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Teen Summer: Life-Sized Oregon Trail

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Balkansky Community Room ABC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Reading Program, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens
Special Event:

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

The year is 1840. A hawk circles in the clear blue sky while below a long, dusty line of wagons rolls slowly through the prairie. This is the Oregon Trail. Saddle up, folks!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room ABC
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Reading Program, Special Event
Event Details:

Special Event

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

The year is 1840. A hawk circles in the clear blue sky while below a long, dusty line of wagons rolls slowly through the prairie. This is the Oregon Trail. Saddle up, folks!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Open Sew and Badging with Betty

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Idea Box at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Resident sewing enthusiast Betty will be in the Idea Box bimonthly to answer questions or badge individuals on the sewing machines. Bring your own project to work on or get badged on the library sewing machines.

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Resident sewing enthusiast Betty will be in the Idea Box bimonthly to answer questions or badge individuals on the sewing machines. Bring your own project to work on or get badged on the library sewing machines.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Zine Scene Summer

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Franklin Street Room at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Class/Workshop:

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Franklin Street Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Event Details:

Class/Workshop

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Teen Summer: Color Flow at the Rahr-West

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Arts & Crafts:

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

Let the colors flow! Join instructor Michelle Bonde for a special acrylic pour technique using chains to create incredible abstract patterns. Art work will need to dry before it can be taken home.  All supplies will be provided. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Program Location: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Arts & Crafts

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

Let the colors flow! Join instructor Michelle Bonde for a special acrylic pour technique using chains to create incredible abstract patterns. Art work will need to dry before it can be taken home.  All supplies will be provided. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Teen Summer: Color Flow at the Rahr-West (Second Session)

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Arts & Crafts:

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

Let the colors flow! Join instructor Michelle Bonde for a special acrylic pour technique using chains to create incredible abstract patterns. Art work will need to dry before it can be taken home.  All supplies will be provided. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Program Location: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Arts & Crafts

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

Let the colors flow! Join instructor Michelle Bonde for a special acrylic pour technique using chains to create incredible abstract patterns. Art work will need to dry before it can be taken home.  All supplies will be provided. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Zine Scene Summer

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Franklin Street Room at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Class/Workshop:

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Franklin Street Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Event Details:

Class/Workshop

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Raptor

Let's Get Ready to...Raptor!

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Balkansky Community Room ABC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Reading Program, Special Event
Age Group:
Families, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults
Special Event:

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Join naturalists from Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary for a up-close peek into the fascinating world of birds of prey. 

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room ABC
Age Group: Families, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Reading Program, Special Event
Event Details:

Special Event

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Join naturalists from Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary for a up-close peek into the fascinating world of birds of prey. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Prusa Core One 3D Printer

3D Printer Badging Session

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Idea Box at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class/Workshop, Technology
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Technology:

Expand your knowledge of the latest technological innovations.

Join us in the Idea Box for a demonstration of the Prusa Core One 3D Printer.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class/Workshop, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Technology

Expand your knowledge of the latest technological innovations.

Join us in the Idea Box for a demonstration of the Prusa Core One 3D Printer.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Teen Summer: Mini Bookcases

Friday, July 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Balkansky Community Room BC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Arts & Crafts:

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

Construct a take-along mini library that will fit in your pocket! Choose the books, put up wallpaper, decorate your shelves, and hide the whole thing away in a tiny tin.

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room BC
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Reading Program
Event Details:

Arts & Crafts

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

Construct a take-along mini library that will fit in your pocket! Choose the books, put up wallpaper, decorate your shelves, and hide the whole thing away in a tiny tin.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Zine Scene Summer

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Franklin Street Room at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Class/Workshop:

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Franklin Street Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Event Details:

Class/Workshop

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

The Mammoth Hunters

We're Going on a Mammoth Hunt!

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Balkansky Community Room ABC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture/Speaker, Performer, Reading Program, Special Event
Age Group:
Families, Elementary-Age, Teens
Special Event:

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Step back nearly 15,000 years and experience a thrilling reenactment of a Wisconsin woolly mammoth hunt.

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room ABC
Age Group: Families, Elementary-Age, Teens
Program Type: Lecture/Speaker, Performer, Reading Program, Special Event
Event Details:

Special Event

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Step back nearly 15,000 years and experience a thrilling reenactment of a Wisconsin woolly mammoth hunt.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Unattended Children

Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

Coaster Craze: Ten Craziest Roller Coasters

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Balkansky Community Room A at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Take a front-row seat on some of the world’s most thrilling roller coasters—no lines required!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Take a front-row seat on some of the world’s most thrilling roller coasters—no lines required!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Teen Summer: Gamestormers!

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Balkansky Community Room BC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Reading Program, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens
Special Event:

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Pit your imagination and story-weaving skills against your friends and win the title of Gamestormer! Gamestormers rewards quick thinking and convincing storytelling as we craft legends and mysteries using the cards dealt to us.

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room BC
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Reading Program, Special Event
Event Details:

Special Event

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Pit your imagination and story-weaving skills against your friends and win the title of Gamestormer! Gamestormers rewards quick thinking and convincing storytelling as we craft legends and mysteries using the cards dealt to us.

Photo of two police officers and two children

National Night Out

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Balkansky Community Room ABC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Special Event:

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Join MPL and the Manitowoc Police Department for National Night Out! This annual community-building campaign promotes police-community partnerships to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. 

Activities Include:

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room ABC
Age Group: Families, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary-Age, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Special Event

You never know what you’ll discover at MPL!

Join MPL and the Manitowoc Police Department for National Night Out! This annual community-building campaign promotes police-community partnerships to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. 

Activities Include:

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Unattended Children

Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

Zine Scene Summer

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Franklin Street Room at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Class/Workshop:

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Franklin Street Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Reading Program
Event Details:

Class/Workshop

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

Your voice is important - time to make it heard!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.

Teen Summer: Sundae Funday

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Balkansky Community Room BC at Manitowoc Public Library
Program Type:
Food & Drink, Reading Program
Age Group:
Teens
Food & Drink:

Indulge your senses! Step-by step tutorials and enticing tidbits about all things food and drink.

Summer's ending - but not before we eat ice cream! Give summer a proper goodbye with gobs of whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and sprinkles. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Program Location: Manitowoc Public Library
Room: Balkansky Community Room BC
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food & Drink, Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Food & Drink

Indulge your senses! Step-by step tutorials and enticing tidbits about all things food and drink.

Summer's ending - but not before we eat ice cream! Give summer a proper goodbye with gobs of whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and sprinkles. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library's ADA Manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.