Friends of the Library Booksale
2026-05-09, 2026-05-08
Spring book sale by the Friends of the Library
Bargain prices on gently used books!

Preview Friends of the Library Book Sale
2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Members Only Preview
Friends of the Library Members can shop the Friends of the Library Booksale Thursday evening 5:30 – 7 pm. Memberships are available to purchase at the door!

Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
2026-05-07 15:45 - 16:45
TAG is a group of teens who work to make the library teen friendly. It’s a great way to earn community service hours and to help choose and plan activities and programs at the library.
If you are already a member, Please sign up again, thank you! Print a sign up form HERE Meeting times can be changed if needed. If you have any questions, please email Cassie at cwefald@abilenelibrary.org

Teen Book Talk
2026-05-02 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 13:00
On the first Saturday of the month, come in and discuss your current reads or favorite books with other teens.
Recommended for ages 13 – 17

Grand Opening - StoryWalk®
2026-05-01 10:00 - 10:30 | Memorial Health System Walking Trail, Abilene, KS, 67410, United States
At the Memorial Health System Walking Trail

Author Talk
2026-04-30 14:00 - 15:00
Veda Rogers will be at the library on Thursday, April 30, starting at 2:00PM She will be talking about her book A Grand Day: The Forgotten Voice of a Farm Woman Through Dust, Depression, and War.
These published diaries of Louisa “Lulu” Ehrichs Schwanbeck chronicle her life and work on her farm in western Kansas spanning the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II.

LEGO Club
2026-04-29 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-22 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-15 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-08 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-04-01 15:30 - 16:30
Come complete simple challenges and build with friends
3:30 pm on Wednesdays in the Children’s Department

Brown Bag Documentary
2026-04-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-07 12:00 - 13:00
Bring your sack lunch and watch a documentary film
Spring Schedule
March 3 – Understanding on how corals and fish depend upon each other in the Carribean
March 10 – Explore beloved author Beatrix Potter’s life and her Hill Top Farm that was the setting for many of her stories
March 17 – A journey into Irish heritage and the island’s wonders
March 24 – Follow bird loving experts as they rise to the challenge of understanding and saving shorebirds
March 31 – Celebrate Dr. Temple Grandin’s pioneering work in animal welfare, and autism advocacy
April 7 – Explore this road (Ermin Way) build by the Romans that allowed Romans to exploit Britian’s resources
April 14 – David Attenborough explores a site with rare traces of ice age mammoths and neanderthals
April 21 – Learn about the beginnings of the American Revolution, part 1
April 28 – Learn about the beginnings of the American Revolution, part 2

Bilingual Story Time
2026-04-25 10:30 - 11:30
Bilingual-BilingüeSpanish/English – Inglés/EspañolStory Time/hora del cuento
Children’s Library Event
Stories, Music, Crafts, Snacks, Fun!Cuentos, música, manualidades, bocadillos, ¡diversión!
Funded by a grant from the Pizza Hut Literacy Foundation

Game Club
2026-04-24 15:30 - 16:30
Meets in the Children’s Department at 3:30 pm
Last Friday of the Month

3-D Printer Grand Opening
2026-04-22 16:00 - 17:00
Grand Opening! Come and check it out!
– Learn the Guidelines for printing a project
-Find out how to make an appointment
– See the printer in action!
Wednesday, April 22 at 4 pm
3rd floor in the Teens and Technology Department

Documentary Screening - Free for all: The Public Library
2026-04-20 19:00 - 21:00
Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today’s librarians who serve the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.
7 pm at the Library, April 20th

Diamond Art
2026-04-18 10:00 - 11:30
Come learn how to Diamond Paint!
Saturday, April 18th
Drop-in the Children’s Library between 10 – 11:30 am
All supplies provided!

Wee Read Story Time
2026-04-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-31 16:00 - 17:00
Story Time will meet on Tuesdays at 10 am and 4 pm
For infants through pre – school
Adults to accompany children

Library Board Meeting
2026-04-14 16:00 - 17:00

Snacks and Scribbles
2026-04-11 09:30 - 13:00
Snacks and Scribbles
Come and join us on the 3rd floor in the Teens & Tech Department for art and coloring. Snacks provided!
Come and go event 9:30 am – 1 pm
All ages welcome – Adults, Teens & Youth
Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month

Teen Advisory Group
2026-04-09 15:45 - 16:45
Meetings are at 3:45 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
TAG is a group of teens who work to make the library teen friendly. It’s a great way to earn community service hours and to help choose and plan activities and programs at the library.
If you are already a member, Please sign up again, thank you! Print a sign up form HERE Meeting times can be changed if needed. If you have any questions, please email Cassie at cwefald@abilenelibrary.org
