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Fabric Paint Beach Towels

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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: 13
Event Details:
Get ready for summer and personalize your own beach towel. ...

Genealogy Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
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. ...

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
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: 17
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....

Candy & Crayons

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Teens are invited to join us monthly for a relaxing afternoon of coloring. Drop in for a bit or stay for the whole hour. Candy and snacks will be provided. Registration is not required. ...

Heritage Collection Guided Tour

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Educational, Historical
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Center
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Join the Heritage Collection Staff for a guided tour of the Heritage Collection. Learn more about the artifacts and learn some of our favorite stories behind them.  A $2 donation is suggested per person for tour.  ...

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:
Play Bingo on the first and third Fridays, monthly*. All ages are welcome.  *Subject to change for holidays and closures ...

Washi-Tape Chalkboard Sign

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Decorate a chalkboard with washi tape.  ...

Michiana Bee Keepers

9:00am - 12:00pm
Educational
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Outside
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 This meeting is actually offsite at a members home. Please contact Bob Baughman at 574.276.3959 for more details ...

History Chats

10:00am - 10:30am
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 Mutschler Family ...

Heritage Skills: Depression Era Cooking

10:00am - 11:00am
Educational, Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Return to your roots by learning classic heritage skills that help you have a more wholesome lifestyle. During the Great Depression folks had to find ways to stretch meals. Join us as we talk about what meals were like during the Depression, as we...

Slime Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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: 10
Event Details:
Join us every other month to make a new slime. All supplies are provided. ...

Salsa Making for Kids

4:00pm - 4:30pm
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: 17
Event Details:
Help make a batch of salsa and snack while hearing a story. ...

Creative Canvas

5:30pm - 7:00pm
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 flowering cactus.  ...

Make-a-Mix

10:00am - 11:00am
Cooking and Food
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking and Food
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Make real food convenient by making a different mix each month to store in your pantry! This month make homemade baking mix.  ...

Cakesicles

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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: 15
Event Details:
Mold, dip, and decorate your own cakesicles. ...

Evening Move & Do

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Storytelling Area
Age Group: Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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. Thursday evening Move and Do will include the same activities as ...

Move & Do

10:00am - 10:30am
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: 19
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. ...

UNO 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:
Join us monthly to play all different kinds of Uno. Drop in anytime and play at your own pace. ...

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

Disclaimer(s)

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. If you have any questions, plea...

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. Stop in and play in the sand to check it ...

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  ...

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.  Just before the first man landed on the moon, Charlie Brown and Snoopy soared through space with NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969. The exhibition To th...