Hastings Public Library - Library Events & Programs

Library Events and Programs

Summer Reading Program | May 20 through July 20

Activities and events for all ages: Preschool - Adult

Special programs Tuesdays | Feature-length movies Thursdays

See the Summer Reading page for more information.

Submit your Adult Summer Reading for a chance to win a Kindle Fire.

Test your knowledge and compete for prizes. (For ages 21 and over.)

Join us a Murphy's , 1st and Lincoln Avenue | Thursday, June 27 8:30 pm | topic is "I love the 70's"

Join us at Hastings Keno, 1216 West J | Wednesday, July 10 8:30 pm | topic is Disney music

*The topic for July Pub Quizzes is Disney music.

Story Times

Story Time at the library Itty Bitty Story Time

Mondays 9:15 am

For ages 0-24 months

Join us for stories, rhymes, literacy, and lots of smiles and giggles. (Parents or caregivers should plan on participating with their children. Reservations appreciated but not required.)

Preschool Story Hour
Wednesdays, choice of 10 am or 1 pm
For children ages 3–6. Children are encouraged to select books to check out and then are read or told stories for approximately 30 minutes. (No advance registration is required.)
Toddler Time
Thursdays, 10:30 am
A special story time for children younger than 3. Each child must be accompanied by a lap! Join us for stories, songs and finger-plays followed by play time. (No advance registration is required.)

Family Story Time

Saturdays, 10 am except 2nd Saturday of the month, see Tales for Tails below.

Thursdays, 6:30 pm
All ages welcome. Stories will be from picture books, and all ages are welcome to participate with their family.

Tails for Tales: 10 am, 2nd Saturday of the month.

Family story time goes to the dogs! Dogs from the local AKC-certified K-9s & Friends therapy group will be panting for a child to read a tail-wagging story to them. Children will select a book and be able to read it to a dog. This story time is designed to help build confidence and reading skills. Volunteering with their handlers, the dogs are calm, well-mannered and love children!

Wednesdays 3:30 - 5 pm

Children 5th grade and under can get creative and play with equipment designed to stimulate creativity, imagination and FUN!

Hastings Public Library Book Clubs

Anyone interested in books and reading is welcome! Please come even if you haven't read the book. All meetings are on the 2nd floor of the library. Invite a friend—new participants are always welcome.

(Book Summaries are from Library Catalog.)

Morning Book Club

(Once a month, third Thursday, 10 am.)

June 20 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

July 25 Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

August 15 The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Evening Book Club
(Meets the last Wednesday of the month, 8:30 pm.)
Wednesday, June 26 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Friends' book sales and events

Now Open ... "The Friendshop"

Friendshop hours: Monday–Friday 10–6

Friends have an exciting new way to support the library year-round. . . an in-house used bookstore.

In addition to some new merchandise, the shop will have for sale a variety of used books in dozens of categories.

Friends' online book store is up and running

Friends sells books which may have collectible value on Amazon.com's Marketplace, making them available to buyers throughout the country. View the current inventory available for purchase: www.amazon.com/shops/hastingsfriends.

Friends annual book sale

Visit our Jungle: The 30th Annual Used Book Sale will be July 12, 13 and 14th 2013.

Hastings City Auditorium 50,000 used books, magazines, audio/video, puzzles and games. Most hardbacks are $1, paperbacks and children's books are 50¢.

Friday, July 12 5-9pm Early Bird Sale, $5 Admission

Saturday, July 13 9am-5pm Free Admission | Kids make a jungle bookmark and Kiwanis Safari Concessions

Sunday, July 14 12pm-4pm $2 Bag Sale

(All proceeds benefit Hastings Public Library.)

In the News / What's new (New library services and press releases.)

Library Link Going Green: Save a Tree and Read Online Editions! The Library Link newsletter is now available on the library’s web site. An online version with an easy link from an e-mail prompt is also will be available. Read the current issue of the Hastings Public Library Link [PDF] for more information and the latest HPL news.

The Bookmobile has scheduled stops at schools, parks, neighborhoods, retirement facilities and daycares throughout Hastings and Adams County; all ages are welcome! For more information see the Bookmobile page or check the Schedule of stops.

Hours and holiday closings More details...

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