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Boundless Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
Join us for a special storytime featuring Boundless, our new digital library app for kids and teens! We'll watch a video book from the app, do a craft from its resource section, and enjoy cookies and punch. Plus, our friends from Boundless will be he...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Online Author Talk: Smithsonian Institute

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Online Program
Event Details:
Register here: https://libraryc.org/cclsys Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Inno...
This event is in the "Tweens (8-12)" group.

Mega Brain Kidz Club: Geology Rocks!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: PIXLab
Age Group: Tweens (8-12)
Program Type: Club Meeting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
We're digging into geology at this month's Mega Brain Kidz Club! Learn all about the rock cycle and the three types of rocks and open your own geode! It's going to be a rockin' time! Registration is required for Mega Brain Kidz Club. Participant...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "Teens (13-18)" group.

Youth Library Council

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (13-18)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens (13-18)
Program Type: Club Meeting
Event Details:
The Youth Library Council (TLC) offers teens ages 13 to 18 from all over Adams County the opportunity to have input in the way the Hastings Public Library serves teens. What will you do on YLC? Attend and participate in the monthly YLC meeti...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Spice Club: Culantro

9:00am - 5:00pm
Adults (18+)
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Kit, Monthly Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
This month's spice: Culantro Want to try new spices, but don't know where to start? Have we got the club for you!  HPL's Spice Club brings international flavors right to your kitchen with a new spice every month. Each kit includes a measur...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Romantasy Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
A book club for those who love romance and fantasy! Join other romantasy book lovers to discuss a new book each month while enjoying special snacks and mocktails. This Month's Read: Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston There are six ...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Online Program
Event Details:
Register here: https://libraryc.org/cclsys Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother. American Mo...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Tales for Tails: Lola

10:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Monthly Program
Event Details:
Great for reluctant readers, the Tales for Tails program offers a fuzzy listening ear from certified therapy dogs that gives an inviting space for readers to practice their reading skills. Stop by the 2nd floor and visit Lola, the loveable Goldendood...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Monthly Program
Event Details:
Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s, the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and how the issue affected people moving to the Nebraska Territory. The presentation describes the overall history of the Und...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Chapter Chat

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults (18+)
Library Branch: PIXLab
Room: LLMUR
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club, Monthly Program
Event Details:
Read and discuss a variety of titles and genres with other reading lovers at HPL's Chapter Chat! Can't commit to every month? No problem! There's no registration or attendance required, so come when you can! Currently Reading: The Dinner ...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Tales for Tails: Indy

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Monthly Program
Event Details:
Great for reluctant readers, the Tales for Tails program offers a fuzzy listening ear from certified therapy dogs that gives an inviting space for readers to practice their reading skills. Stop by the 2nd floor and visit Indy, the loveable Beagle who...
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Online Author Talk: Xochitl Gonzalez

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Online Program
Event Details:
Register here: https://libraryc.org/cclsys We cannot wait for you to join us as we chat with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last, a propulsive, witty examination of...
This event is in the "Teens (13-18)" group.

Board Game Cafe

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (13-18)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (13-18)
Program Type: Monthly Program
Event Details:
Enjoy a fun evening at the library with games and cocoa bar! There are plenty of games to choose from: UNO, Cards Against Humanity Family Edition, and Apples to Apples! Come with your friends or make new ones at the Board Game Cafe! ...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Tales for Tails: Charlie

10:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Monthly Program
Event Details:
Great for reluctant readers, the Tales for Tails program offers a fuzzy listening ear from certified therapy dogs that gives an inviting space for readers to practice their reading skills. Stop by the 2nd floor and visit Charlie, the loveable Goldend...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

HPL @ Springfest

3:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Room: Other Location
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:
The Bookmobile is back at Springfest at Prairie Loft! Come check out books, play with our sensory activity, and do a small craft! For more information, visit the prairieloft.org website! ...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...
This event is in the "Toddlers (0-5)" group.

Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Toddlers (0-5)
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Children's Classroom
Age Group: Toddlers (0-5)
Program Type: Monthly Program, Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for storytime on Mondays and Wednesdays! We'll read stories, sing songs and dance, learn new things like ASL, do crafts and activities, and so much more! We'd love to see you and your little one there! ...