Meet Me in Wabash: Singles Night
Meet Me in Wabash: Singles Night is a relaxed, welcoming social experience designed for local singles who are ready to step away from the apps and into real conversations. Whether you’re hoping to spark a connection, expand your social circle, or simply enjoy a fun night out, this event offers a comfortable way to meet others in the community.
Enjoy great drinks, engaging conversation, and a series of guided introductions designed to make meeting new people feel natural and enjoyable—without the pressure or awkwardness of traditional dating events.
“Sometimes the best things happen when you simply show up.”
TAKE A CHANCE. START A CONVERSATION. MEET ME IN WABASH.
Come learn how to make the national dish of El Salvador from Nourish Indiana!
Pupusas can be found on every street corner in cities like San Salvador. Traditionally eaten by hand, it is a thick, handmade tortilla stuffed with beans and cheese or meat and cheese, served with a vinegar based slaw called curtido and a thin, zippy salsa.
The dish is a labor of love, taking many hours to prepare. But once you taste a pupusa, you will know they are well worth it! We will walk through each step of the process: preparing the fillings, making the salsa and curtido, preparing the masa (corn flour dough), creating the dumpling sized portions, adding the filling and finally cooking them up on the grill. Everyone will get a plate to enjoy and leave with detailed instructions and recipes.
The workshop is offered free of charge to the community thanks to the sponsorship of the Community Foundation of Wabash County’s Good Deeds Grant!
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: Ages 16+
Sponsored by: Community Foundation of Wabash County’s Good Deeds Grant
Registration: Registration is required. Click here to sign up: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2262&EventID=587112
Location: Blocher Community Room
Lacto-fermented foods are rich in enzymes and probiotics. When salt is combined with vegetables like cabbage and provided an anaerobic environment, a transformation occurs and the result is more flavor and higher nutritional content. Learn how to create your own fermented condiments that can improve your gut health and strengthen your immune system.
Nourish Indiana will discuss the basics of lacto fermentation and vessel options. Participants will learn about the history of the Korean ferment (Kimchi) and how Marta Rodriguez makes her version: Kimchi Salvedoreño. Participants will work together to make a batch of Kimchi followed by a tasting afterward from a previous batch. Everyone will go home with a 4 oz jar of Kimchi with an air lock fermentation lid.
The workshop is offered free of charge to the community thanks to the sponsorship of the Community Foundation of Wabash County’s Good Deeds Grant!
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: Ages 16+
Sponsored by: Community Foundation of Wabash County’s Good Deeds Grant
Registration: Registration is required. Click here to sign up: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2262&EventID=587111
Location: Blocher Community Room
Babytime is a weekly program designed for babies and their caregivers, offering simple themed activities that support early development – from language and rhythm to movement, coordination, and sensory exploration. Each session blends stories, gentle play, and connection, creating a welcoming space for little ones to learn and grow at their own pace.
This week is Community Babytime, a relaxed hour in the playroom where caregivers can connect with one another while little ones explore and play. It’s a fantastic way to connect with other families.
We hope you’ll join us!
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: 0-3 + caregivers
Registration: None
Location: Starting in the Picture Book Room, then moving into the Playroom
NMPL is hosting a new Mahjong Mornings program to provide time for open play! Mahjong is a strategic tile-based game originating in 19th-century China, played by 3–4 people, combining skill, strategy, and luck. Beginners are welcome to come play on a set provided by the library, or bring your own tiles and friends for a competitive round!
Whether you’re learning for the first time or looking for a regular group to play with, this relaxed morning gathering is a great way to sharpen your mind, build strategy skills, and connect with fellow players in a friendly, welcoming environment.
May the tiles be in your favor!
Program Cost: None
Program Age Requirements: 16+
Registration: No
Location: Blocher Room
It’s been an incredible summer, and we’re ready to end it on a high note! Join us for our annual party featuring an inflatable obstacle course, dunk tank, pools, yard games, and all the friends you’ve made at the library these past two months. Our friends at First Financial Bank will also host a free watermelon feed to help everyone stay cool. Come celebrate the season with two hours of non-stop fun for all!
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: All ages
Sponsored by: Summer Reading Donors & First Financial Bank
Registration: None
Location: Library Lawn
Dirty Diggers is NMPL’s hands‑on gardening program for kids, where young gardeners dig in (literally!) as they prep garden beds, plant veggies, herbs, and flowers, and learn how to care for a growing garden from seed to harvest. Each week brings a new theme and a new chance to explore the natural world right outside the library doors.
The season of library gardening is coming to a close, but our plants can return next year! Learn how to harvest and save seeds for future gardens and what the country of Norway is doing to protect more than 580 million seeds “just in case.”
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: None
Registration: None
Location: Library Lawn
Plant lover? Enjoy decorating your home with touches of nature? Then this program is for you – whether you have a green thumb or not! Each week brings a new botanical‑themed project to life in a fun, whimsical way, blending creativity and nature into something beautiful you can take home.
This week we’re making Pressed Bookpage Botanicals, an elegant project that blends literature and nature by mounting pressed flowers and greenery onto vintage or printed book pages.
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: 8+
Registration: Yes, registration is required. Register for here Pressed Bookpage Botanicals here: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2262&EventID=590954
Sponsored By: Friends of the Library
Location: Blocher Community Room
NMPL is hosting a new Mahjong Mornings program to provide time for open play! Mahjong is a strategic tile-based game originating in 19th-century China, played by 3–4 people, combining skill, strategy, and luck. Beginners are welcome to come play on a set provided by the library, or bring your own tiles and friends for a competitive round!
Whether you’re learning for the first time or looking for a regular group to play with, this relaxed morning gathering is a great way to sharpen your mind, build strategy skills, and connect with fellow players in a friendly, welcoming environment.
May the tiles be in your favor!
Program Cost: None
Program Age Requirements: 16+
Registration: No
Location: Blocher Room
Babytime is a weekly program designed for babies and their caregivers, offering simple themed activities that support early development – from language and rhythm to movement, coordination, and sensory exploration. Each session blends stories, gentle play, and connection, creating a welcoming space for little ones to learn and grow at their own pace.
At Baby-Led Feeding, caregivers can learn about this approach to introducing solid foods, focusing on safety, independence, and motor skill development.
This month, we’re making chocolate hummus breakfast samosas! Littles will first learn how to make chocolate hummus, and then take it a step further by using their homemade hummus to fill and fold their own breakfast samosas!
Program Cost: Free
Program Age Requirements: 0 -5 and their caregivers
Sponsored by: T-Mobile Hometown Grant
Registration: None
Location: Picture Book Room