Nappanee Public Library

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Nappanee Public Library
157 N Main St
Nappanee, IN 46550
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon: 9:00am-7:00pm

Tue: 9:00am-7:00pm

Wed: 9:00am-7:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-7:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

santa

Visit with Santa

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Age Group:

Everyone

Location: Heritage Collection

Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room

Age Group: Everyone

Event Details:

Santa Claus is coming to the Heritage Collection!

Celebrate the holiday season with a visit from Santa Claus! During his visit, Santa will pose for pictures, listen to children's Christmas wishes, and spread cheer!

calamity jane

Lunch & a Movie

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Cube at Nappanee Public Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Teens 12-18, Adults

Open

Location: Nappanee Public Library

Room: Cube

Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults

Program Type: Movie

Registration Required

Event Details:

Enjoy a free movie showing with lunch provided. Bring a chair or something comfortable to sit on and relax while you watch!

Movie: "Calamity Jane" starring Doris Day and Howard Keel. Vegetable Beef Soup, bread, and dessert provided.

beekeeping

Beginning Bee Keeping

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm

Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Location: Heritage Collection

Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Educational

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn the basics of starting a backyard beehive. Questions are welcome.

Presented by the Michiana Bee Keepers.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (11/14)	Mon (11/15)	Tue (11/16)	Wed (11/17)	Thu (11/18)	Fri (11/19)	Sat (11/20)
7 am					NPL Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00am–9:00am Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 Event Details: Nappanee Public Library Board of Trustees meeting
8 am
9 am						This event is in the "Everyone" group Puzzle Swap 9:00am–5:30pm Everyone Games This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Reference Area Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Games Event Details: Ready to swap out your puzzles?! During library hours, bring a puzzle, take a puzzle (or two), and enjoy putting together a new one!	This event is in the "Everyone" group Puzzle Swap 9:00am–5:00pm Everyone Games This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Reference Area Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Games Event Details: Ready to swap out your puzzles?! During library hours, bring a puzzle, take a puzzle (or two), and enjoy putting together a new one!
10 am				This event is in the "Adults" group The Button Keepers 10:00am–12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts, Historical This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Heritage Collection Room: Heritage Collection Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Historical Event Details: This is a fun program about antique, vintage, and modern clothing buttons with a focus on art and history. Come and learn and talk about these fabulous items.		This event is in the "Babies 0-1" group This event is in the "Toddlers 1-3" group Move & Do : Birth to Two 10:00am–10:30am Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies 0-1" group This event is in the "Toddlers 1-3" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Kids Storytelling Area Age Group: Babies 0-1, Toddlers 1-3 Registration Required Event Details: Move and Do : Birth to Two is not your traditional storytime, as there is constant movement, dancing, and chatting encouraged during a play-based learning experience for our community's littlest learners.	This event is in the "Everyone" group The History and Folklore of Santa Claus 10:00am–11:00am Everyone Educational, Performance This event is in the "Everyone" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Educational, Performance Event Details: Many folks know that our modern-day Santa Claus had his start as St. Nicholas, but what happened on the journey to make us think of a "jolly old elf" rather than a pious Christian Bishop?
11 am
12 pm
1 pm			This event is in the "Kids 5-12" group Cowboy Ethics 1:00pm–2:00pm Kids 5-12 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Kids 5-12" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 & 2 Age Group: Kids 5-12 Registration Required Event Details: This series takes young people back to principles and values of the cowboy. There are lessons and activities that stimulate life on a cattle ranch out West focusing on innovative skills, teamwork, and ethics.			This event is in the "Everyone" group Bingo 1:00pm–2:00pm Everyone Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Registration Required Event Details: Play Bingo on the first and third Fridays monthly. All ages welcome.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm					This event is in the "Teens 12-18" group Teen Thursdays 4:00pm–5:00pm Teens 12-18 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens 12-18" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Cube Age Group: Teens 12-18 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Drop by after school to make something pretty cool. Snacks will be provided.
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Cover to Cover Book Club 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Book Club Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Disclaimer(s) Registration is required to borrow a copy of the monthly book. Event Details: Join with fellow book lovers as they discuss “Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann. New members are always welcome! Please register to reserve a copy of the book. This event is in the "Adults" group Managing Fighting and Aggression 6:30pm–8:30pm Adults Educational, Workshop This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Educational, Workshop Event Details: This session will focus on ways to teach children to play cooperatively, as well as keeping sibling conflict under control. Learn how to respond to and manage fighting and aggressive behaviors when they happen.	This event is in the "Adults" group Creative Canvas 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Nappanee Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Paint a floral wreath on canvas.
7 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group The Classics 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Book Club, Historical Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Location: Heritage Collection Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Historical Registration Required Event Details: Join the Heritage Collection Staff as they read To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Books are available for check out at the circulation desk at the Library. This group meets at the Nappanee Center.