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Olympic Trivia

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Adult

Think you know the Olympics? From legendary moments and historic first to surprising facts about sports, ceremonies, and global traditions, put your knowledge to the test in this ultimate Olympic trivia challenge.

Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Think you know the Olympics? From legendary moments and historic first to surprising facts about sports, ceremonies, and global traditions, put your knowledge to the test in this ultimate Olympic trivia challenge.

Winter Reading Challenge Celebration

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Family

Celebrate your Winter Reading Challenge success! Make wintry buttons and crafts, reflect on your favorite books from the challenge, redeem your final tokens, and set reading goals to guide you through the rest of the year. 

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Celebrate your Winter Reading Challenge success! Make wintry buttons and crafts, reflect on your favorite books from the challenge, redeem your final tokens, and set reading goals to guide you through the rest of the year. 

Presidents' Day

All Day
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

Jenga Olympics

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rolling Prairie Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Kids 6-11

Compete for the title of Supreme Jenga Champion! This fun tournament builds critical thinking, strategic planning, and hand-eye coordination skills. Play multiple Jenga games—culminating in a final showdown—with Giant Jenga. 

Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Compete for the title of Supreme Jenga Champion! This fun tournament builds critical thinking, strategic planning, and hand-eye coordination skills. Play multiple Jenga games—culminating in a final showdown—with Giant Jenga. 

Teen Zone

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Teen

Teen Zone is a monthly program just for teens! On the fourth Wednesday of every month (excluding April), stop by the library for a fun, drop-in activity designed to hang out, try something new, and connect with friends.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Teen Zone is a monthly program just for teens! On the fourth Wednesday of every month (excluding April), stop by the library for a fun, drop-in activity designed to hang out, try something new, and connect with friends.

Creative Kids - Dr. Seuss' Birthday

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month we're celebrating Dr. Seuss! We will read some of his famous books, build a craft, and cook green eggs and ham!

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month we're celebrating Dr. Seuss! We will read some of his famous books, build a craft, and cook green eggs and ham!

Creative Kids - Catching Clouds

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
UM-Meeting Room at Union Mills Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month, we'll explore and then create our own cirrus, stratus, and cumulus clouds!

Library Branch: Union Mills Branch
Room: UM-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month, we'll explore and then create our own cirrus, stratus, and cumulus clouds!

Crafternoon - MAR10 Day

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, Maker
Age Group:
Everyone
Crafternoon:

Drop in to the library anytime for arts and crafts, perfect for people of all ages.

Make your own kart and take turns playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kingdom Battle and Mario Sparks on our Nintendo Switch Cart! 

Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Games and Play, Maker
Event Details:

Drop in to the library anytime for arts and crafts, perfect for people of all ages.

Make your own kart and take turns playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kingdom Battle and Mario Sparks on our Nintendo Switch Cart! 

Creative Kids

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
RP-Meeting Room at Rolling Prairie Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Room: RP-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Tinker Teens

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
CS-Meeting Room at Coolspring Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Teen
Tinker Teens:

Level up your skills with projects that tap into tech, innovation, and real‑world problem‑solving. Experiment, prototype, and create with other curious minds.  

Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Level up your skills with projects that tap into tech, innovation, and real‑world problem‑solving. Experiment, prototype, and create with other curious minds.  

Creative Kids

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CS-Meeting Room at Coolspring Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Creative Kids

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Teen Zone

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Teen

Teen Zone is a monthly program just for teens! On the fourth Wednesday of every month (excluding April), stop by the library for a fun, drop-in activity designed to hang out, try something new, and connect with friends.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Teen Zone is a monthly program just for teens! On the fourth Wednesday of every month (excluding April), stop by the library for a fun, drop-in activity designed to hang out, try something new, and connect with friends.

Creative Kids - National Poetry Month

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month, we're celebrating National Poetry Month. We will read and learn about poems, then try writing poems ourselves.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

This month, we're celebrating National Poetry Month. We will read and learn about poems, then try writing poems ourselves.

Good Friday

All Day
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online
Closing
Branches:
Book Bike, Coolspring Branch, Fish Lake Branch, Hanna Branch, Kingsford Heights Branch, LPCPL Exchange, Main Library, Mobile Library, Rolling Prairie Branch, Union Mills Branch, Library in the Community, Online

I Spy! Scavenger Hunt

All Day 4/6 - 4/10
Kingsford Heights Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Family

Stop by for an I Spy-themed scavenger hunt at the Library anytime we're open during spring break! 

Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Stop by for an I Spy-themed scavenger hunt at the Library anytime we're open during spring break! 

Creative Kids - Plantable Paper

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
UM-Meeting Room at Union Mills Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Celebrate Earth Month by recycling newspaper into usable, plantable paper packed with seeds.

Library Branch: Union Mills Branch
Room: UM-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Celebrate Earth Month by recycling newspaper into usable, plantable paper packed with seeds.

Pokémon Club

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
HA-Meeting Room at Hanna Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Family

Get creative in the kitchen for Spring Break! You'll learn about following recipes, measuring, kitchen safety, healthier eating habits, and nutrition. For this Pokémon Club, we'll utilize the charlie cart by making Pikachu Rice Balls!

Library Branch: Hanna Branch
Room: HA-Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Get creative in the kitchen for Spring Break! You'll learn about following recipes, measuring, kitchen safety, healthier eating habits, and nutrition. For this Pokémon Club, we'll utilize the charlie cart by making Pikachu Rice Balls!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Teen Zone: Escape Experience

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play
Age Group:
Teen

For the spring break edition of Teen Zone, you will work together to try to complete the Indiana State Library's Crispus Attucks High School Basketball Championship Escape Experience Kit. 

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

For the spring break edition of Teen Zone, you will work together to try to complete the Indiana State Library's Crispus Attucks High School Basketball Championship Escape Experience Kit. 

Creative Kids

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
RP-Meeting Room at Rolling Prairie Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Room: RP-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Creative Kids

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CS-Meeting Room at Coolspring Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Creative Kids

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kingsford Heights Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Tinker Teens

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
CS-Meeting Room at Coolspring Branch
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Teen
Tinker Teens:

Level up your skills with projects that tap into tech, innovation, and real‑world problem‑solving. Experiment, prototype, and create with other curious minds.  

Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM

Level up your skills with projects that tap into tech, innovation, and real‑world problem‑solving. Experiment, prototype, and create with other curious minds.  

Creative Kids - Star Wars

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MN-Multipurpose Room at Main Library
Program Description:
Games and Play, STEAM
Age Group:
Kids 6-11
Creative Kids:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Celebrate May 4th (a little late) with stories, a character craft, and LEGO droid builds that will be out of this world!

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Celebrate May 4th (a little late) with stories, a character craft, and LEGO droid builds that will be out of this world!