Upcoming Events

Summer Reading is HERE!!! 
Let's get it started with a kick off party!
Join us for hotdogs, snow cones, games, and more!

Dig into a day of reading fun at our Summer Reading Dino Party! Kids will create their own dinosaur craft, enjoy sweet treats, and learn how reading can take them on amazing adventures.

The public library's adult craft program is a haven for creativity. Participants, guided by skilled instructors, delve into diverse projects, fostering a sense of community and artistic expression.

🌋📚 Volcano Eruption at the Library! 📚🌋

Get ready for an exciting science demonstration at the library!

The public library offers a dynamic senior fitness program, fostering health and community engagement. Tailored for seniors, it combines low-impact exercises, flexibility training, and social activities.

Get ready to paint the most epic ride the Jurassic era never knew it needed. Grab a brush, pick your dino, and let's paint the most roar-some vehicle on the track. Vroom vroom, rawr!

Explore the different examples of dinosaurs and learn what makes each one unique. Then, design and build a prehistoric creature mask using paper and simple craft supplies.

Step back in time and get your hands a little sticky! Join Melisa for STEM Studio, a fun hands-on program for tweens and teens where participants become junior paleontologists.

Join us for an hour of moving and grooving with a little mingle in the middle.  Tuesdays and Thursdays are exercise days at the library. Libraries aren’t just for reading — they’re for moving, too!

You’re invited to join us for a fun and engaging Toddler Sensory Time: Discovering Dinosaurs!

Come have a ROARing good time and kickoff Summer Reading 2026! We will be celebrating with crafts, popcorn, and snow cones.

Join us for a lively and playful story time designed especially for toddlers! Little ones will enjoy short, engaging picture books along with songs, fingerplays, and simple movement activities perfect for wiggly listeners.

🦖📚 Join Us for a Dino-Mite Story Time at the Library! 📚🦖

Dino Squad: A Traveling Dinosaur Experience

Dino STEM! 
Lets experience the intense heat of the Triassic Period with Heat Sensitive Playdough.
As the playdough heats up while being played with, the color will change.

This class teaches participants balance skills and good body alignment by using coordinated and flowing movements. 

We color every Thursday afternoon at the Idabel Public Library. Come and join us. Take a break from the busy world and join us for Outside the Lines Coloring — a peaceful time for creativity, self-expression, and stress-

Take time for yourself with Soleful Steppers, a gentle exercise class designed for people of all fitness levels.

Create a custom bag that’s totally you!

Dino Egg Eruption is a hands-on science experience full of bubbly excitement! Teens will explore simple chemistry as they use droppers to add vinegar to colorful baking soda “eggs” and watch them fizz, foam, and erupt.

Can You Make a Path for the Dinosaurs to Escape the Lava?

Step into the prehistoric world this summer! Sketch a dinosaur or ancient scene, then trap it under a sleek glass stone to make a cool, fossil-inspired keepsake. All the while enjoying a sweet treat.

Digital Photography & Storytelling

Capture your summer memories like a pro. Learn tips for taking better photos, simpled editing tricks, and fun ways to share your stories digitally.