Week Calendar

For babies up to 24 months and a caregiver, join a storytime that combines stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays.

For babies up to 24 months and a caregiver, join a storytime that combines stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays.

For babies up to 24 months and a caregiver, join a storytime that combines stories, rhymes, songs and fingerplays.

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts and lots of fun!

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 audio books are only $1.

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 audio books are only $1.

This is the second  week in a 5-week yoga series  (November 10-December 8) at the Sugar Creek Branch in New Palestine for both beginning and advanced students. Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs t

Get a tax break for helping the library. Drop off your gently used books, DVDs, video game discs and music CDs. A volunteer will assist when someone rings the bell. Please request your tax receipt at the same time.

Sandy Miller will lead a discussion of John Green's novel Turtles All the Way Down. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to read the book in advance. Ask for a copy at the library’s information desk.

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts and lots of fun!

Kids, ages 1-K (with caregiver), share stories, songs, fingerplays and sensory play (November 7 - December 12). Younger siblings are welcome to attend.

Kids (ages 2-3 1/2 with a caregiver), join us for stories, music, crafts and lots of fun!

Kids, ages 1-K (with caregiver), share stories, songs, fingerplays and sensory play (November 8 - December 13). Younger siblings are welcome to attend.

Kids, ages 3 1/2-K, join us for crafts, stories, and songs.

Talk to Hancock County's official historian, Joe Skvarenina, about the past. He will be available for informal conversations on local history.

This is the second  week in a 5-week yoga series  (November 10-December 8) at the Sugar Creek Branch in New Palestine for both beginning and advanced students. Susan Goodart, a certified yoga teacher and fitness adviser, instructs t

Kids, ages 3 1/2-K, join us for crafts, stories, and songs.

Kids ages 3-6, artist Deborah Williams offers a creativity class each month. Learn about artists; talk about simple concepts, such as color and line; and have a great time experimenting with art media.

Share the benefit of monthly get-togethers at the "Hancock County 'As I Recall' Storytelling Guild." Those who attend develop techniques that engage listeners. Meetings are informal and open to anyone interested.

Homeschool students (ages 9-18), find your inner craftiness! Join our club that meets once a month for snacks, a small craft, and lots of fun!

Kids and tweens, ages 3-12, drop in and make super-sized paper sugarplums and candy to turn our play area buildings into holiday gingerbread houses.

As requested by library users, this monthly club is a social gathering . Work on your existing projects in a group setting, and glean information from each other. Feel free to sit in.

Kids, grades 1-5, make a colorful, dancing marionette from recycled supplies. 

Tweens and teens (ages 9-18), find your inner craftiness! Join our club that meets once a month for snacks, a small craft, and lots of fun!

Teens (grades 6-12) drop in and watch two of your favorite childhood characters, Shaggy and Scooby, make the ultimate sandwich while they solve mysteries with the gang.

Kids in grades K-5, have fun layering scraps of colorful fabric to create an art collage. All supplies are provided. Dress for a mess. 

Adults who love reading novels written for teens are invited to a discussion in New Palestine. November's selection is Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman. We encourage you to read the book in advance.

"Friends of the Library" shop their members-only preview sale. Walk-ins can join the non-profit organization at a cost of $15 and shop the preview that night. Ask for a membership form at the library circulation desk, or click the link below.

Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. People who attend this monthly meeting, whether they are published or not, discuss their work and give each other mutual encouragement.

Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng, is the featured novel for discussion in New Palestine. We encourage you to read the selection in advance. Ask for a copy at the desk.

From country classics to modern pop, local musician Ethan Olvey puts a soulful spin on your favorite songs. Ethan, a 28-year-old musician from Fortville, Indiana, has graced the stages of event halls, bars, and festivals around Indianapolis.