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Ellis’ Settlers: Play the Past

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join HPL for a week-long, half day camp where local history meets role-play tabletop games!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Chess Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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. 
 


 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Upper Level Commons Area
Age Group: Children, Tween
Event Details:

Follow the clues around the library to find more hints and get the big picture!

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

STREAM Team: Finish This Book

10:30am - 11:00am
STEM
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!

Roll the dice and retell, or finish telling, a famous fairy tale your way. 
 

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Ellis’ Settlers: Play the Past

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join HPL for a week-long, half day camp where local history meets role-play tabletop games!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Board Games

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Gaming
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.


 

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
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.

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

STREAM Team: Adam White Magician

10:30am - 11:30am
STEM
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: STEM

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!

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Ellis’ Settlers: Play the Past

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join HPL for a week-long, half day camp where local history meets role-play tabletop games!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Rewrite the Ending

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Event Details:

What happens to Dragons Love Tacos when we give them pizza?  What would happen if the cast of Harry Potter meets the cast of Percy Jackson? Come find out when you rewrite your own story!
 

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime
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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Ellis’ Settlers: Play the Past

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join HPL for a week-long, half day camp where local history meets role-play tabletop games!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Video Games

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Gaming
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!  

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Early Active Reading: Oo is for Ocean

10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime
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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

This session is for children entering kindergarten, first, or second grade in August. This group will help the children maintain and build their skills during the summer months. This session will be limited to 14 students. An adult

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Movie Monday

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children, Tween
Event Details:

Relax on Monday afternoon with a movie and snacks!

This week's movie is Moana.

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

STREAM Team: Ocean Slime

10:30am - 11:00am
STEM
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!

Learn about the ocean while making your own ocean slime.
 

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

This session is for children entering third, fourth, or fifth grade in August.  This group will help the children maintain and build their skills during the summer months.  This session will be limited to 14 students.

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Ocean Playdough

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children, Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us to make your very own playdough! Build sand castles, ocean creatures and more!

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

STREAM Team: Seashell Painting

10:30am - 11:00am
STEM
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 seashells to paint your own works of art.

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Board Games

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Gaming
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.


 

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

STREAM Storytime: Clark the Shark

10:00am - 11:00am
STEM, Storytime
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.

This event is in the "Birth to Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
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!

Celebrate Shark Week with activities and a craft!
 

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.

Shark Week: Movie and a Craft

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us as we watch Shark Tale and create shark globes.