All Ages Programming:

#HPLAdventures 

This is a fun event to encourage children & the young at heart to explore the world around them. In this activity we follow recommended “adventures” based from the pages of great books.  These adventures will be posted using the hashtag #HPLAdventures on Facebook. Look out for the hashtag, and complete & track your adventures!

Tech Tues

The 3rd Tues of the Month at 2:00pm we have Tech assistance. We either do open tech needs or have a theme/project in mind. -With our Library Volunteer Julianna Selle.

Workout Wednesdays 

Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:30pm. We have an hour of healthy movement in our program area. We have great workout themes that we change up often. This is geared towards our adult or young adult patrons. – Currently Suspended.

Gaming Days at the Library

Thanks to a grant received from the State Library (a sub-grant from LSTA) in 2014, the library was able to purchase a PS4 gaming system.  We have build a great a collection of games and welcome any donations to help us to continue provide this activity to the youth of our community.  We are also collecting board games, card games, etc. for all ages to play – including Adults.

Youth 0-7:

Story-time

Second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 10:30 a.m. (Currently moved to 11:30am for the Summer) we have an half hour of fun for those little ones that are not yet in school or are in preschool.  Early literacy events are planned, there’s songs and games, and crafts.- Working to re-establish currently, hosted by Library Assistant Carrie Fischer.  

Youth 7-18:

Maker Monday

The 2nd Monday of each month at 4:30pm we have a great activity program (Currently moved to 11:30am for the Summer). Geared towards middle school aged children we either make crafts, focus on STEAM activities or other exciting things to Make It Take It. – Hosted by Library Assistant Carrie Fischer.

Friday Flicks

The 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 4:30pm (Currently moved to Summer hours and times) we have a special movie time for all ages. We show a fun movie & sometimes provide free popcorn for all. – 

Yearly Programming:

Dr. Seuss Week

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday  we have host a week-long event of imaginative activities.

Spring Break Library Camp

Each year during spring break HPL hosts Spring Break Library Camp. Each day we have a wonderful activity planned for school-aged children. We have Art & STEM activities as well as a Kid Fit Friday event.

NO HUNGER SUMMER

Sponsored by Second Harvest, Hosted by Horton Public Library! Free Lunches for Kids Mon-Fri 11:30am-12:30pm.

We will be serving this year 2022 from May 23rd – Aug 12th

For the year 2020 adults received a free lunch as well that year due to a grant. It was held at the Horton Blue Building, due to Library Closure. 2021 was a great year, but we were back to $2 for adult lunches.

We are always looking for Volunteers; call Library for details.

Community Shared Food Distribution (No longer receiving.)

Hosted by: Horton Public Library
Provided by: LibertyFruitCo. through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
Was Thursdays 11:30am from July 2nd- Dec 17th 2020. We did not receive the 5th phase.                                          Locations: Horton Civic Center & the Blue Building. 

The Horton Public Library was honored to host the Community Food Distribution program. This was a weekly event, where we received boxes of fresh produce, meat & dairy for people within our surrounding communities during our Nation’s time of hardship. There were no participatory guidelines or forms required. We were here to provide a helping hand. Boxed Food Delivery was staged as a touch-less system; vehicles lined up to drive through in a snaking manner wit self service available but aid was available to seniors or the disabled. This project was not limited to Horton or Brown County residents. We encouraged the citizens of all our local rural towns (Everest, Muscotah, Whiting, Netawaka, Mercier, Powhatten, Willis, Hiawatha…) to come & receive the assistance. We had people stop in for the distribution who were from Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Alabama, & even Florida. We had volunteers each week to unwrap the pallets once offloaded from the shipment truck & help distribute the boxes to recipients who were unable to collect them on their own. We provided over 15K boxes of food worth over $600K! 

Summer Reading Program 2022

Each year the Library has a summer library program for area children at heart – all ages.  You can pick up and keep paper logs we will provide. Lets start our reading adventure together. We will have activities throughout each week. There will be a calendar of events posted and distributed. We hope you are just as excited as us to celebrate Oceans of possibilities!

Kansas Reads to Preschoolers

Each year the State Library of Kansas and the Kansas Center for the Book select a book for the Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week which is usually celebrated during the third week of November.  The library typically will have the selection in our collection and will host a special story time for the event.

Teen Week

Each year, the Library celebrates books written just for teens during Teen Read Week.  Usually held in mid-October, teens are encouraged to vote for their favorite book and stop by the library during this week for special events.

Tween Week

A time to celebrate being in between – program and/or event geared to those kids who are in  5th and 6th grade. This event usually takes place the first week of December