the Gweike

Wed, Aug 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Wednesday, August 5 2026 at 6:30pm

Wed, Aug 19, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Learn how to operate the Gweike laser cutter by creating a 3-D wooden dinosaur model!

Registration opens Wednesday, August 5 2026 at 6:30pm

Print and Paint - Dino Discovery

Thu, Aug 20, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Studio Hours at the Pontiac Branch!

Thu, Aug 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Come try your hand at painting a 3D printed mini dinosaur!

Registration opens Thursday, August 6 2026 at 6:00pm

USA at 250 Time Capsule Keepsake - Intermediate 3D Printing

Thu, Aug 20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Georgetown Branch - The Studio

Already familiar with the basics of 3D printing? To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, come to The Studio to create your own 3D-printed time capsule!

Registration opens Thursday, August 6 2026 at 6:30pm

Build Your Self-Care Toolkit - I Rock

Fri, Aug 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Learn how you can practice self-care and support your mental well-being.

Registration opens Friday, July 31 2026 at 3:00pm

Discovering Fossils - An Introductory Virtual Reality Experience!

Fri, Aug 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Step back in time to walk with the dinosaurs using the Studios Virtual Reality Headsets!

Registration opens Friday, August 7 2026 at 4:30pm

Print and Paint - Witch

Sat, Aug 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Try your hand at painting a 3D Printed miniature that you'll take home!

Registration opens Saturday, August 8 2026 at 10:30am

Cretaceous Coasters - Introduction to Needle Felting

Sat, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Studio Hours at the Pontiac Branch!

Embroidered Bookmarks

Sat, Aug 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Learn how to embroider your own custom bookmark!

Registration opens Thursday, July 23 2026 at 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 24, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Get inspired by the time of the dinosaurs and create your own Cretaceous-period-themed coaster while learning to needle felt!

Registration opens Monday, August 10 2026 at 3:00pm

Mighty Megalodons - Intro to Electric Cutting

Mon, Aug 24, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Make a chip-clip with a prehistoric twist! Learn about designing and uploading designs in Cricut Design Space, and using the Studio's Cricut Maker 3.

Registration opens Monday, August 10 2026 at 4:00pm

What Gravestones Can Tell You About Your Ancestors

Tue, Aug 25, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Virtual Genealogy

Join us for a FREE virtual program on August 25 at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Tue, Aug 25, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Pontiac Branch - The Studio

Studio Hours at the Pontiac Branch!

Tue, Aug 25, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Tuesday, August 11 2026 at 4:30pm

Wed, Aug 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

New venue Hessen Cassel Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Hessen Cassel!

Storytime for Teens

Wed, Aug 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room

Hang out at teen storytime! Each session features books centered around a theme, plus crafts and activities to dive deeper into what we read. Bring your creativity, curiosity, and a friend (or two!).

Registration opens Monday, July 27 2026 at 3:30pm

Wed, Aug 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Shawnee Branch - Meeting Room

Hours for the Studio at Shawnee!

Wed, Aug 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Practice your reading with a trained and certified therapy dog!

Registration opens Wednesday, August 12 2026 at 6:30pm

Alphabet Club - Pages & Pixels

Wed, Aug 26, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library Studio - The Studio

Already familiar with 3D printing concepts? Learn how to customize 3D models in Prusa Slicer by making it multicolor, adding "Fuzzy Skin," and scheduling a "pause" to insert a magnet.

Registration opens Wednesday, August 12 2026 at 6:30pm

Thu, Aug 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Teens Tables

Grades 7-12: Alphabet Club is a meetup for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies to support each other and have fun. Hang and be yourself! Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend with their teen.

Registration opens Thursday, July 30 2026 at 3:00pm

Dungeons & Dragons - Teens

Thu, Aug 27, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Little Turtle Branch - Meeting Room

Grades 7-12: Join us for in-person Dungeons & Dragons. The number of attendees is limited so please register in advance.

Registration opens Tuesday, July 28 2026 at 3:30pm