Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
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Wednesday July 16 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Wednesday July 16 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Science Heroes
Through hands-on experiments and fun, interactive stories Science Heroes get kids excited about the science that is all around us. Let's celebrate the scientists who color our world with art!
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Wednesday July 16 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
TALK Book Discussion
TALK book discussions immerse readers in captivating stories and introduce new perspectives through literature. Attend in person or email [email protected] for Zoom link.
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Thursday July 17 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Thursday July 17 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Explore the Color Blue
Dive into the meanings of the color blue in nature, culture and art. Create an amazing abstract blue painting based on what blue means to you.
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Thursday July 17 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Preschool Stories and More
Enjoy stories, songs and activities that encourage a love of reading and help develop early learning skills. This program is geared for 3-5 year olds.
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Thursday July 17 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Excel 2
Learn to create field names, sort lists and link worksheets. Familiarity with basic Excel is required for this class.
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Thursday July 17 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Nonprofit Resource Workshop
Learn how to search Foundation Directory for grantmakers who have funded organizations working on causes and with communities similar to those your nonprofit serves.
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Thursday July 17 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Colors Throughout History
Uncover how the meanings and symbolism of colors have changed over time. Then we will have a fun activity to demonstrate how you think the meaning of colors will change in the future.
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Thursday July 17 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Journaling with Words and Images
Explore writing & art through journaling. Sessions offer inspiration, activities, examples from others, online resources, and prompts for future texts or art. Register for in-person or Zoom link.
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Thursday July 17 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Caregiver Support Group Meeting
Being a caregiver can be incredibly stressful. Meet and talk to others in the same situation. For more information call April Maddox at Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging (785) 235-1367.
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Thursday July 17 5:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Online to IRL
Got a whole list of ideas, crafts and games you've saved on IG & TikTok, but you've never actually done any of them? Every Thursday afternoon we'll bring them to the real world and try something new!
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Thursday July 17 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
English Conversation Circle
Practice English in a relaxed setting lead by a native English speaker. Practica las habilidades para hablar inglés en un ambiente informal y relajado dirigido por un hablante nativo de inglés.
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Friday July 18 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Friday July 18 9:30am - 11:30am CDT
Family Place Learn & Play
Bring your child (birth to 5) to play with other young kids to help develop language, motor and social skills. Staff will facilitate interactions between kids and encourage learning through play.
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Friday July 18 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Inside Out
Inside Out is an animated film from Pixar that takes us inside the mind of Riley, an 11-year-old girl. The story follows her 5 emotions?Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear & Disgust?who control her reactions.
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Friday July 18 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Zoomers - Gerifit June/July
After successfully completing the Gerifit Strenghtening class, the next step is the Zoomers workout. Designed exclusively for older adults, Geri-Fit helps rebuild strength.
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Friday July 18 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Inside Out 2
This sequel features Riley entering puberty & experiencing brand new, more complex emotions. As Riley tries to adapt to her teen years, her old emotions adapt to the possibility of being replaced.
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Friday July 18 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Community Action, Inc.
Community Action staff provide information, answer questions, make referrals, & offer personalized support to individuals seeking support & services from Community Action & other local resources.
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Friday July 18 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Friends of the Library Book and Media Sale - Members Only
Get the first pick of high-quality used books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and records at low prices. Cash & credit cards accepted. Memberships are sold at the door or in the Chandler Booktique.
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Friday July 18 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Jewelry Art
Learn to make a beautiful woven beaded bracelet on a loom. You will learn to use recycled materials to make your own loom and use seed beads to create a simple but eye-catching pattern.
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Saturday July 19 9:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Book and Media Sale
Shop high-quality used books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and records at very low prices while you support your library. Cash & credit cards accepted. Bring your own totes, containers.
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Saturday July 19 9:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Saturday July 19 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Online Safety Tips
Learn how to navigate online safely. We will talk about basic internet safety, passwords, and common online and email scams. Take this class if you are new to computers or want to refresh your skills.
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Saturday July 19 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Preschool Storytime
Enjoy stories, songs and activities that encourage a love of reading and help develop early learning skills. This program is geared for 3-5 year olds.
