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STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Makers Van

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

This Maker Van's activity is still being decided, please check back later!  

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

This Maker Van's activity is still being decided, please check back later! 
 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Chess Club Tuesdays @ 2pm

Chess Club

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Chess:

Want to learn to play chess? Need to sharpen your skills? Chess Club is for you! Instructor Randy Brull will teach you everything you need to know about the game. Chess Club meets ...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween

Want to learn to play chess? Need to sharpen your skills? Chess Club is for you! Instructor Randy Brull will teach you everything you need to know about the game. Chess Club meets every Friday. Please plan to attend each week. 
 


 

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upper Level Commons Area at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Literary Event
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a curious time! Celebrate the classic novel, Alice in Wonderland, with an hour of magical activities. 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Upper Level Commons Area
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Literary Event
Event Details:

Join us for a curious time! Celebrate the classic novel, Alice in Wonderland, with an hour of magical activities. 

STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Cookie Decorating

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

Help kick off our summer programming with fun cookie decorating, yum!

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

Help kick off our summer programming with fun cookie decorating, yum!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Board Games

Board Games

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Board Games:

Spend a relaxing hour defeating your enemies in board game tournaments. Become the undefeated Monopoly champion or show our staff how to play your favorite games. 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming

Spend a relaxing hour defeating your enemies in board game tournaments. Become the undefeated Monopoly champion or show our staff how to play your favorite games.


 

STREAM Storytime

STREAM Storytime: Uh-Oh, Dodo

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Storytime:

STREAM Storytime ties reading to other core skills.  STREAM stands for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math.  Adult assistance is needed at this Story...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM, Storytime

STREAM Storytime ties reading to other core skills.  STREAM stands for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math.  Adult assistance is needed at this Storytime to help children complete the activities.


 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Sensory Bottle Scavenger Hunt

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

Race against your friends to see who can find the most items hidden in a sensory bottle!  

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

Race against your friends to see who can find the most items hidden in a sensory bottle!  

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Whodunit Mystery: Alice's Adventure

Whodunit Mystery: Alice's Adventure

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a mystery adventure! Work alone or in teams to help us work through the clues and solve puzzles to figure out whodunit! 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for a mystery adventure! Work alone or in teams to help us work through the clues and solve puzzles to figure out whodunit!
 

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Outside the Library at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park:

This Storytime will be at the Rainbow Stage near ARC Park.  Bring the family and enjoy some outdoor time together with stories, music, dance and more.  In case of rain, t...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

This Storytime will be at the Rainbow Stage near ARC Park.  Bring the family and enjoy some outdoor time together with stories, music, dance and more.  In case of rain, this event will relocate to the Storytime Room at HPL.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

CH Video Games

Video Games

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Tween
CH Video Games:

Challenge your friends in your favorite video games or try a new one!  

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming

Challenge your friends in your favorite video games or try a new one!  

STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Squeegee Art - A Pirate's Life

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

Come create art using a squeegee and create a pirate’s sea.

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

Come create art using a squeegee and create a pirate’s sea.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Chess Club Tuesdays @ 2pm

Chess Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Chess:

Want to learn to play chess? Need to sharpen your skills? Chess Club is for you! Instructor Randy Brull will teach you everything you need to know about the game. Chess Club meets ...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween

Want to learn to play chess? Need to sharpen your skills? Chess Club is for you! Instructor Randy Brull will teach you everything you need to know about the game. Chess Club meets every Friday. Please plan to attend each week. 
 


 

Make Your Own Treasure Maps

Make Your Own Treasure Maps

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Event Details:

Using rice and a pen, come create your own unique treasure map! 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Using rice and a pen, come create your own unique treasure map!
 

STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Walk the Plank Math STEM

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

Use basic math concepts to make your pirate walk the plank 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

Use basic math concepts to make your pirate walk the plank
 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Board Games

Board Games

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Board Games:

Spend a relaxing hour defeating your enemies in board game tournaments. Become the undefeated Monopoly champion or show our staff how to play your favorite games. 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming

Spend a relaxing hour defeating your enemies in board game tournaments. Become the undefeated Monopoly champion or show our staff how to play your favorite games.


 

STREAM Storytime

STREAM Storytime: The Mermaid and the Pirate

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM, Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Storytime:

STREAM Storytime ties reading to other core skills.  STREAM stands for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math.  Adult assistance is needed at this Story...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM, Storytime

STREAM Storytime ties reading to other core skills.  STREAM stands for science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math.  Adult assistance is needed at this Storytime to help children complete the activities.


 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

STREAM Team held daily, Tuesdays through Thursdays

STREAM Team: Pirate Party

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Schmidt Gallery at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
STREAM Team:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library)...

Event Details:

Join us for pirate activities and crafts!

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

This program is a safe place for your child to explore new scientific ideas that align with this year's summer reading theme (this year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library). We include games to build your child's motor skills, crafts to grow their imagination, and science experiments to encourage their curiosity.

No sign up required. This program is geared towards children aged 3 and up but everyone is welcome!

Join us for pirate activities and crafts!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Theatre Read-Through

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Young Adult
Event Details:

Registration Required: 14 spots available for ages 9-18. This program will meet twice a week (on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-2pm) beginning May 30th and ending on July 11th with ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween, Young Adult
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Registration Required: 14 spots available for ages 9-18. This program will meet twice a week (on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-2pm) beginning May 30th and ending on July 11th with a performance on 7/11 at 6pm.

Pirate Party

Pirate Party

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of pirate activities while we watch everyone’s favorite pirate movie! 

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Event Details:

Join us for an hour of pirate activities while we watch everyone’s favorite pirate movie! 

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Outside the Library at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park:

This Storytime will be at the Rainbow Stage near ARC Park.  Bring the family and enjoy some outdoor time together with stories, music, dance and more.  In case of rain, t...

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

This Storytime will be at the Rainbow Stage near ARC Park.  Bring the family and enjoy some outdoor time together with stories, music, dance and more.  In case of rain, this event will relocate to the Storytime Room at HPL.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

CH Video Games

Video Games

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Tween
CH Video Games:

Challenge your friends in your favorite video games or try a new one!  

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming

Challenge your friends in your favorite video games or try a new one!  

Early Active Reading

Early Active Reading: Ii is for Island

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children’s Storytime Room at Hays Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K, Children
Early Active Reading:

Exercise your brain and body in this active reading program. We will review letter sounds and combine early literacy skills with kinesthetic movement, art, and music.  

Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

Exercise your brain and body in this active reading program. We will review letter sounds and combine early literacy skills with kinesthetic movement, art, and music. 


 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.