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Jun 05, 2026

Summer of activities continues at Great Bend Public Library

Posted Jun 05, 2026 8:00 PM
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The Summer Library Program is in full swing at the Great Bend Public Library. Readers of all ages are already logging minutes with the goal of reaching 500,000 combined minutes by July 17. If readers can do that, they will "unearth" an end-of-summer party would include root beer floats and a dinosaur-themed movie on July 24.

Here are some of the other upcoming events at the Great Bend Public Library:

All Ages:
Smoky Hills PBS Train - June 10
Jammin' Randy with the Dinosaurs- June 17
Thad Beach: A Prehistoric Sound - July 24
Kansas Wetlands Education Center: Over and Under The Wetlands - July 8
Dan Dan The Magic Man: Jurassic Magic - July 15

Other event:
June 22 - July 11: Time Travel Escape Puzzle

Teens:

  1. Table Top Teens Summer One-Shot Adventures: Saturdays, June 20 & July 25 * Registration Required
  1. TeenBookCrate: Signups open on the website form from June 1 to 7

Adults:

  1. History Book Club: June 13th, July 18 & August 22nd
  2. Adult Show & Tell: Fridays, June 5, June 12, June 19, June 26, July 10, & July 17
  3. Jurassic Book to Reel Club:
  4. Jurrasic Park  
  5. Book Discussion June 22nd 
  6. Movie June 26th
  7. The Lost World 
  8. Book Discussion July 13 
  9. Movie July 17th