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Saturday July 19 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Collage Poetry
Create poetry from repurposed books and magazines. Then create a collaborative group poem with magnetic poetry tiles.
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Sunday July 20 12:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Book and Media Sale - Bag Day
Shop high-quality used books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and records, and support your library. Fill a grocery sack (provided) to the top for $10.
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Sunday July 20 12:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Sunday July 20 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Tiny Art
Create art on tiny canvases with an encouraging instructor. This program is designed exclusively for adults to provide a space for creativity, learning and connection.
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Sunday July 20 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
So Many Books: The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Let's discuss this story about a young librarian and an old curmudgeon who forge an unlikely friendship. Email [email protected] if you need a book or have questions.
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Sunday July 20 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Teen D&D
Make a character to play as we explore and adventure! Ages 12-18 welcome, registration required.
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Monday July 21 7:30am - 11:30am CDT
Monday Farmers Market
Shop high-quality, locally-grown produce, farm fresh eggs, baked goods, fresh cut flowers and bedding plants. What a fresh way to start your week. Look for more variety as the season progresses.
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Monday July 21 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Monday July 21 9:30am - 11:30am CDT
Family Place Learn & Play
Bring your child (birth to 5) to play with other young kids to help develop language, motor and social skills. Staff will facilitate interactions between kids and encourage learning through play.
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Monday July 21 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Create a Camera Obscura
Discover how cameras produce images, both analog and digital, and then create your own camera obscura using cardboard tubes, wax paper and aluminum foil.
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Monday July 21 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
New to Medicare
Get Medicare advice from Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging.
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Monday July 21 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Tiny Terrariums
Build a tiny terrarium for a little elf! Each elf will need certain kinds of plants to be happy and healthy. Let's make a balanced miniature ecosystem for our little friend.
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Monday July 21 3:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Teen Art Club
Create a masterpiece! Join us for a guided art activity/craft or hang out and draw whatever you'd like!
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Monday July 21 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Local History Research: Beginning Resources
Explore our local history research tools & practice using them. We'll talk about Sanborn maps, city directories, Shawnee Co Historical Society Bulletins, vertical files & newspaper card catalog.
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Tuesday July 22 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Tuesday July 22 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Eat the Rainbow / ¡Cómete el arcoíris!
Explore colors of fruits & vegetables & health benefits of each color. Try some smoothies & create food art. Explora los hermosos colores de las frutas y verduras y sus beneficios para la salud.
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Tuesday July 22 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Preschool Stories and More
Enjoy stories, songs and activities that encourage a love of reading and help develop early learning skills. This program is geared for 3-5 year olds.
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Tuesday July 22 1:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
TRIO Educational Opportunity Center
Discuss FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), career exploration and school selection with TRIO Educational Opportunity Center advisor Melody Lawrence.
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Tuesday July 22 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Troll Painted Rocks
Use your imagination when you create troll painted rocks. You pick the colors, decorations and any positive messages.
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Tuesday July 22 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Teen D&D
Make a character to play as we explore and adventure! Ages 12-18 welcome, registration required.
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Tuesday July 22 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Intro to Podcasting
Learn the basics of podcasting in the library's podcasting studio. This will cover both equipment and software.
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Wednesday July 23 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Wednesday July 23 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Operation Wildlife
See a combination of four or five live hawks and falcons as we learn about their hunting habits and adaptive characteristics in this fascinating wildlife education program.
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Wednesday July 23 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Geri-Fit
Build muscle and strength to live better as you age. Designed exclusively for older adults, Geri-Fit helps rebuild strength that has been lost through the aging process.
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Wednesday July 23 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Operation Wildlife
See a combination of four or five live hawks and falcons as we learn about their hunting habits and adaptive characteristics in this fascinating wildlife education program.
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Wednesday July 23 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Classics Made Modern: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Discuss classic and award winning ebooks with other readers. Click event title for Zoom link. Contact Lissa at [email protected] for help with the Zoom link, Facebook group or questions.
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Wednesday July 23 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Amazing Arthur
This is more than a magic show. Arthur has studied many disciplines to bring the maximum amount of awesomeness possible! In addition to magic, you may see juggling, yo-yo tricks and jokes.
