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Cover to Cover Book Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

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Must be a valid NPL cardholder to get a copy of the book. 

Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers as they discuss "Of Women and Salt" by Gabriela Garcia. New members are always welcome! Please register to receive a copy of the book.
Titles will alternate between fiction and non-fiction.

Augmented Reality Sandbox

All Day
Educational
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Reference Area
Age Group: PreK 3-5, Kids 5-12, Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

The Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District is lending NPL the Augmented Reality Sandbox through June 15. It's a fun way to see how the topography of an area can effect water movement and erosion.

Evie's History Bytes

All Day
Educational, Historical
Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Podcast Platform
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Martha is joined by Jeanie Dudley and Rick Jenkins to talk about service clubs in Nappanee. 

Episode Name: Literary and Service Clubs in Nappanee 

Summer Reading Kickoff Party

11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Celebrate the start of Summer Reading at our Kickoff Party! Sign up for Summer Reading during the party and earn a free Kona Ice! Go on a library scavenger hunt, spin the prize wheel, and pick up your reading logs.

To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA

9:00am - 5:00pm
Educational, Historical
Location: Nappanee Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

New Exhibition at the Evelyn Lehman Culp Heritage Collection June 3 - August 16. 

Chapter Chats

11:30am - 12:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us weekly during Summer Reading for our Chapter Chats Book Club!

Yarn Art

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Use canvas, glue, and yarn to create a textured landscape.

Horizon Education Alliance

3:00pm - 7:00pm
Educational
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join other adults as you work towards getting your High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma.

Contact Lena to register 574-367-0381 or lmaldonado@heaindiana.org 

Chalkboard Herb Pot

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Make a chalkboard herb pot! 

Expand Your Horizons Gathering

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Get to know other participants from the Expand Your Horizons Reading Challenge! We will discuss tasks, book lists, and offer up suggestions.

Book Cooks

11:00am - 11:45am
Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Craft Room
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Lets cook up some fun! Each week we will make a new recipe, that will include something home grown, and enjoy a story together! 

Yoga

9:30am - 10:30am
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for a little self love Yoga practice. This practice will be "Yoga for Gardeners". Suited perfectly for actual gardeners but also for the metaphorical gardener in each of us. 


Bring your own mat, towel, and water!

Firefly Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3, PreK 3-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Awards rewards one outstanding picture book each year. Join us on Wednesday mornings as we read the 2024 Nominees. Books include Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham, Firefighter Flo!

Free Movie: Shrek

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Movie
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad.

Snacks in the Stacks

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Join us on Thursday afternoons as we make and eat snacks at the library.

This week make Chocolate Covered Pretzels.

The Breakfast Club

9:00am - 10:00am
Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Share recipes and tips with club members, or talk about a favorite cookbook while learning to make a variety of from scratch breakfast foods!

This month learn to make a mason jar parfait.

Maggie's Book Bites Podcast

10:00am - 11:00am
Educational
Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Podcast Platform
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join Maggie each month as she highlights books on a certain topic. 

Listen now on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora or Stitcher.  

June Topic: Animal on the cover

BINGO

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Games
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2
Age Group: Kids 5-12, Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled hour of BINGO! Participants can win prizes including baked goods, candy, books, and more.

1st & 3rd Friday, Monthly* from 1 - 2 pm. All ages are welcome.

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Games
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area and Craft Room
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Drop in anytime for LEGO club. Build, create, and play at your own pace.

Saturday Stitchers

11:00am - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Worms!

10:00am - 11:00am
Educational
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Jenna from Elkhart County Soil & Water will be here to talk to you about worms and how they help keep soil healthy. She will be doing a presentation, reading a short story, and getting out some worms! 

Chapter Chats

11:30am - 12:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us weekly during Summer Reading for our Chapter Chats Book Club!

Paint a Flower Pot

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Design and paint a flower pot. After it has dried, plant a succulent.