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Candy Buckets

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Craft Room
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Parade hauls or Trick-or-Treat, decorate a bucket for all the fun places you find yourself.

Genealogy Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Educational, Historical
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Use genealogy resources and get on-hand assistance while you discover your family history.

No registration is necessary.

Nappanee Trivia

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Educational, Historical
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Center
Room: Nappanee Center Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Nappanee turns 150 in 2024. Join the Heritage Collection staff for a night of trivia focusing on our small town. 

We have room for 6 teams. 

Magic: The Gathering

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens 12-18, Adults
Games
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 2
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join in once a month to play this fun game!  

Friends of NPL Meeting

5:30pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Purpose of Meeting

Learn more about Friends of the Nappanee Public Library.

Evening Move & Do

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area
Age Group: Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Move and Do is not your traditional storytime - there is constant movement, socializing, and discovery during this play-based program, designed for our community's littlest learners.

Move & Do

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area and Craft Room
Age Group: Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Move and Do is not your traditional storytime - there is constant movement, socializing, and discovery during this play-based program, designed for our community's littlest learners.

Nappanee Tasting Spree

11:00am - 1:00pm
Adults
Cooking and Food
Closed
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Do you have a great recipe or two you'd like to share? We are taking recipe submissions for a Nappanee Sesquicentennial Tasting Spree Cookbook.

Hot Wheels Club

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

Bring your Hot Wheels cars and tracks to the library and play with friends. 

Michiana Bee Keepers

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Educational
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Join the Michiana Bee Keepers for their monthly meeting and learn more about bees and bee keeping

Saturday Stitchers

11:00am - 3:00pm
Adults
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! 

 

History Chats

10:00am - 10:30am
Adults, Everyone
Educational, Historical
Virtual Event
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Facebook
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Event Details:

Join the Heritage Collection on Facebook Live on the third Monday of the month as they talk about different moments and things in Nappanee History. 

Topic: The Onion Festival

Slime Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join us every other month to make a new slime. All supplies are provided.

Apple Donuts

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens 12-18
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:

It's Apple Festival Week! Join us at the library to make donuts with apple slices, icing, and yogurt.

Cover to Cover Book Club

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

Disclaimer(s)

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

Event Details:

Join fellow book lovers as they discuss "Fever in the Heartland: the Ku Klux Klan's plot to take over America, and the women who stopped them" by Timothy Egan. New members are always welcome!

Creative Canvas

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us as we paint a apple painting with a chickadee. 

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
PreK 3-5
Storytime
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area and Craft Room
Age Group: PreK 3-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

We will have books, crafts, and projects available for little ones.

This storytime teaches kids age 3-5 preschool skills like using scissors, learning colors, counting, and more in a social setting.

Apple Festival

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Nappanee Public Library

Apple Festival

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Nappanee Public Library

Apple Festival

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Nappanee Public Library

Little Bookworms

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Book Club
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area and Craft Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Our newest Book Club for our littlest readers and their caregivers. During Little Bookworms, you will pick up a copy of the book, find a spot somewhere in the library, and read the book together with your child.

Paint an Owl

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids 5-12
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Paint your own ceramic owl.

Evie's History Bytes

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

Martha is joined by Current and Past Volunteers of Night at the Museum as they tell their stories about the much-loved program. 

Episode Name: Night at the Museum

Make-a-Mix

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Make real food convenient by making a different mix each month to store in your pantry!

This month make Apple Cider Spice Mix.