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	1 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Create a fuzzy flower magnet! Play Xbox 360 Kinect™, Wii™, board games, card games, and online games. Bring your NPL card to use the laptops. * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 6:00 pm Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 6-8:15 p.m. * Family StoryTimeFamily StoryTime Time: 7:00 pm For children up to 8 years and their families. Enjoy stories, crafts, and puppet shows.	2 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays.	3 * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 9:15 am Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 9:15 - noon and 1-5 p.m. * Mystery Lover's Book ClubMystery Lover's Book Club Time: 5:00 pm Read and discuss "Appaloosa" by Robert B. Parker. Contact the Library for copies of the book * Hora de Cuentos en EspanolHora de Cuentos en Espanol Time: 7:00 pm Cuentos y actividades para ninos de 2 1/2 a 5 anos de edad. Spanish Preschool StoryTime: Stories and activities in Spanish for children ages 2 1/2 to 5.	4 * NPL Visioning Task ForceNPL Visioning Task Force Time: 7:30 am Learn about the NPL Community Visioning Task Force @ Grand Central, 122 E 6th. Give your input at the Community Chat. Open to everyone! * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	5 * Spring Toddler StoryTimeSpring Toddler StoryTime Time: 9:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	6 * kidFEST at Slate Creek SchoolkidFEST at Slate Creek School Time: 9:00 am Look for the NPL booth with activities celebrating "A Universe of Stories," the Summer Reading theme, and the book "Goldilocks and the Three Martians." Free! At 901 East 4th St. 9-11:30 a.m. * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 9:15 am Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 9:15 - noon * Teen Screen SaturdayTeen Screen Saturday Time: 3:00 pm Bring your friends to watch "Holes" (PG). The movie is based on Nobel Prize winner Louis Sacher’s children’s story. A boy goes to camp for punishment, which turns out to be a brutal place where he is forced to dig holes in the desert all day. Enjoy snacks, too!
7	8 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 3:00 pm Celebrate the season with a beaded Easter egg keychain! Play Xbox 360 Kinect™, Wii™, board games, card games, and online games. Bring your NPL card to use the laptops. * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 6:00 pm Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 6-8:15 p.m. * Family StoryTimeFamily StoryTime Time: 7:00 pm For children up to 8 years and their families. Enjoy stories, crafts, and puppet shows.	9 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays. * Craft NightCraft Night Time: 6:30 pm The Library will supply craft items to create, or bring your own.	10 * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 9:15 am Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 9:15 - noon and 1-5 p.m. * Explore the Outdoors ScreeningExplore the Outdoors Screening Time: 10:00 am Bring the kids for a special preview of a new show coming to PBS Kids! Explore the Outdoors will include episodes from Wild Kratts, Nature Cat, and Ready Jet Go! * NPL Goes to NormsNPL Goes to Norms Time: 4:00 pm NPL staff will be on hand at Norm's, 613 N. Main, to lead activities with ozobots, pocket-sized coding robots.	11 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Google Sheets ClassGoogle Sheets Class Time: 6:30 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, will present “Google Sheets: Write and Share Spreadsheets.” Nathan reviews how to use Google's free spreadsheet program. Free to attend, no registration required.	12 * Spring Toddler StoryTimeSpring Toddler StoryTime Time: 9:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Halstead Family Fun NightHalstead Family Fun Night Time: 5:00 pm Come try out STEM activities at the NPL table hosted by NPL’s “Mr. Dude.” Activities are held at Halstead Middle School, 221 W. 6th, 5-8 p.m.	13 * VITA (Tax Assistance)VITA (Tax Assistance) Time: 9:15 am Trained volunteers offer free tax help to lower income taxpayers. Contact the Library for more information and a list of things to bring. Registration is first-come, first-served, with sign up beginning at 9 a.m. for each assistance day. 9:15 - noon
14	15 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Decorate Easter eggs! Play Xbox 360 Kinect™, Wii™, board games, card games, and online games. Bring your NPL card to use the laptops. * Family StoryTimeFamily StoryTime Time: 7:00 pm For children up to 8 years and their families. Enjoy stories, crafts, and puppet shows.	16 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays. * Third Tuesday GenealogyThird Tuesday Genealogy Time: 7:00 pm The group will visit the Masonic Lodge in Newton, 106 East Broadway, to learn about its history from Adrian McCullough.	17 * TALK Book DiscussionTALK Book Discussion Time: 7:00 pm Sheryl Wilson, director of KIPCOR, leads a discussion of “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This is the final book in a four-part “Civil Rights Revisited” discussion, sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council. Contact the Library for copies of the book. * Hora de Cuentos en EspanolHora de Cuentos en Espanol Time: 7:00 pm Cuentos y actividades para ninos de 2 1/2 a 5 anos de edad. Spanish Preschool StoryTime: Stories and activities in Spanish for children ages 2 1/2 to 5.	18 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Third Thursday Book DiscussionThird Thursday Book Discussion Time: 7:00 pm Read and discuss "H is for Hawk" by Helen Macdonald. Contact the Library for copies of the book.	19 * Spring Toddler StoryTimeSpring Toddler StoryTime Time: 9:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	20 * Teen Breakfast Book ClubTeen Breakfast Book Club Time: 10:00 am Munch some breakfast goodies while discussing "Everlost" by Neil Shusterman. Contact the Library for copies of the book. * Teen Breakout BoxTeen Breakout Box Time: 3:00 pm Figure out the combinations, and solve the puzzle!
21	22 * Teen GameZone & CraftsTeen GameZone & Crafts Time: 4:00 pm Make an Earth Day bird feeder! Play Xbox 360 Kinect™, Wii™, board games, card games, and online games. Bring your NPL card to use the laptops. * Family StoryTimeFamily StoryTime Time: 7:00 pm For children up to 8 years and their families. Enjoy stories, crafts, and puppet shows.	23 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old. * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays. * Fourth Tuesday PhotographyFourth Tuesday Photography Time: 7:00 pm Photographer Dave McKane will present "Mora, Mora (Take It Easy) - a 1,500 mile photographic journey through central Madagascar. Dave will talk about street photography. All are welcome to vicariously travel along!	24	25 * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	26 * Spring Toddler StoryTimeSpring Toddler StoryTime Time: 9:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Toddler StoryTime entertains children ages 6 months - 2 1/2 years old. * Spring Preschool StoryTimeSpring Preschool StoryTime Time: 10:30 am Preregistered participants enjoy a weekly StoryTime with puppets, songs, rhymes, crafts, and, of course, stories! Children ages 2 1/2 - 5 years old.	27 * HopeFest at Athletic ParkHopeFest at Athletic Park Time: 10:00 am Look for NPL's booth at HopeFest at Athletic Park. HopeFest offers free screenings and shares services available in our community. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. This event is part of the Community Play Day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
28	29 * Teen GameZone & ActivityTeen GameZone & Activity Time: 4:00 pm Get your STEAM on with Snap Circuits and LEGOs. Play Xbox 360 Kinect™, Wii™, board games, card games, and online games. Bring your NPL card to use the laptops.	30 * Tech Help Open HoursTech Help Open Hours Time: 3:00 pm Nathan, IT Supervisor, is available to help with any technology questions. No need to make an appointment and his expertise is free! 3-5 p.m. on Tuesdays.

For a list of other ongoing events at the library, check out the Library Happenings page.