The North Manchester Public Library offers a great mix of in-person and online programming!  We provide a range of programming for small children to senior citizens (and everyone in between).  Take a look at our calendar to see the literary, culinary, artistic, cultural, and educational activities we have going on each month!  

Virtual programs can be accessed live on Facebook or Zoom.  Recordings are permanently available on the Library's Facebook page. 
Take home kits for many programs are available for free at the front desk and enrich the virtual experience. Attending in person? Supplies for the various activities are made available at each of our in-house programs.

We look forward to getting to know you as we explore the world around us!

TEEN PROGRAMMING EVENTS

TEEN MAKERS
Every Wednesday @ 3:45pm in the Makerspace
Teens ages 13-18 are invited to meet in the NMPL Makerspace for snacks and activities! Only 20 people will be allowed in the Makerspace at a time to help us practice social distancing, space will be first come, first serve.
BETWEEN
Every Thursday @ 3:45pm in the Makerspace
Patrons ages 9-12 are invited to the NMPL Makerspace for activities and an after-school snack! Only 20 people will be allowed in the Makerspace at a time to help us practice social distancing, space will be first come, first serve.
FOL FALL BOOKSALE
Thursday, August 26th - Saturday, August 28th from 9am to 5pm at the library
The FOL Booksale is returning for the first time since 2019! The FOL Booksale has become a popular shopping spot for both recreational book buyers and book sellers in the area! Purchasing books from the semi-annual book sale is an excellent way of supporting our library. The book sale is a significant fundraiser for FOL, and in turn, supports library programs and updates each year. Find gently used books, DVDs, children's materials, audios, yearbooks and more! You just never know what great book adventure awaits you at the FOL Booksale!
CITIZEN SCIENCE - TEST THE WATERS: WATER FOR LIFE & TEST THE INTESTINES
Friday, August 27th @ 5pm on Facebook
The North Manchester Public Library is one of 500 libraries to receive an exciting new citizen science resource from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). The Test the Waters Family Exploration Kit is a fun, accessible, loanable kit which includes four family friendly activities, and all the instructions and materials needed (audio file guides are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish and Vietnamese). By knowing the facts and becoming aware of the role and importance of water to our lives, users will have the information and resources to keep their family safe and healthy.
The North Manchester Public Library will post a series of virtual programs demonstrating each activity in the kit. The kit will be made available for checkout shortly thereafter.
The first session will cover Water for Life and Test the Intestines. Complete with a Velcro body apron, we’ll discover just how much water our bodies are made of. Water helps our bodies stay cool, helps the organs of our body, breaks down food so our bodies can use it for energy and keeps our bodies working well. Next, we’ll explore the journey of food through the intestines and imagine how water helps this process.
We’re excited to share this incredible resource with our patrons and hope you’ll enjoy watching and learning along with us!
​INTENTION BRACELET WORKSHOP WITH ELEVATED CURIOSITIES
Monday, August 30th @ 6pm at the library
“Peace is woven with love, and love of other is woven with love of self; these can not be separated.”
Elevated Curiosities is local jewelry maker specializing in Zodiac & Intentional Gemstone Jewelry. At this Self-Love Workshop, you will learn more about crystals, gemstones, and their emotional healing properties, as well as how to support your journey to Self-Love. You will learn how to create your own healing intentions and transform them into a gemstone bracelet of your own design.
A $10 fee and registration is required. Sign up at the front desk!
COOKIES & CANVAS: SIMPLY AUTUMN
Wednesday, September 15th @ 6pm
Hobby painters and beginners will love our Cookies and Canvas series! Step-by-step instructions and lightly sketched outlines take participants on a journey towards a beautiful masterpiece. The fun themes are perfect for porch hangings, mantel decorations, and special gifts for family and friends. Love painting but in a dry spell? Let us provide the inspiration for your next piece. Are you a watercolor fiend or an oil painting master? Why not give acrylics a whirl!? Not too confident in your art skills? Give C & C a try - you'll be pleasantly surprised with the results (plus, there will be cookies!).
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​This class is for teens and adults ages 13+ and requires registration. Class size is limited so painting reservations are first-come, first-serve. A materials fee of $8 per person will be due at registration. These fees are non-refundable. Register at the front desk.​ ​
INDIANA HUMANITIES PRESENTS: AUTHOR CHANTEL MASSEY
Thursday, September 16th @ 6pm on Zoom 
Noted Indiana poet Chantel Massey will present a virtual evening of poetry reading and conversation Thursday, September 23. The appearance is made possible through the support of an Indiana Authors Award grant, administered by Indiana Humanities.
The virtual event, which begins at 6 p.m., is open to the public, free of charge.

Massey is on a lifelong mission to inspire curiosity, celebration, creativity and challenge how we engage with the world. Her work advocates for human rights and social justice. She explores these issues with a confessional and emotional honesty through Blackness, womanhood, identity, memory and familial relationships.

She published her first collection of poetry, “Bursting at the Seams,” in 2018. The work earned a 2020 nomination for the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Author Awards, which recognizes the Hoosier State’s top emerging authors. She was also a nominee for a 2019 Best of the Net Award, an annual online anthology curated and hosted by Sundress Publications to honor the best online writing.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82457145392...
Meeting ID: 824 5714 5392
Passcode: 236661
OIL PAINTING CLASS: "AUTUMN SUNSET" 
Saturday, September 25th @ 1pm
Join us to learn basic oil painting techniques while painting this beautiful autumn scene! Attendees will learn blending techniques and how to use a fan brush to form beautiful evergreen trees. Registration is required. A $10 non-refundable materials fee is due at the time of registration. You must register in-person. Space is limited!