Week Calendar

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.

Pamphlets, calendars, posters, and banners!  Let your creative side out with Microsoft Publisher.  Learn how to create that perfect publication by inserting text, pictures, and graphics.  Suggested prerequisite:  Microsoft Word

Come learn the basics of this desktop publishing program that lets you make flyers, banners and cards.

Register online or by calling the Main Library at 913-295-8250 x1000.

Explore the adventures of Jean Craighead George’s novel, “My Side of the Mountain” in this new teen book club. Each week will have chapters read aloud before taking to the outdoors to learn a new outdoor skill.

Join us for stories, songs and crafts every Tuesday morning! We'll be focusing on the 6 by 6 pre-reading skills to give your early learner a jumpstart on learing to read.

Join us in our StarLab, a portable planetarium for a one-of-a-kind experience!  Through digital projection, we'll travel through the universe to learn about stars, constellations, planets, the moon and even hear some constellation mythology s

Start your little ones on their literacy journey to becoming a lifelong reader. Bring your infants and toddlers in to enjoy stories, rhymes and songs with our children's librarian. Older siblings are always welcome. 

Join us for Preschool Storytime!

We'll introduce you to computers in this series of 3 short classes.

PART I - In this class we'll discuss the parts of the computer, some of the terminology, the keyboard and the mouse.

Nature recycles better than humans ever could! Join us as we read about compost and explore the Schlagle Library's efforts to be as "green" as possible!

Boost your physical and mental health with Mindful Meditation. Learn techniques that you can use at home to reduce stress and anxiety.

This program includes short stories, songs, fingerplays, movement activities, and free play to reinforce early language learning. Ages 12 to 36 months and a caregiver.

The moon is our satellite that revolves around our Earth each month. Make a Moon Revolution Twirler and put the moon into orbit with just a flick of your wrist.

Miss Hannah's Friday 6 by 6 Storytimes prepare children by giving them the six skills they need to start reading. We will read stories, dance, and play games that will get them excited about learning!

Knitters and crocheters of any age or skill level are invited to join the Yarn Crafters Club. We will share our personal projects and work on a group project for the community.

Join us every friday in June and July at 11am in the garden to help water and weed! Participants will also take home produce once it is ready to harvest. After we work in the garden, we will head inside to complete a nature themed craft!

Do you love hearing truly amazing, astronomical, out-of-this-world stories? Then join us for a special, space themed story time this summer. Each week will have a different theme relating to space. Great for families and readers ages 2-6.

Come join us for family story time in the Youth Services Craft Room, We will read stories, dance, and sing. This story time is particularly great for families with readers ages 2-6. 

Aprenden a darle claridad y tono a tu canto con este  programa gratuito cada sábado. Todas las edades y todos los estilos con la profesora Sandra Zamora.

Children 18 years of age and under are welcome to a free, nutritious lunch courtesy of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools USD 500 this summer at the West Wyandotte Library! Lunch will be served in the Craft Room from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for a FREE delicious, nutricious lunch every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in June and July*

*NO MEALS served on independence Day, July 4, 2019

The West Wyandotte Branch offers two hours of uninterrupted computer time for patrons to work on all things job-hunt related.  This includes working on resumes and cover letters, searching and applying for jobs posted on the Internet, and rec

Children 18 years of age and under are welcome to a free, nutritious lunch courtesy of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools USD 500 this summer at the West Wyandotte Library! Lunch will be served in the Craft Room from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for a FREE delicious, nutricious lunch every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in June and July*

*NO MEALS served on independence Day, July 4, 2019

Children 18 years of age and under are welcome to a free, nutritious lunch courtesy of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools USD 500 this summer at the West Wyandotte Library! Lunch will be served in the Craft Room from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for a FREE delicious, nutricious lunch every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in June and July*

*NO MEALS served on independence Day, July 4, 2019

Children 18 years of age and under are welcome to a free, nutritious lunch courtesy of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools USD 500 this summer at the West Wyandotte Library! Lunch will be served in the Craft Room from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for a FREE delicious, nutricious lunch every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in June and July*

*NO MEALS served on independence Day, July 4, 2019

Want to try out some new board games? Have a game and want to teach it to others? Have a game and a group but nowhere to host your game day? West Wyandotte is the place to be for board games on Sunday!

Get 2 hours of uninterrupted computer time to: write a cover letter or resume, search and apply for job postings, or get one-on-one assistance on job-related tasks.

Using paper airplane folding techniques, participants will construct and design their very own paper spacecraft. We will use the spacecrafts created to race each other in different events.

Are you a novelist? A blogger? Have a short story that's been itching to be told? Join us for a two hour block of time for writers to brainstorm, write, and work toward their word goals.

Join us for STEAM Wars for an out-of-this world celebration! Science, technology, engineering, art, and math are the theme of our summer reading wrap-up party.

Breakthrough, 20th  Century Fox, 116 minutes.

Come join us in our African-American Book Club, Infinite Shades of Brown! This month we will discuss "You can't touch my hair and other things I still have to explain".

