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Summer Kickoff

Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff Party

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
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Join us for the Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff Party!

9am-Noon: Art Festival - 5 art stations to explore your creativity
1pm: Interactive Movie
3pm: Painting Session - Limited to first 50 youth patrons

T-Shirts

Bookish T-Shirts & Totes

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Community Commons
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Show off your love of reading by creating a unique t-shirt or tote!

Hays Larks

Meet the Hays Larks

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: All Ages
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Come to the library to meet this year's Hays Larks, take pictures, get autographs and enjoy a frozen treat. 

Candles

Citronella Candles

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Summer is here and the mosquitos are out in force! Make your own citronella candles and experience the freedom of the outdoors.

Fishing

Fishing at Big Creek

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Storytime at Rainbow Stage near ARC Park

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime
True Crime

True Crime Book Club

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Trivia Night

Trivia Night at the Paisley Pear

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Outside the Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Gaming
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This month's theme is "It's All About Dad."

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Panel Discussion: How To Start a Small Business

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Presentation
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation

Humanities Kansas Presentation: "Waste Not, Want Not"

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Presentation
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Room: Schmidt Gallery
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
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Thrifting and upcycling are not new concepts.

Humanities Kansas: William Allen White and KKK

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Presentation
Library Branch: Hays Public Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Presentation
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The 1920s saw the re-emergence of the Ku Klux Klan across the U.S.A., and sparked fear and violence among African Americans and other minority groups.

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
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Hays Public Library