Event List

For this movie kit, you’ll sign up to receive a triple feature of G & PG–rated movies. Each month's movies will have a different theme or genre with three surprise library DVDs checked out to you for 14 days.

Salina Songwriters is a loose group of local songwriters who meet once a month to share songs and encourage each other in our individual creative endeavors.

Book Club to New Worlds features a rotating selection of Fantasy Novels, Science Fiction Novels, and Graphic Novels that are either fantasy or science fiction themed. 

A casual chess meet–up open to players of all skill levels. Challenge new opponents, enjoy the thrill of the game, and sharpen your strategy in a relaxed, social setting—no formal instruction, just pure play.

Are you wanting to make your home more sustainable? Join us in learning how to decrease the amount of plastic in the home, and why it is important to do so.

Salina Family Healthcare Center will bring its mobile medical unit to SPL’s parking lot to offer Urgent Care for illness, minor injuries, school/sports physicals including lab draws and real-time results for rapid strep, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.

Get your game face ready—bingo nights are back at the library! There will be traditional bingo every month this summer for the chance to win library swag, treats, and other fun prizes.

Nurturing Future Generations: Stories from the Heart of Grandfatherhood with Ted Page

Author, Creative Entrepreneur, and Grandpa

A look at how early rock music lyrically challenged the status quo. Not just forbidden romance and parties, lyrics often addressed the social, political, and cultural changes of their day.

The Dirt Beneath Our Door

by  Pamela Jones and Elizabeth Ridley

A bi–weekly writers' group that will meet to read and critique each other’s fiction writing. Anyone is welcome to bring their work and discuss it with other writers in the community!

Simple, Sustainable, and Powerfully Delicious Meals with Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy

Kadri, CEO & Founder of Diaspora Spice Co.

In this fast-paced Puzzle Race , teams of up to four people will compete to complete different puzzles that all have the same number of pieces and a similar difficulty level—the first team to finish wins.

Salina Family Healthcare Center will bring its mobile medical unit to SPL’s parking lot to offer Urgent Care for illness, minor injuries, school/sports physicals including lab draws and real-time results for rapid strep, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.

Learn from the culinary minds behind the Prairieland Market kitchen and see how to create Spiced Moroccan Meatballs with cucumber salad and couscous.

Come experience and appreciate film at Salina Art Center Cinema. We will have a discussion afterward. Open to all with a library card but they can also be issued with a valid ID at program and registration is encouraged. 

The LGBTQ+ book group will provide a safe space for anyone interested in reading and engaging with others about novels with LGBTQ+ themes.

A casual chess meet–up open to players of all skill levels. Challenge new opponents, enjoy the thrill of the game, and sharpen your strategy in a relaxed, social setting—no formal instruction, just pure play.

Art Meditation is a calming, process–focused program inspired by MoodBodyStudio on Instagram, where participants use a variety of art supplies to explore intuitive mark–making and flowing neurographic lines.

Salina Family Healthcare Center will bring its mobile medical unit to SPL’s parking lot to offer Urgent Care for illness, minor injuries, school/sports physicals including lab draws and real-time results for rapid strep, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.

Explore Japanese animation by watching several episodes of a series or an entire film with others and discussing afterward in a fun, casual setting. 

An engaging evening of trivia hosted by library staff at Ad Astra. Test your knowledge on various topics through five rounds for a chance to win a gift card to Ad Astra.