Upcoming Events

Olathe Community Center instructors lead a passive practice in which poses are held for a few minutes at a time. This practice focuses on deep stretching and restorative poses to improve mental clarity and offer deep relaxation.

Come hang out with other readers of all genres and enjoy bookish activities along with coffee and snacks. 

Kick off National Library Card Sign-Up Month with a celebration at the library!

Bring your instrument and jam with us, share a song, or just listen. Expect fiddles, guitars, folk, blues, and bluegrass, led by longtime Tuesday Tunes member Mike Alley.

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet? Want to learn to make garments, accessories, afghans, stuffed animals, and so much more? Join us as we learn the absolute basics of crochet. 

Olathe Community Center instructors lead a gentle yoga practice from the comfort of a chair. Poses are great for those with limited mobility, or anyone looking for a low-impact way to re-center during a busy day.

Bring your own personal sewing projects to work on while socializing with others! Machine sewing, hand sewing, cross stitch, and embroidery are all welcome! Bring your own machine or use one of ours available as first come, first served.

Visit our adult crafting station to make a different project each month. If you have elementary-aged children, you can register them for their own craft program (Crafternoon for Kids).

Sept. 5: Beaded Wind Chimes

Bring all your gamer friends for after-hours adult time in the Zone.  

Gaming systems include: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X.

Various games available for each system!

Give blood and save a life. Click here to make an appointment.

Join us to play a variety of tabletop games, with snacks and drinks provided. Bring friends and play together or make new friends while you play. You're welcome to bring your own games, or use those provided from MNU's Mabee Library. 

Read and discuss a book from a different genre each month. Participants will receive a free copy of the book upon registration.

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet? Want to learn to make garments, accessories, afghans, stuffed animals, and so much more? Join us as we learn the absolute basics of crochet. 

Do you crochet, knit, cross stich, or embroider? Bring your own needle arts project to this informal craft and chat, where you can work on your latest project and visit with other crafters. Stay the whole time or just drop in for a little while.

Grab a coffee and hang out with other book lovers in this non-traditional book club.

Author Candice Millard will be the featured speaker at the Olathe Public Library Foundation's 'A Taste of Literacy' dinner.

Join us for this 4-week class as we learn the basics of creating crocheted stuffed animals. This is not a beginner class. Participants must know the basics of crochet (single crochet, increasing, and decreasing). Ages 16+ welcome.

The Sunflower Memory Cafe is a monthly gathering of older adults living with memory loss, along with their caregivers, to socialize and have fun with others who are experiencing similar challenges. There will be coffee and treats.

Grab some lunch and hang out with other book lovers in this non-traditional book club.

Come play chess with a worthy opponent.  All ages and playing levels welcome.

We all have a role to play in rolling back phone-based childhood and helping our children regain more independence in the real world.

Have you ever wanted to learn to crochet? Want to learn to make garments, accessories, afghans, stuffed animals, and so much more? Join us as we learn the absolute basics of crochet.