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

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

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

Brown Bag Documentary
2026-04-28 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

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

Teen Book Talk
2026-05-02 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

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

Preview Friends of the Library Book Sale
2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:00
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!

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

Snacks and Scribbles
2026-05-09 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

Bookmarks for Mom
2026-05-09 10:00 - 11:30
Saturday in the Children’s Library
Make bookmarks for Mother’s Day

Library Board Meeting
2026-05-12 16:00 - 17:00

A Masquerade Mystery
2026-05-15 17:30 - 20:30
Come spend an evening at the library to help uncover clues and solve the mysterious death of our beloved library director on the night of May 15th 2026, 5:30 – 8:30
recommended for ages 13-17
registration required

Summer Reading Kick-Off
2026-05-21
First Day to Register for Summer Reading – All Ages!
Sign up for summer reading, crafts, snacks, voting, guessing games, and fun!

Activities for the kids:
9-11 am -Prehistoric Preschoolers activities
11am -4 pm -Jurassic Kids – Dino races at 11:30, 12:30, 2:30, 3:30
4-6pm – Triassic Teens
5pm – Capture the dinosaur scavenger hunt (ages 11-14)

Bilingual Story Time
2026-05-23 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

CLOSED - Memorial Day
2026-05-25

Wee Read Story Time
2026-05-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-03 10:00 - 11:00
Stories, Crafts, Snacks and Fun!
Adults are to accompany children
Target ages are infants through preschool

LEGO Club
2026-05-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-03 14:00 - 16:00
Drop – in the Children’s Library from 2pm – 4pm
Build creations with the library’s LEGOs

Unearthing some fun with Special Guests
2026-05-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-04 10:00 - 11:00
Youth program on Thursday mornings with special guests
May 28 – Milford Nature Center
June 4 – Dr. Jerry Simmons Scientist
June 11 – Deputy Depew
June 18 – Dickinson County Farm Bureau
June 22 – Dickinson County Conservation (Earth Balloon at the Community Center)
June 25 – Super Dig with Cassie

Tiger's Name Unveiling!
2026-05-30 10:00 - 11:30
Come to the Children’s Library 10 am to find out the Name of the Tiger! What name won the naming contest?
Snacks and crafts

Monday Movies
2026-06-01 14:00 - 16:00
Free Movie in the Children’s Department.
See flyers in the library or call the Children’s Department at 785-263-1303 to check what movie will be showing

Brown Bag Documentary
2026-06-02 12:00 - 13:00
Select Tuesdays at Noon, each film starts at noon and lasts just under one hour
Bring your sack lunch
June 2 – Along this road from London to Chichester, discover what lead the Romans to abandon Britian in the 5th century
June 9 – Follow scientists as they work to untangle the complex networks of trees, fungi, and creatures in the forests
June 16 – How some feathered dinos became the birds of today
June 23 – American Revolution: Covers the period of May 1775 through July 1776
June 30 – American Revolution: part 2
July 7 – Explore the rise of Mammals that came after the dinosaurs were wiped out
July 14 – After the young writer, Henry David Thoreau fails at his writing career, he retreats to a cabin in the woods
July 21 – Explore the wildlife and serene beauty of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend

Texas Cattle Drives and the Creation of the Mythic American West
2026-06-04 16:00 - 17:00
Learn about the life of Joseph McCoy, the entrepreneur who brought cattle drives from Texas to the railroads at Abilene. Presented by Tom Luellen
