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Homeschool Writing Club NP

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Youth Program Room NP at New Palestine
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
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Calling all young writers age 11-14, join us for the monthly writing club! We will practice writing to different prompts and share our work, as well as provide feedback and encoura...

Open
Required
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: Youth Program Room NP
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Books/Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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Calling all young writers age 11-14, join us for the monthly writing club! We will practice writing to different prompts and share our work, as well as provide feedback and encouragement.

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Book Donations

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Community Event
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library. Drop off your gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and video games at the Bookmobile garage ...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing, Community Event
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library.

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Brown Bag

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
GBC Community Room B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
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Sandy Miller will lead a discussion of Jeanine Cummins' novel American Dirt. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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Sandy Miller will lead a discussion of Jeanine Cummins' novel American Dirt. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at the library’s information desk.

Friends of the Library Book Sale (Members Only Preview)

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

On this night, Friends of the Library members get first choice shopping the members-only preview sale, which includes gently-used books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and video ...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing
:

On this night, Friends of the Library members get first choice shopping the members-only preview sale, which includes gently-used books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and video games.

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Writers Helping Writers

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grace Rea Study Room 3 at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encourag...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encouragement.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:00am - 5:30pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public. Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs,...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public.

Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks are only $1.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public. Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs,...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public.

Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks are only $1.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public. Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs,...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing
:

Shop the Friends of the Library book sale, open to the public.

Most hardbacks cost only a dollar, and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Children's books are 50 cents and 25 cents. DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks are only $1.

Friends of the Library Book Sale - Bargain Day

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 9:00am - 6:00pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

This final day of the Friends of the Library book sale is clearance day. A standard paper grocery bag full of books sells for $3; a plastic grocery bag for $2. Bags are provided. ...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing
:

This final day of the Friends of the Library book sale is clearance day. A standard paper grocery bag full of books sells for $3; a plastic grocery bag for $2. Bags are provided.

Bill Fisher | Local Author Series

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
GBC Community Room B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Speaker, Books/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
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Join us for an evening with William J. Fisher (Bill), a Fortville native and graduate of Mount Vernon High School, as he discusses his latest historical fiction novels. Explore the...

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Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker, Books/Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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Join us for an evening with William J. Fisher (Bill), a Fortville native and graduate of Mount Vernon High School, as he discusses his latest historical fiction novels.

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Book Donations

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Community Event
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library. Drop off your gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and video games at the Bookmobile garage ...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing, Community Event
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library.

Jeff Darren Muse | Local Author Showcase

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
GBC Community Room A & B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Speaker, Books/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
:

Book synopsis: Jeff Darren Muse is a fatherless, childless Hoosier who wouldn’t and couldn’t stay put. Part Generation X travelogue, part love letter, part reflection on Whit...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker, Books/Writing
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Book synopsis:

Jeff Darren Muse is a fatherless, childless Hoosier who wouldn’t and couldn’t stay put.

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Brown Bag at Beckenholdt Park

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Offsite Events
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
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Join Brown Bag for an offsite meeting at Beckenholdt Park. Instead of one book for discussion, the group will talk about other books they have been reading this year.  Plea...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Join Brown Bag for an offsite meeting at Beckenholdt Park. Instead of one book for discussion, the group will talk about other books they have been reading this year. 

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Writers Helping Writers

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grace Rea Study Room 3 at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encourag...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encouragement.

Thursday Murder Club book cover

Brown Bag

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
GBC Community Room B at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
:

Annetta Petty will lead a discussion of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at the...

Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
:

Annetta Petty will lead a discussion of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at the library’s information desk.

friends of the library

Book Donations

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Community Event
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library. Drop off your gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and video games at the Bookmobile garage ...

Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Books/Writing, Community Event
:

Clean out your shelves and get a tax break for helping the Hancock County Public Library.

writers helping writers in Greenfield

Writers Helping Writers

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grace Rea Study Room 3 at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encourag...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encouragement.

writers helping writers in Greenfield

Writers Helping Writers

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grace Rea Study Room 3 at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encourag...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encouragement.

writers helping writers in Greenfield

Writers Helping Writers

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Grace Rea Study Room 3 at Greenfield
Program Type:
Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encourag...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
:

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting discuss their work, give each other feedback, and provide mutual encouragement.