Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Cline

Shelly Cline w/ Midwest Center for Holocaust Education

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
Nobleman

Author Marc Tyler Nobleman

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Community Commons
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

Defying 70 years of odds, award-winning author Marc Tyler Nobleman launched an unprecedented, obsessive crusade to correct the unjust credit line of a $30 billion character: Batman.

science book club

Science Book Club

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Golden Belt Storytime

Storytime w/ Golden Belt Bank

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Children’s Storytime Room
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: STEM, Storytime
birds

The Birds of the Great Plains: Through Our Lens

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Kansas Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Gabriel Rivera & Jennifer Blankenship discuss their photography of the birds of the Great Plains. 

Music Monday

Music Monday

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Event Details:

Music Monday is more than singing and dancing, it's a way to encourage children to be active while developing their early literacy skills and having fun with friends and family!

trivia

Trivia Night at the Paisley Pear

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

April's theme is Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Contact the Paisley Pear to reserve a table. 

cozy mystery

Cozy Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Kansas Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
poetry contest

26th Annual Poetry Contest

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Literary Event
Event Details:

Come join us for the Hays Public Library 26th Annual Poetry Contest! It's open to ages 16 and up. Please bring 4 copies of an original unpublished poem. Don't feel like competing, but still want to partake in the poetry?

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Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest

6:00pm–8:00pm
All Ages
Performance
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Community Commons
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

The regional competition of the Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest returns to the Hays Public Library. 


The public is encouraged to attend!

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Kim Noller Performance

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Performance, Special Event
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance, Special Event
Event Details:

Kim Noller is a published composer and author, children's music artist, and music educator whose joyful melodies and hope-driven lyrics have been inspiring audiences for decades. 

Fall Art Walk/Forrest McCurren Performance

6:30pm–9:30pm
All Ages
Performance, Special Event
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance, Special Event

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
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Hays Public Library

Library Closed

All Day
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Hays Public Library

Kelly Hunt Concert

5:30pm–7:45pm
Adult
Performance
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Community Commons
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Performance