Event List

Join us in the Idea Box for a demonstration of our 3D Printer. MPL Staff Member Tony will show you how to use our 3D Printer and upon completion of the training you'll be "Badged"

Resident sewing enthusiast Betty will be in the Idea Box bimonthly to answer questions or badge individuals on the sewing machines. Adults and teens at least 13 years old are welco

Do you have a novel or short story you want to write? How about a screenplay or a memoir? Poetry? Graphic novels? Then you need – Space to Write! Every second and fourth Tuesday

Tap into your artistic side with a hands-on creative experience!

Tired of painting with brushes? Ready to try a new technique? Squeegee painting is all about the process. No artistic talent is required, but you can bring it along too. This is ab

Do you have a novel or short story you want to write? How about a screenplay or a memoir? Poetry? Graphic novels? Then you need – Space to Write! Every second and fourth Tuesday

Before you head to Capitol Civic Center for An Evening with Temple Grandin the evening of Friday, June 21, why not stop by the Balkansky Room on Thursday, June 6, at 6 PM, to

Tap into your artistic side with a hands-on creative experience!

Let's paint flower pots! Reimagine a flower pot as an ice cream cone, or give your imagination room to bloom. All materials will be provided. 

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Design your own paper rocket and then launch it with the help of Jimn Lenz, the Magic and Science Guy! Rockets will be launched with an air compressor. Will your rocket soar over t

Kids and teens can build the marble run roller coaster of their imaginations and test out the laws of physics. All materials supplied. 

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Help us celebrate America and decorate the outside of the library windows for the Fourth of July parade. Meet on Franklin street to get your paint and brushes. Space is limited. No

Join us in the Idea Box for a demonstration of our 3D Printer. MPL Staff Member Tony will show you how to use our 3D Printer and upon completion of the training you'll be "Badged"

Give your tastebuds a workout in a culinary competition as you Face the Flavor! Do you know a radish from a turnip? Or balsamic from apple vinegar? Face off in a tournament of tast

Go head to head in games to test your reflexes and problem solving skills. Will you top the leader board or be left in the dust? Ages 11 to 18. 

You’re never too old or too young to experience something new.

Let your creativity flow at the Rahr-West Museum! Come create fluid artwork with an acrylic pour class. 

You’re never too old or too young to experience something new.

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Drop in any time between 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm (while supplies last) to make a perler bead creation. Perler beads are small plastic beads that fuse together when heat is applied. Use

You’re never too old or too young to experience something new.

Learn to start a survival fire with Joshua Stuck, the Woodsy Dude! Joshua is a self taught survivalist and bushcrafter passing on his knowledge and experiences of survival and

Tap into your artistic side with a hands-on creative experience!

Sew what if you can't sew! Kids and teens can make a no-sew bag. If time allows, we'll make sock puppets too! All supplies provided.

Party time! Build your own ice cream creation to celebrate the end of summer. Or skip the ice cream and just eat marshmallows and caramel syrup. It's your bowl, fill it how you lik

Meet fellow book lovers for engaging conversation.

Don't like book clubs? Me either! Don't want someone telling you what to read? Same! There's no reading list for the Shelf Conscious Book Group. Come talk about the books you loved

Meet fellow book lovers for engaging conversation.

Don't like book clubs? Me either! Don't want someone telling you what to read? Same! There's no reading list for the Shelf Conscious Book Group. Come talk about the books you loved

Meet fellow book lovers for engaging conversation.

Don't like book clubs? Me either! Don't want someone telling you what to read? Same! There's no reading list for the Shelf Conscious Book Group. Come talk about the books you loved

Meet fellow book lovers for engaging conversation.

Don't like book clubs? Me either! Don't want someone telling you what to read? Same! There's no reading list for the Shelf Conscious Book Group. Come talk about the books you loved