Intermittent downtimes

Due to OCLC doing system maintenance, there is a chance that access to databases could be affected over the weekend. 

Winter Holiday Schedule

All Library locations will be closed on the following days for the Winter Holiday:
Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, January 1

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle, Turner* and Mobile Libraries will be closed on:
Wednesday December 24, 2025 through Wednesday January 1, 2026. 
*Turner Community Library will be open on Saturday December 27.

Main, West & South library locations will be open on December 29 and 30 but will close early at 5:00 pm.

All library locations will reopen for normal operating hours on Friday, January 2, 2026. 

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Nature Story Time

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

A librarian working with two children and an adult with colorful ball pit ball on the green carpet, with two books next to her that she will read.

Saturday Nature Story Time

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Saturday Nature Story Time


Every Third Saturday at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library

Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

two children laying on their stomachs and elbows in the grass looking through a magnifying glass close to the grass

Homeschool Adventures: Citizen Science

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Classroom at Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens
For earth month, complete a citizen science project for the global celebration of One Million Acts of Science at Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Seats Available
Registration Required
A graphic showing flowers with butterflies flying around them.

STEM: Life of a Butterflies

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Turner Community Garden at Turner Community Library
Age Group:
Children

Dive into the dazzling world of butterflies, where iridescence is their fashion statement, metamorphosis is their extreme makeover, and pollination is their side hustle.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

A librarian working with two children and an adult with colorful ball pit ball on the green carpet, with two books next to her that she will read.

Saturday Nature Story Time

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Saturday Nature Story Time


Every Third Saturday at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library

A person walking in the forest, immersed within the trees

Forest Bathing at Wyco Lake

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Turn off your phone, take a load off, slow down, and enjoy nature in Wyandotte County Lake with FOREST BATHING (SHINRIN-YOKU) with the Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Bug spray, sunscreen, snacks, water, and seating options are included!

Seats Available
Registration Required
A person walking in the forest, immersed within the trees

Forest Bathing at Wyco Lake

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Outdoors at Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Turn off your phone, take a load off, slow down, and enjoy nature in Wyandotte County Lake with FOREST BATHING (SHINRIN-YOKU) with the Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Bug spray, sunscreen, snacks, water, and seating options are included!

Seats Available
Registration Required
Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Librarian standing reading a book to a room filled with children and their parents around a large green carpet with lots of plants and couple of turtles behind the librarian

Nature Story Time

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children

Nature Storytime at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

A picture of a beach with jumping dolphins, a hermit crab, and a shark.

STEM: Sea, Sand, & Surf!

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Turner Community Garden at Turner Community Library
Age Group:
Children

Kids dive into the splash-tastic world of ocean science, discovering the gritty secrets of sand, the shell-shocking ways animals armor up, and the fin-tastic creatures that call the ocean home. No flippers needed.

Upcoming
Registration Required
A background filled with different types of colorful candy.

Homeschool Adventures: Candy Experiments

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Classroom at Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Put your favorite sweets to the test at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library!

Seats Available
Registration Required
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Dino Armor

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Auditorium at West Wyandotte Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Come and build your very own armored dinosaur and learn about how ancient animals kept themselves safe in a dangerous prehistoric world!

Owl, brown and tan feathers, staring at camera.

Cast Party

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at West Wyandotte Library
Age Group:
Children

Future Paleontologist? Interested in bones? Is dissecting your thing? Operation Wildlife will conduct this classroom program, Cast Party.

Dinosaur smiling, showing teeth, in overalls, holding a basket of golden nuggets.

Davidious the Dinosaur!

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Auditorium at West Wyandotte Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Davidious the Dinosaur - Unearth Your Story: Learn all about how volunteers from the audience go on a treasure hunt and find bones that belong to Davidious the Dinosaur T-Rex.  Davidious comes to life and tells us all sort of stories .