Abilene Public Library

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

Brown Bag Documentary
2026-04-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-21 12:00 - 13:00, 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

Library Board Meeting
2026-04-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-09 16:00 - 17:00

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

Diamond Art
2026-04-18 10:00 - 11:30
Details coming soon

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

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

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

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, 2026-06-13 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

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

CLOSED - Memorial Day
2026-05-25

Brown Bag Documentary
2026-06-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-30 12:00 - 13:00
Summer Schedule coming soon!

Teen Advisory Group
2026-06-11 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

Declaration Conversation with Travis Lamb
2026-06-30 18:00 - 19:30
The “Declaration Conversation” event is an opportunity to learn more about America’s founding document and its impact on the world during the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Participants will read excerpts from the document and participate in a discussion facilitated by Travis Lamb, program development officer at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
“Declaration Conversations” is part of Humanities Kansas’s “Declaration at 250” activities, including the statewide tour of the “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy” traveling exhibition from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Support for “Declaration Conversations” has been provided by the State of Kansas through the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts and the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund.
Declaration Conversation is made possible by Humanities Kansas
Humanities Kansas is an independent nonprofit leading a movement of ideas. Since 1972, HK’s programming, grants, and partnerships have documented and shared stories to spark conversations and invite new insights. Together with statewide partners and supporters, HK encourages Kansans to draw on diverse histories, literatures, and cultures to create connections with one another and strengthen Kansas communities and our democracy.

CLOSED - July 4th
2026-07-04