Warning: this program is S.T.E.A.M. powered! We'll explore the S.T.E.A.M.

Join our dynamic conversational Spanish group who gets together every Tuesday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm to practice Spanish with a Native speaker.  Basic skills needed to participate.

Make a paper rocket that can be launched with a straw! All materials provided. Ages 3-12.

Join us every Wednesday for our Astronaut Training program! Each week has a new and exciting physical activity for patrons to enjoy. Get space ready with West Wyandotte Public Library! 

See just how big the solar system is, learn about constellations, and decorate a planet cookie to take home!!

Be amazed, be amused, be dumbstruck and confused as Eric sprints into the Turner Community Library!

Learn all about living in space and make some liquid nitrogen ice cream! These programs are great for families or for larger groups of children, but please call (913)295-8250 ext. 3107 if you will be bringing 8 or more participants.

Join us for a program filled with fun, science, and history. Each week we will be discussing a famous moment in space history. The fun won't stop there, we will also be creating a craft and playing a game that connects to our famous moment!

The Mars Rovers made history by exploring a planet for not just 90 sols but fifteen years!  We learned a lot about Mars because of the rovers.  Celebrate their achievements by making your own rover from tubes and other craft supplies.

Do you love technology? Do you want to get creative? Do you want to learn to build your own mobile application? Join us this summer for <TeensCode> at the West Wyandotte Library!

Having trouble learning to use that smart phone? Bring it in and we'll help you figure it out!

Register online or by calling the Main Library at 913-295-8250 x1000.

Bleep bloop blorp!  (that's Alien for "Summer Reading is almost over!")  Blarp blap bluk! (that's alien for "End the summer with us by making crazy alien creatures from puzzle pieces")

Join us for a special book release and signing of the new young adult book Vengeance is Mine: The Reaping by local teen author Calogero Bradley. Calogero is a student at J.C.

We'll be playing games on the Nintendo Switch and Wii, as well as other fun games such as Werewolf, Uno, Codenames, and more!

Want to make the red hues of Mars, the bright greens and blues of Earth, or the dark blues and purples of the galaxy? Join us to make space-inspired slime.

Whether you're a fan of shojo or shonen, magical girls or giant robots, we're here to provide your anime fix.

Children will make fun crafts and learn shapes, colors, and basic words and sentences in Spanish or English.

Los niños harán divertidas manualidades y aprenderán figuras, colores, y palabras/frases básicas en Español o Inglés.

Adventure stories, laugh-out-loud books and graphic novels - your next favorite read is waiting for you at Chapter Chat Book Club!

 Located in the Youth Services Department.

Join us as we watch and discuss anime! While all ages are welcome, our showings are aimed at an audience aged 12 & up. Specific viewings will vary from week to week based upon club input and availability.

The South Library and Catholic Charities are working together to provide a FREE Citizenship Preparation Program at the South Library.

We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM. - this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam.

Come join us and be a part of our African American fiction book club!

Our book selection for the month of July is:

"The Make-Believe Wives"  by Darliss Batchelor

About the book:

Stories, songs, and loads of fun for Early Learners that focus on the 6 skills preschoolers need to be ready for school.

Join us for an evening of island fun as we welcome Hula Hale O'Kiakahi to West Wyandotte Library! Learn all about the rich cultures and traditions of Hawaii through hula dance and music.

Do you have an old button-down shirt that holds memories for you so you can't bear to throw it away? Maybe from a loved one who has passed away? Bring it to class and we'll show you how to sew it into an easy keepsake pillow.

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. 

Free English Classes every Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM. Walk-in's welcome! No pre-registration required. Experience Tutor. Children are always welcome. Clases de Ingles Gratis! todos los martes de 6:30-8:00. No hay necesidad de inscribirse.

Free English Classes every Tuesday from 6:30-8:00 PM. Walk-in's welcome! No pre-registration required. Experience Tutor. Children are always welcome. Clases de Ingles Gratis! todos los martes de 6:30-8:00. No hay necesidad de inscribirse.

Join us as we make a pretty picture of the moon out of buttons!

Join us for a delicious discussion! Each month bring a cookbook of your choice for discussion, as well as a dish to share from your cookbook. July's theme is " Celebrity Cookbooks".

Come have fun with our huge tub of Legos! Kids and teens ages 18 & under can build a little on one super Lego project each week or create a new project each time they attend.

The South Library and Catholic Charities are working together to provide a FREE Citizenship Preparation Program at the South Library.

Te gustaría aprender Inglés?

 Acompáñanos todos los miércoles de  6:00pm a 8:00pm

en la biblioteca Main.

Juice (1992) (R) (1h 35min)

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".

We will be watching Ernst Lubitsch's "Ninotchka" starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas.

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Join us for a family friendly movie on the big screen every Thursday night! Bring your own snacks if you wish. All adults must be accompanied by a child.

This program is canceled please stay tuned for a reschedule.

We'll be discussing CIRCE by, Madeline Miller