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Thursday July 24 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Thursday July 24 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Geode Ice Cream Party
Unearth the facts on how geodes form with a guest speaker from the Topeka Gem and Mineral Society. Then crack your own geode, enjoy a frozen treat and discuss geodes further with rock experts.
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Thursday July 24 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Internet Introduction
Learn about browsers, search engines and how to navigate websites to find information online. Attend this class if you are new to computers and new to the internet, or want to refresh your skills.
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Thursday July 24 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Preschool Stories and More
Enjoy stories, songs and activities that encourage a love of reading and help develop early learning skills. This program is geared for 3-5 year olds.
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Thursday July 24 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Magical Potion Party
Mermaids, pirates, dragons, unicorns and all fantastical characters are invited to create magical potions, wizard wands and dragon scales. Blend science with imagination and make captivating treats.
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Thursday July 24 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Meet Author Jaclyn Westlake
Author Jaclyn Westlake was inspired by GO Topeka's Choose Topeka program to write her latest novel Lucky Break - a funny and heartfelt story set in a charming and mysterious Midwestern town.
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Thursday July 24 5:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Online to IRL
Got a whole list of ideas, crafts and games you've saved on IG & TikTok, but you've never actually done any of them? Every Thursday afternoon we'll bring them to the real world and try something new!
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Thursday July 24 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT
I've Been Working on the Railroad Records
Kansas City researcher and Topeka Genealogical Society member, Danni Altman-Newell of Talking Box Genealogy, will present tips and strategies for researching railroad related records.
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Friday July 25 9:00am - 9:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Friday July 25 9:30am - 11:30am CDT
Family Place Learn & Play
Bring your child (birth to 5) to play with other young kids to help develop language, motor and social skills. Staff will facilitate interactions between kids and encourage learning through play.
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Friday July 25 10:00am - 12:00pm CDT
How to Train Your Dragon
This animated fantasy is set in a world where Vikings & dragons are at war. We follow a young Viking named Hiccup, son of the village chief. Hiccup secretly befriends & trains a dragon, Toothless.
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Friday July 25 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Zoomers - Gerifit June/July
After successfully completing the Gerifit Strenghtening class, the next step is the Zoomers workout. Designed exclusively for older adults, Geri-Fit helps rebuild strength.
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Friday July 25 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold can make anything come to life by drawing it. After he grows up & draws himself off the book's pages into the physical world, he learns his trusty crayon can set off more hilarious hijinks.
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Friday July 25 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
4th Friday Film
Let's watch a classic film together. We'll offer a variety of films so you can step back in time and appreciate fine acting, directing and stories.
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Friday July 25 3:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Community Action, Inc.
Community Action staff provide information, answer questions, make referrals, & offer personalized support to individuals seeking support & services from Community Action & other local resources.
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Friday July 25 6:30pm - 9:00pm CDT
Library Trivia: Evening Edition
Enter as a team of 5-8 people working together to answer 100 questions from 10 categories. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams! Doors open at 6pm. Registration for teams begins Jun 1.
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Friday July 25 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Paper Making
Learn how to recycle your old paper scraps into new paper in this hands-on event. This program is designed exclusively for adults to provide a space for creativity, learning and connection.
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Saturday July 26 9:00am - 6:00pm CDT
Dr. Drab's Lab: A Color Caper
Dr. Drab has stolen all the colors! Help us rescue colors from Dr. Drab's Lab in this hands-on, immersive summer family exhibit. Every week we will try to save a different color with new activities.
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Saturday July 26 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Preschool Storytime
Enjoy stories, songs and activities that encourage a love of reading and help develop early learning skills. This program is geared for 3-5 year olds.
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Saturday July 26 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Explore the Northern Lights
Discover Auroras! What causes them, where they can be seen, and why they appear in different colors. Create art using paint and magnets just like our earth?s magnetic field helps create auroras.
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Saturday July 26 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Teens: Let's Make Prism Art
Make geometric shape art using the science of light refraction with prisms. You might be amazed by your colorful and creative designs.
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Saturday July 26 3:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Library Trivia: Afternoon Edition
Enter as a team of up to 8 people working together to answer 100 questions from 10 categories for fun and prizes. Registration for teams begins Jun 1.