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Native Plants

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 native plants and what we can do to combat non-native plants.

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: 24
Event Details:

Join us on Thursday afternoons as we make and eat snacks at the library. This week we are making Pool Side Rice Krispie Treats. 

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.

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.

Movie in the Park: Twister

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Movie
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

NPL and the Nappanee Parks Dept. are showing the original 1996 movie Twister just in time before the new one comes out this summer!

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!

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cooking and Food, Games
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Cooking and Food, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Race against each other to slap a match in the quick and simple card game, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. Pizza and drinks will be served.

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 

Watercolor Bookmarks

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Make a watercolor bookmark! 

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! 

Zoo to You

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Educational
Open
Registration
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Conference Room and MR's 1 & 2
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:

The Potawatomi Zoo is bringing the zoo to NPL. Joins us to meet and learn about animals.

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: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a little self love Yoga practice. 


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!

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: 24
Event Details:

Join us on Thursday afternoons as we make and eat snacks at the library. This week, we are meeting on Wednesday due to the upcoming holiday. We will be making Dirt Cups.

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: 10
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 probiotic rich fruit smoothie.

 

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.  

July Topic: Twister Time

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.

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!

Pressed Flower Lantern

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: 24
Event Details:

Use pressed flowers and Mod Podge to create a lantern perfect for summer nights.

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 

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: 20
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!