Week Calendar

Come join us for stories and songs, and then share an indoor or outdoor activity with us at our beautiful lake park. 

High school students are invited to register for a full-length practice ACT test.
Students will experience the testing environment as well as the types of questions they'll find on a real ACT test.

We invite you to join us for an hour of process art activities. Process art is a great way to foster independence, self-regulation, creative thinking, experimentation and fine motor skills in children.

Bring your own knitting, crocheting or other project to work on while we socialize.

Start your Tuesday off with some relaxing morning meditation.  Tom Wolford will lead a meditation session to add a little zen to your morning.  Registration is encouraged but not required.

Looking for help researching your family history? Stop by the Kansas Room Tuesdays from 10:00 to noon to learn about the library's genealogy databases and resources. No appointment needed.

Baby Storytime serves as your child’s first introduction to a storytime setting.  We focus on interaction between baby and their caregiver with songs, books, bonding activities and finger plays.  For children ages 0 to 2 with a careg

Join us for stories, songs and playtime featuring active play and sensory activities. Perfect for preschoolers, but babies and toddlers are welcome, too!

Come have fun at Turner Community Library with stories & something special!

Join staff from the South Branch Library at a special storytime at Grounded Sole Coffeehouse! We will read books, sing songs, and make a fun craft.

Join Tai Chi instructor, Tom Wolford to increase your flexibility, balance, strength, and heart health through the relaxing art of Tai Chi.  Registration is encouraged but not required.

Storytime geared towards children ages 3 through 5, with engaging stories, songs, crafts and activities for children to learn through play.

This week's theme is cozy!

Storytime geared towards infants through age 3, with engaging stories, songs, crafts and activities for children to learn through play.

This week's theme is Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

Families are invited to join us for fun, interactive storytimes every Saturday morning. This special storytime will include singing, dancing, and some great books! This storytime is geared towards guests over the age of 2 and their families.

The ability to self-calm is a powerful tool for managing life’s stressors. Learn how to weave quiet times into your everyday life.

Breakfast Buns & Brunch Recipes

Have a favorite author? Tired of not having any new book ideas? You're in luck. Join us, literary lovers, at Turner Community Library's book club & share the books that you adore.

Knitting, embroidery, and quilting, oh my! No matter what form of textile art is your favorite, you are welcome to join us for textile time each Tuesday.

Hard up this holiday season?  We have you covered!  Stop by the West library to freely use supplies and materials to make cheap, easy gifts that won't break your bank this holiday season! Registration is not required.

Do you need help with writing a cover letter or resume, searching and applying for jobs, or answering tricky interview questions?

We can help!

Come to Working Wednesdays at the Main Library every Wednesday between 1pm and 3pm.

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Join us to practice speaking Spanish by meeting virtually for conversation. For those who already know some Spanish and want to practice speaking by conversation with other learners.

Come sew with us! Do you have a project that has been sitting unfinished for years? Are you wanting to dive into a new hobby?

Enjoy a fun afternoon of interactive science experiments, a scavenger hunt, and more with KU scientists! Ages 18 and under can have fun with science with us; children ages eight and under must have an adult with them at all times. 

Sign up for an afternoon of making festive salt dough ornaments and while they bake we will make pour paintings! For both crafts you can create one for you and one as a gift for your friends or family. It might get messy!

A spreadsheet is a powerful tool for organizing your data.  Learn how to create a spreadsheet, enter data, format and calculate numbers.  Class is open to beginning users. 

Sometimes a spreadsheet can get so large, it’s difficult to make sense of it.  This Microsoft Excel class will introduce such tricks as filtering, sorting, freezing parts of your spreadsheet, and creating charts to help reign in the vast amou

Need a quiet place to study?  We've got space, iPads, supplies, and snacks!  

Welcome to Google’s version of spreadsheets.  Learn how to build a Google worksheet from scratch and how the Google spreadsheet program works with files created outside of the Google productivity environment. 

Put away that Elf on the Shelf and start a new tradition with your own decorated nutcracker statue!

Registration begins on November 1st.

We'll be watching "Big Hero 6". Popcorn provided.

Teens and tweens 11-17 are invited to the South Branch library in Conference Room A for a Wednesday afternoon of fun on our Nintendo Switch and Wii! Play Mario Party, MarioKart, Just Dance, and many other popular games.

Tweens and teens, ages 8 and up, are invited to join us after-school to learn more about science, technology, engineering, math and art on the following dates.

Are you a reader in grades 1 – 5? Come join The Friendly Readers Book Club! This Virtual Book Club is just for kids and is a safe space to read together and talk about the books we love. We meet on Wednesdays at 5:00pm via Zoom.

Need more space to wrap your holiday gifts, or some privacy away from the little ones? Wrap your gifts at the library!

Historical Fiction, Romance, and Western...oh my! Join us on Thursday, December 14th as we discuss this month's read The Lady's Mine by bestselling author Francine Rivers.

Join us in celebrating the classic movie Elf, while watching the movie decorate and enjoy Christmas cookies! 

Doors open at 5:45 PM 

Movie Starts Promptly at 6:00 PM

Love to watch Anime? Looking for a group that shares your interests?

Join us at West Wyandotte Library on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30!

Come for the crafts and the wrapping paper station, but stay for the hot chocolate, cookies, and nostalgic film. We will have fun for the whole family during this event!

You don't have to be a Grandmaster to enjoy our new chess club! New players or those who need a refresher are welcome to join a brief lesson at 6pm, followed by USCF Tournament Chess and free play for all beginning at 6:30pm.

Join us Monday evenings as we work on the Ultimate Beginner Quilt. The first Monday of the month we'll learn a new quilt block design and the following Mondays are open studio to finish up your blocks or work on other quilty projects.

Whether you're a fan of shojo or shonen, magical girls or giant robots, we're here to provide your anime fix!  Check out our Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/otakuanimecorps/

Join us for Lego Club! Get creative with our fun challenges, games, and themes. Kids and teens 18 & under can join in on the fun! No registration needed!

Need a great space to work on your quilting project? Join this community group of quilters who get together to work on their projects and help one another troubleshoot!

Join us for a Frozen II viewing for our Family Night Movie in the auditorium at 6 PM!

For the month of December, we will be watching movies where a stranger unexpectedly stays with a group as a guest and changes their lives for better or worse.

Desperado (1995) (R) 1h. 44m. (Swank)

Are you an adventurous reader? Do you enjoy talking about books? If you answered yes, then this is the book club for you. Each month we will read a book from a different genre.

Join us for KCKPL's weekly creative writing group, a place for dedicated writing time, feedback, and discussions on the rewards and challenges of the writing life. It’s open to all ages and styles—prose, poetry, essay, anything.