Upcoming Events

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.

A look at the aesthetics of rock music, especially in regards to 1) song ""form: and 2) rock's attempts to ""grow up"" from its earliest adolescent roots to becoming more ""adult"" in the mid-60s.

Where the Wind Leads

by Vinh Chung

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the . . . vampires?

Kick off the summer with carnival games, face painting, and more. Fun for the whole family! Pizza provided, first come first served. Find us in Caldwell Plaza on the lawn of the library. 

The True Crime Collective Book Group offers a welcoming space for anyone interested in reading and discussing nonfiction stories about real-life crimes—from murder and corruption to fraud, ethics, and beyond.

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.

In this session, instructor Emily Mallory will show participants how to create Iris Fold Greeting Cards, perfect to send to friends and family.

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. 

This walking tour of the Demonstration Garden in Kenwood Park, is hosted by Horticulture Extension Agent Jason Graves and the Central Kansas District Extension Master Gardener volunteers.The tour will include looking at the various garden areas an

Our “Messy Mah Jongg” version of traditional Chinese Mah Jongg is easy to learn and a great way to laugh, learn, and spend time together with family and friends.

Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig

A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Colla

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.

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!

The Husbands

by Holly G

Our “Messy Mah Jongg” version of traditional Chinese Mah Jongg is easy to learn and a great way to laugh, learn, and spend time together with family and friends.

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.

Our Adult Coloring program is an easygoing, stress–free hour of coloring, conversation, and self–care.

As a genealogist, have you not felt overwhelmed by the volumes of paper, a steady flow of daily emails, and projects that have been started but never finished?

Apocalyptic Mayhem, Lava-Spitting Llamas, and One Very Sassy Cat: Surviving the Universe’s Most Twisted RPG with Matt Dinniman

New York Times

For this movie kit, you’ll sign up to receive a triple feature of PG–13 & R–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.