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Reading on the Hill

10:30am–11:00am
Family
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Thorn Hill Education Center
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the garden at Thorn Hill Education Center for a traditional storytime. This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Community Service Day: Helping Hands

1:30pm–2:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Help create special kits that will be distributed in the community. All ages are welcome. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Drama Llama

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting of youth improv group

Capital Pride Dungeons & Dragons Meet Up

11:00am–3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons but never had the chance? Come join us for an exciting dungeon crawl hosted by Frankfort's local LGBTQIA+ Pride group! All levels of experience welcome! Come spectate or join in the adventure!

KY Native American Heritage Commission

12:30pm–3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Full Commission Meeting

Frankfort Heritage Lecture Series - An American Story: The Redd Family Paintings

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

The lecture tells the story of the marriages, mentorship and geography that entwined the lives of two of Kentucky’s most important artists, Matthew Harris Jouett (1788-1827) and Oliver Frazer (1808-1864), and their descendants. This talk will

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Monoprinting

1:30pm–2:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Leave your mark! Learn monoprinting techniques and design your own custom stamps.This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Home Church

2:30pm–4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Discussion.

Simple Science: Scent-sational Slime

10:30am–12:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Let’s get messy with simple science experiments! Drop in between 10:30 AM-12:30 PM to experiment with a variety of scented slime. This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Simple Science: Sensational Slime

4:30pm–6:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Let’s get messy with simple science experiments! Drop in between 4:30 PM-6:30 PM to experiment with a variety of slime. This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Friends of PSPL Regular Meeting

5:00pm–6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Regular monthly meeting of the Friends of PSPL.

Capital Pride KY Board Meeting

5:30pm–7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly board meeting

Watercolor Flower Shadow Painting

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn a beginner watercolor technique for painting flowers. Participants will use fresh flowers to create shadow paintings and will create several works on paper to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Peoples Bank Team Meeting for Workplace Banking

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Peoples Bank is bringing in various financial experts to go out and meet with small businesses and their staff on financial wellbeing/credit/etc.

We would like a space to stage our team meeting prior to the event.

Enviropods

10:00am–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Enviropods is a three-day program from the UK Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences that introduces 7th, 8th, and 9th graders to the techniques scientists use to study earth and climate-related hazards.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

KY Dept. for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

1:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Program-building

Tween Art Bash

4:30pm–5:30pm
School Age
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Discover new and different ways to create art! This program is for kids entering grades 3-5 in the fall. Registration is not required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Teen Dungeons and Dragons

5:00pm–7:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Special Collections
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Expect the unexpected! Teens entering grades 6-12 in the Fall, join us for an afternoon of fun playing a one-shot adventure. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Registration is required and begins Monday, July 7. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Watercolor Flower Shadow Painting

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn a beginner watercolor technique for painting flowers. Participants will use fresh flowers to create shadow paintings and will create several works on paper to take home. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Enviropods

10:00am–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Enviropods is a three-day program from the UK Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences that introduces 7th, 8th, and 9th graders to the techniques scientists use to study earth and climate-related hazards.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Happy Jack's Farm Day

10:30am–12:30pm
Family
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other Location
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Explore Happy Jack's Farm with us! This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. 

Please note: priority at this event will be given to families. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Yoga for Beginners

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: River Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Certified yoga instructor Grace Rogers will lead participants in breathing exercises, simple physical postures with some flowing in between, and relaxation. Please wear comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga mat if you have one.

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.

Douglas Avenue Neighborhood Reunion Meeting

6:00pm–7:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event. This meeting will be displayed on the Library calendar
Library Branch: Paul Sawyier Public Library
Room: Sower Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

A few people planning a neighborhood reunion day for next month.

Happy Jack's Farm Day

6:00pm–8:00pm
Family
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other Location
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Explore Happy Jack's Farm with us! This program is for children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. 

Please note: priority at this event will be given to families. 

Disclaimer(s)

Programs and events are photographed or videotaped for library promotional purposes, including social media. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please notify library staff.