Upcoming Events

Adults and teens are welcome to use the Maker Lab during open hours.

Join us as we envision and create! Different mediums will be explored every month, including painting, collaging, clay sculpting, and more!

Start a windowsill herb garden.  In this workshop you will decorate a recycled container to start your seedlings in. Jennifer will discuss the basics of starting seeds and how to care for your indoor herb plants.

Create a custom tote bag using infusible ink and the Library's Cricut machine.  Teens will choose from a selection of designs and heat-press their own vibrant, permanent artwork onto a tote to take home.  All supplies provided.

Take a FREE full length ACT practice test for students who wish to gain experience taking the ACT. Please bring two #2 pencils and a calculator. 
Space is limited; call 502-933-0029 to register.

Grades 7 – 12.
 

Join us at the Teen Outpost for a relaxing and peaceful environment to focus on your cozy hobbies. Outpost Café provides a soothing ambiance, along with warm beverages and pastries for a delightful coffeehouse experience.

Teens can use fabric dye to create vibrant designs. Participants may bring up to two of their own 100% cotton items, or choose from a selection of provided, preloved clothing items to dye. Ages 12-18.

Enjoy teen space with the art cart and board games. Middle and high school students.

The great poets of our time pair up with the greatest writer of all time.  Students explore Shakespeare's sonnets and verse alongside contemporary music to discover rhythm, poetry and language.  Ages 6-18.

Celebrate the infinite usefulness of duct tape by creating your own duct tape wallet! Materials will be provided.  Recommended for ages 10 - 18

Join us for an exploration of the game of Chess. We'll build knowledge together with a variety of resources and tons of casual play. Registration requested, contact noah.park@lfpl.org.

Adults and teens are welcome to use the Maker Lab during open hours.

Participants will enjoy a short shadow puppet show, learn about the cultural significance of this art form, and craft their own puppets to perform a mysterious story.

Come join us for dice-rolling adventures in the world of fantasy, as we introduce players to various easy-to-learn tabletop systems and teach the basics tabletop RPGs.  This program is designed for those who are new to tabletop RPGs, or who h

Everyone can practice their reading skills at Reading Gym!  Build your literacy muscles with fun word games! 

Join us for a fun, hands-on craft session perfect for kids and their Dads.  Together you will transform simple rocks into creative photo holders using wire, paint and plenty of imagination.  All supplies provided.

This workshop encourages middle school students to set their sights on education after high school. Students will discuss career options and what they can do to earn scholarship funds to help pay for college. For grades 6-8.

Fun, silly and thoroughly entertaining! This comical trickster is secretly known as Ken Neuhauser. All Ages.

Bring a white t-shirt to dye and learn tie-dye techniques with our local 4-H Cooperative Extension Office.

Ages 9-18.
 

Join us for our weekly game program featuring games like Mario Kart, Madden, 2K, Uno, and many more!

Join us in the Teen Space for video games, board games, and simple craft projects. For middle and high school students.

Join your friends at the Shawnee Library for an entertaining feature full of action, drama, humor, and adventure! Ages 12-18.

Take an inside look of our ambulance.  Our team of EMS professionals will answer your questions about what it takes to respond to emergencies in our community!  Learn hands-on only CPR in ten minutes from the America Heart Association.

Explore surrealist techniques with this drawing game done collaboratively. Participants will first draw a portion of skeleton and that drawing will then be covered and passed to a next participant to add to the skeleton.