Hutchinson Public Library

Salt City Readers - Canceled Due to Weather
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Unfortunately, book club has been canceled and the library will be closed February 19 due to weather conditions.
We will meet at our regular time on March 19 and discuss both books. Please stay safe and warm!
Let’s talk about books! We explore a variety of fiction genres each month!
Salt City Readers meets every third Wednesday each month.
Check out the books at the Public Service Desk or on Cloud Library!

3D Printing Certification
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-03-13 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Hutchinson Public Library – Makerspace, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
This workshop will cover the necessary information to perform basic 3D printing jobs. Successfully completing it makes allows you to use our 3D printing equipment, and you will make a small 3D print at no cost.

You will need

A current Hutchinson Public Library Card that belongs to you. You must bring this to the workshop.
Basic computer and reading skills.
A second visit to pick up your completed 3D print

Please remember:

There is no cost to attend.
There is not an age limit, but you should be able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions, as well as use a desktop computer.
No previous experience is required.
Seats are limited, but this workshop will be offered regularly. If you can’t attend a scheduled workshop, please contact us to discuss alternatives.
The Makerspace will be closed to other activities during this workshop.

Creative Writing Corner
2025-02-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
The Creative Writing Corner is a space for anyone to sit down and work on their own stories. Whether you want to brainstorm ideas with other patrons, need help editing your work, or just want to sit in the corner and write away; this is the corner for you! Join us in Meeting Room #2.

Teen Murder Mystery Party
2025-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
There has been a murder at the International CSI Conference, and everyone is a suspect. Get into character and gather clues from other players to crack the case before they strike again!
This event is open to 7th-12th graders, and registration is required by by February 15th or until spots fill.
Register Here

Tech-Share Learning Event
2025-02-22 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Visit our learning event in Meeting Room #2 if you’d like to improve your technology skills! Our partner, Tech-Share, will be available to help you with your device, provide information and general help, and guide you on your path to technology proficiency.
Bring your own equipment or get help on devices Tech-Share will have available for hands-on learning.

Mystery Mavens
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
6:00 pm
Conference Room #2
Mystery Mavens meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this month’s book and participating in a discussion, please contact Steve Westfahl (steve.w@hutchpl.org) or call 620-663-5441.

Humanities Kansas TALK Series – Touching the Fire with Tim Bascom
2025-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Join us in Meeting Room 1 to discuss the Great Plains Spirit!

LEGOS® at the Library
2025-03-01 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Learn about creative ways to build and explore your own ingenuity and imagination, and socialize with other LEGO fans! Check out our collection of LEGO books as well.
This is a free program, does not require registration, and is suitable for children & families ages 3 – 12 (younger children should be carefully monitored because of choking hazards). Building prompts and challenges may be provided by library staff, but are not mandatory.

Children’s Chess Club
2025-03-08 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Come to the Youth Services area and play and learn strategy from a chess instructor.

Adventurer’s Guild
2025-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Registration is required for this program.
Please follow this link to sign up!

Preschool Storytime
2025-03-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-26 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Bilingual Storytime
2025-03-13 14:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago)

Read to Rover
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Studies show that children gain confidence when reading to dogs. Whether your child is a pre-reader, just learning to read, or is a proficient reader, they will enjoy this fun program. When readers get three punches on their punch card, they get a free book! This program is in partnership with Hutchinson Kennel Club Therapy Dogs.
No registration required.

Art Talk with HCC
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
At Hutchinson Public Library
The Baroque period is known for it’s intense emotion and theatrical art focused on contrast, movement, depth. Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio, is considered to have helped usher in the Baroque period with his intense theatrical paintings using real people as reference models. Much to the horror of his critics and rivals, he often used ordinary working people without “perfect” characteristics as models for his saints and put them in noticeably contemporary settings. Caravaggio himself was as controversial as his art. He was known as arrogant, rebellious, and a murderer. We will dive into all of that and the influence his work had on young artists of the time period during this Art Talk.
Students from Hutchinson Community College will lead our discussion with a presentation followed by a short art workshop, giving you an immersive experience of the Baroque period. This program is open to the public.
Prepare to be inspired!

Giggles & Glue
2025-03-14 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States

Tween Craft Club
2025-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Sign up here!

Mystery Mavens
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
6:00 pm
Conference Room #2
Mystery Mavens usually meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of this month’s book and participating in a discussion, please contact Steve Westfahl (steve.w@hutchpl.org) or call 620-663-5441.

Salt City Readers
2025-03-19 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St, Hutchinson, KS, 67501, United States
Let’s talk about books! We explore a variety of fiction genres each month!
Salt City Readers meets every third Wednesday each month.
Check out the books at the Public Service Desk or on Cloud Library!

Teen Trivia Night
2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
7th-12th graders, join us at the library for a night of trivia, food, and fun! Test your knowledge on various topics, from pop culture to history. You can come as a team or join one upon arrival. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team of each round! Trivia Night will be held in HPL’s Meeting Room 1. Registration is not required.

Toddler Time
2025-03-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-03-25 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Baby Time
2025-03-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-25 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)

Movie Night - The Public
2025-03-25 17:15 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Get ready for a novel movie night at the library! Join us for a cinematic adventure featuring libraries on the big screen—grab some popcorn and a drink, then settle in for a good movie.
Come for the films, stay for the overdue puns!
In March we will be showing The Public, a 2018 fictional film which takes place inside a Cincinnati public library during an usually cold arctic blast.

n “the public” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. The story revolves around the library patrons, many of whom are homeless, mentally ill and marginalized, as well as an exhausted and overwhelmed staff of librarians who often build emotional connections and a sense of obligation to care for those regular patrons. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, the Patrons turn the building into a homeless shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library

One of Cincinnati’s public libraries soon becomes an unlikely shelter for homeless people seeking warmth from the city’s cold weather. All hell breaks loose as the homeless begin barricading themselves in the library and the police are called in to try and defuse the situation. Writer and director Emilio Estevez’s carefully-crafted dramedy focuses on the story of two librarians, a crisis negotiator, a district attorney and the leader of the homeless as they become tied up in this act of civil disobedience.
