Bars, clubs, breweries, live music, and nightlife in Indianapolis. Your guide to going out.
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This concert features Lilia Levina de Hernandez on piano. The Circulating Sound Concert series features live music at Central Library and at branches throughout the system. Join us for concerts featuring local artists performing a variety of musical styles, genres, and communities in Marion County..
This concert features beloved local band, Mariachi Sol Jalisciense. You can check them out or learn about upcoming performances on their facebook page . The Circulating Sound Concert series features live music at Central Library and at branches throughout the system. Join us for concerts featuring..
The Circulating Sound Concert series features live music at Central Library and at branches throughout the system. Join us for concerts featuring local artists performing a variety of musical styles, genres, and communities in Marion County. Learn about concerts at other locations this season by...
This concert features Forward Motion helping us learn about and do some Graphic Scoring. Graphic Scoring (or Graphic Notation) is a process where artwork often includes symbols for musicians - who perform the artwork. This is your chance to come receive a bit of guidance then spend some time...
Crafternoon at West Indianapolis is an arts and crafts club. You can bring your current creative project to work on or use our supplies to start something new! Everyone is welcome. Join us every Monday at 2:30 p.m. for an afternoon of crafting, conversation, and being creative.
Spread some spring time cheer. Learn to create easy bird seed ornaments for our feathered friends.
Made possible by The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation .
Led by experienced artists, children and their families will work together to create works of art featuring photo(s) that represent this memory. Families may experiment with a variety of art supplies and tools as they choose colors, shapes, imagery and objects that express who they are as a family..
Come as you are or in your dancing clothes! This program is in partnership with Ballet INitiative. For more information, visit their website .
Everyone has a story to tell. Join Greatriarchs featured in the Polklore Micro-Museum at your local library branch, and create while being inspired by neighborhood history and fantastic people! Storytelling Drawing Sessions use long-term residents as models to get to know their stories. Artists are.
Design a unique amulet using faux crystals, moss, and vines to make a wearable piece of art.
Ages 2–5: Wiggle, sing, and play your way through food-themed stories at Wiggle Worm Storytime. Each week explores a different food group through read-alouds, songs, movement, and hands-on activities like pasta collages and paper-plate pizzas. Storytime wraps up with free play, giving little ones...
Babies and toddlers up to 36 months along with their grownup are invited to join us for stories, songs, and fun! Children are welcome to wear pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal.
Learn all about our nocturnal, feathered friends! Dissect a real owl pellet, learn about owl population dynamics, and make a cool craft to take home.
Connect with your neighborhood and meet our CEO, Gregory A. Hill Sr. at the East 38th Street Branch on April 13th, from 5-6:30 p.m. Join us for refreshments and giveaways while sharing your Indianapolis Public Library Love story.
Puppets run amok as they take over and have their own storytime. Join us for puppet silliness. Wed. April 15 @ 6:30 pm. Thurs. April 16 @ 10:30 am
Ages 2–5: Move, listen, and make music together at Music Makers Storytime. Each session uses songs, interactive books, and simple instruments like scarves and egg shakers to build listening skills, coordination, and group participation through music and movement.
Crafters and artists are welcome to join monthly to meet, work on projects, share their recent creations, and chat. All skill levels are welcome.
At the end of each program we will have a playdate! Older siblings are welcomed too! Al final del programa todos son invitados para jugar juntos! Hermanos mayores son bienvenidos!
Join us at Klondike every Thursday morning for stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities to help build early literacy skills!
Made possible by The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation .
Tweens and teens in grades 6-12 are invited to hang out and join us for art projects, games, studying, reading, and snacks.
Make a fun and simple project with other crafty folk! This session, we'll be making blooming letters. Materials are provided and registration is required.
Ages 0–2: Share food-themed stories, songs, and sensory play at Tiny Tot Time. Babies and toddlers explore textures and sounds through fingerplays, shakers, scarves, and food-inspired sensory bins, all while building early skills and spending time together. This program is supported by the National.
You may have seen The Village at SPARK on the Circle from August through the Taylor Swift Eras Tour ( here's an IndyStar article about it ), and now that the weather is cold, this community artwork is coming indoors. The Village is a large-scale fiber piece made of pompoms and latch hook sections...
Swing by Wyandotte Branch every Thursday at 11 for songs, stories, and fun! Best for families with children 6 and under.
This program is for seniors and adults who enjoy listening to stories. It is especially beneficial for people who face barriers that prevent them from enjoying literature. Staff will read aloud poems and a short story, as well as lead a discussion on the pieces that are selected. Everyone is...
Ages 0–1: Share songs, stories, and gentle bounces together at Baby Lap Sit Storytime. This calm, interactive session supports early language and sensory awareness while giving babies a chance to listen, watch, and respond from a caregiver’s lap. Storytime ends with relaxed playtime for babies and..
Knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all kinds are welcome to join monthly to meet, work on projects, share their recent creations, and discuss fiber arts. All skill levels are welcome.
Build your own set of Pentamino blocks for on-the-go play.
Use air dry clay to create a tiny plant buddy for your desk!
Toddler Time combines books, rhymes, crafts, activities and music for children ages 24-42 months.
Whether you’re into cold cases, haunted houses, or epic quests, bring a book you loved—or you hated—to The Brain Freeze Files Book Club! Share your thoughts with fellow fans of true crime, the paranormal, and fantasy as you swap recommendations, vent about plot twists, and uncover new reads to...
Beginning or reluctant readers ages 6 - 11 are invited to take a turn reading to a registered therapy dog who loves to listen to stories. It's a great way to improve your reading skills and self-confidence. Kids may read from any book they choose.
Bring your little artist to explore painting and color mixing through a fun night of finger painting! Come prepared for a messy adventure.
Ages 5-9: Sing a song, hear a story, and help build it as you go. At 12 Points Storytime, your child won’t just sit and listen; they’ll be invited to place felt pieces on the board, join in when they’re ready, and take part in a simple activity or craft before heading home. Some days are quieter,...
January's prepared craft will be crochet. February's prepared craft will be knitting. March's prepared craft will be origami. April's prepared craft will be magazine collages.
Preschool Storytime is designed for children from 3 1/2 to 6 years. Enjoy stories, songs, finger plays, and book-related fun.
Made possible by The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation .
Move and groove with us! Each session combines stories and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.
After its proxies are devastated and its offensive capability pummeled in the latest war in the middle east, a rogue group of Iranian regime officials create a brazen plot to strike back at their hated enemies once and for all. They envision a series of operational dominos culminating in a...
Made possible by The Indianapolis Library Fund through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation .
End the day on a happy note with stories and songs for young children and their caregivers at this interactive storytime!
Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents/caregivers are invited for stories, songs, and movement activities.
Grab your yarn and crochet hooks, your fabric and sewing supplies, or even your junk journal and washi tape for a relaxing afternoon at Crafternoons. Meet with a group of crafters every week to share ideas, show off projects, or just dedicate time to your WIPs—no matter what you’re creating!...
This bilingual storytime is told in both American Sign Language and English. Kids (and their adults) will experience stories, learn relevant ASL signs, do chants, and more! According to the American Society of Deaf Children (ASDC), “Research shows that reading and signing stories together...
Drop in on Tuesday afternoons to hang with other crafters and work on your current projects. Be a part of our crafting community! Bring your own crafts, learn techniques from each other, and swap skills & stories.