KMUW Community Calendar

Learn the basics of building a professional online presence with a LinkedIn profile, developing a simple resume, and more. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Join us for stories and songs before bedtime. Don't forget to dress in your jammies and bring along your favorite stuffed toy for snuggles and fun! For children ages 3-8 and their families.

Join the Urban League of Kansas as we explore the current barriers and challenges for Black America and for Black Kansans and the action needed to make progress on these issues including diversity, equity and inclusion.

Derby Arts Council: Veteran Art Show at the Derby Public Library

The exhibit is set to run Aug. 31 through Oct. 22 and will collect works from veteran artists across all mediums (fiber arts, photography, painting, metalwork, etc.) to be shown in the Gathering Space Gallery and display case at the library entrance.

As part of the exhibit, there will be awards up for grabs, with Aug. 4 the deadline to submit entries. There will also be a public reception — and awards presentation — for the exhibit on Sept. 18.

It's never too early to start your child's love of learning! Music, rhymes, activities, and stories for caregivers and babies aged birth to 18 months. Please note this program will not take place on 11/26 at the Westlink location.

A unique storytime presented in English and Spanish. Disfrute de una hora de cuentos única presentada en inglés y español. Please note this program will not take place on 11/26 at the Evergreen location.

Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place.

Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John Noble, Edmund Davison, Birger Sandzen, Bruce McGrew, and more!

On view on the Historical Museum's 3rd Floor, throughout 2026 as part of the ongoing Lois Kay Walls visual art exhibition series produced by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

Be the first to visit this new exhibition during the First Friday opening on April 3, 2026.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
Tues-Fri 11am-4pm

Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
$5 Adults, $2 Children, Free on Sundays

Bring together household items and your imagination to create a banjo small enough for your pocket! This is a drop-in craft for ages 4-11.

Learn about Canva, a graphic design tool on the web that uses drag and drop templates. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Join our growing community of writers to learn more about the craft of writing and receive feedback on your own Works-in-Progress. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

We are a group of individuals practicing cultivation of the mind. All ages and people are welcome. Each week we have a thirty minute guided meditation followed by discussion. Our topics include meditation practice and living a life of compassion and contemplation. You do not need to have any experience to join and you will be welcomed by a very loving group of individuals. This is not a religious gathering. Please join us if you could use an hour of deep relaxation!

Join us for a discussion! Books to be discussed are: September: This is an organizational meeting, there will be no book to discuss, October: "Hero of the Empire" by Candice Millard, November: TBD, December: TBD. The book for discussion will be available for checkout at the Evergreen Branch Library one month before the program.

Wind down the evening with stories and songs in a snuggly storytime for children ages 3-6 and their families.

Writing Our History & Creating Our Future

Building Community Right

2026 Kansas Writing Convention
Save the Date
October 2-4, 2026
Bonus Writing Retreat Day - October 1 (optional)

Rock Springs Ranch • ​1168 KS-157 • Junction City, KS 66441