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Upcoming Events

September 2023

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CLOSED – Labor Day
All Day
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
Brown Bag Documentary
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us on Tuesdays for a documentary film.  Each film lasts just under 1 hour.  Bring your sack lunch. Sept 5:  Venus: Death of a  Planet  –  Venus was once home to oceans and rivers.  Why did Earth live and Venus die? Sept 12: Mysteries of the Great Lakes – This documentary will take you on a journey through the grea , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
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Friday Flicks
3:30 pm
September 8, 15, & 22 October 6, 13, & 20 Movies start at 3:30 p.m. Please feel free to bring snacks and drinks (adults are to accompany children 6 and under) , ...
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Imagination Station
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Select Saturdays Drop-In Between 10 and 11:30 a.m. Visit the library and spark your imagination with self-directed activities and crafts For all ages  (children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult) September 9:  Oceans of Wonder September 16:  Serengeti Stampede September 23:  Pirate’s Booty Septemb , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
Brown Bag Documentary
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us on Tuesdays for a documentary film.  Each film lasts just under 1 hour.  Bring your sack lunch. Sept 5:  Venus: Death of a  Planet  –  Venus was once home to oceans and rivers.  Why did Earth live and Venus die? Sept 12: Mysteries of the Great Lakes – This documentary will take you on a journey through the grea , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
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Anime Night
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Bi-weekly event for teens, held on Thursdays , ...
Boredom Busters
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Drop-in Event on Thursdays between 3:30—4:30p.m. Sept. 14 & 28,   Oct. 12, 19, & 26, November 2 & 16 For Youth:   5th grade through 8th grade     Need something fun to do after school? Join us in the Youth Department  for our weekly Boredom Busters Event. We will have a different activ , ...
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Friday Flicks
3:30 pm
September 8, 15, & 22 October 6, 13, & 20 Movies start at 3:30 p.m. Please feel free to bring snacks and drinks (adults are to accompany children 6 and under) , ...
Teen Movie Night
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Monthly movie night for teens! , ...
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Imagination Station
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Select Saturdays Drop-In Between 10 and 11:30 a.m. Visit the library and spark your imagination with self-directed activities and crafts For all ages  (children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult) September 9:  Oceans of Wonder September 16:  Serengeti Stampede September 23:  Pirate’s Booty Septemb , ...
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Kansas Book Fest West
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Abilene event will begin with a reception* hosted by the Arts Council of Dickinson County, 401 N. Cedar Street, Abilene, from 5:30 -6:30 pm. The event will give attendees the opportunity to meet the authors before the reading. Following the reception, author readings will be held in the Abilene Public Library, 209 , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
Brown Bag Documentary
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us on Tuesdays for a documentary film.  Each film lasts just under 1 hour.  Bring your sack lunch. Sept 5:  Venus: Death of a  Planet  –  Venus was once home to oceans and rivers.  Why did Earth live and Venus die? Sept 12: Mysteries of the Great Lakes – This documentary will take you on a journey through the grea , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Presentation
12:00 pm
Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for equal rights for Women for over fifty years, and upon her death in 1902 she left behind a legacy of her crusade for female equality and myriad writings that would inspire feminists for over a century to come. Hear from Mrs. Stanton in 1866, when the Civil War was over, but the battle f , ...
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CLOSED – Staff Training
All Day
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Friday Flicks
3:30 pm
September 8, 15, & 22 October 6, 13, & 20 Movies start at 3:30 p.m. Please feel free to bring snacks and drinks (adults are to accompany children 6 and under) , ...
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Imagination Station
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Select Saturdays Drop-In Between 10 and 11:30 a.m. Visit the library and spark your imagination with self-directed activities and crafts For all ages  (children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult) September 9:  Oceans of Wonder September 16:  Serengeti Stampede September 23:  Pirate’s Booty Septemb , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
Brown Bag Documentary
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us on Tuesdays for a documentary film.  Each film lasts just under 1 hour.  Bring your sack lunch. Sept 5:  Venus: Death of a  Planet  –  Venus was once home to oceans and rivers.  Why did Earth live and Venus die? Sept 12: Mysteries of the Great Lakes – This documentary will take you on a journey through the grea , ...
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Wee Read Story Time
10:15 am - 11:15 pm
10:15 a.m. For infants through preschool Adults are to accompany children August 29 & 30:  Fun with Books Sept 5 & 6:   Commotion in the Ocean (Rhyming) Sept. 12 & 13:   Safari Animals (Sounds) Sept. 19 & 20:   We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt  (Sequence) Sept. 26 & 27:  Stop, Go, Yes, No!   (Opposite , ...
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Anime Night
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Bi-weekly event for teens, held on Thursdays , ...
Boredom Busters
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Drop-in Event on Thursdays between 3:30—4:30p.m. Sept. 14 & 28,   Oct. 12, 19, & 26, November 2 & 16 For Youth:   5th grade through 8th grade     Need something fun to do after school? Join us in the Youth Department  for our weekly Boredom Busters Event. We will have a different activ , ...
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Imagination Station
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Select Saturdays Drop-In Between 10 and 11:30 a.m. Visit the library and spark your imagination with self-directed activities and crafts For all ages  (children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult) September 9:  Oceans of Wonder September 16:  Serengeti Stampede September 23:  Pirate’s Booty Septemb , ...
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Abilene Public Library

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785-263-3082

209 NW 4th St., Abilene, Kansas 67410

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