Join us for a selection of our best items: Hard and paperback books, puzzles, videos, CD's, magazines and more. Many materials for all ages. Now accepting all major credit cards!
Join us for a selection of our best items: Hard and paperback books, puzzles, videos, CD's, magazines and more. Many materials for all ages. Now accepting all major credit cards!
New to computers? This hands-on class covers parts of the computer, opening and closing of computer programs, using the mouse, and saving information. Please call 232-1110 to register.
Visit the Tech Station to get hands-on experience with an iPad, Surface RT, Kindle HD, or Nexus 7! You can also learn about the free music, digital magazines, ebooks, and online classes you can get with your library card.
Sensory storytime combines books, songs, movement, and therapeutic activities to stimulate all five senses and promote learning. If your child has difficulty sitting through one of the librarys other storytimes, this inclusive program of stories, songs and activities may be just what you are looking for!
Families of boys and girls in grades K-5 are invited to participate in special activities based on Dr. Seuss books in honor of his birthday. Please register your family online or call Youth Services at 232-1115. Come try some green eggs and ham and get your picture taken with the Cat in the Hat!
Co-Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library and the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. Giveaways and Girl Scout membership information will also be available.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Come explore at storytime as we listen to stories, sing rhymes and participate in other fun early literacy activities. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for children age 18-36 months and their caregivers.
Join us for fun and educational activities designed to create awareness, understanding, and appreciation for those with special needs. Today Gina Hope will bring her therapy dog named Franklin to show you how he helps her to be able to stand up and walk. She trained him herself! Register online or call Youth Services @ 232-1115.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library
Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with an experienced chess player! The VCPL Chess Club is open to all ages and skill levels. No registration is required. Call Youth Services for more information, 232-1115.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.
Bring the baby and enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays designed for children age 0-17 months and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Fun, interactive stories, songs, and fingerplays for toddlers and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for ages 18-36 months.
More practice for those new to computers. You will learn about Folders and Files, the Recycle Bin, and saving documents. Please call 232-1110 to register.
Join us for an interactive storytime with books, songs, rhymes, musical instruments and more! Children ages 0-2 will be from 10-10:30 and children ages 3-5 will be from 11-11:30.
Stop by to get hands-on with an iPad, Surface RT, Kindle Fire HD, or Nexus 7! You can also learn about free music, digital magazines, ebooks, and online classes using your library card.
This beginning class covers creating and saving documents and includes working with text and spell checking in Microsoft Word 2010. Participants should be familiar with a computer keyboard and possess basic typing skills. Call 232-1110 for registration.
Join us Fridays at 10 a.m. for Music Makers storytime, a program filled with movement, instruments, and rhyming fingerplays! Children will develop preliteracy skills through interactive activities! Fun for children 0-5 and their participating adult! No registration required.
Did you recently get an iPad? Want to learn more about the basics or how to download free ebooks from the library? This class is for you. Registration required. Please call 232-1110 to register.
Artists from the River City Art Association and the Wabash Valley Art Guild will be featured in an exhibit of works inspired by this year's Wabash Valley Big Read selection. Tarkington creates a picture of a family wrapped in cultural and technological changes. Today's artists, themselves trained observers, have created works that tell visual stories of what lies beneath the words of this Pulitzer prize winning work. Refreshments will be offered.
Hear from area legislators about the initiatives of the 2014 Indiana General Assembly. If time allows there will be a public question and answer time following the remarks.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Learn more about different search engines, search terms, and using tabs and bookmarks. Please be familiar with the skills from Introduction to the Internet.
Come explore at storytime as we listen to stories, sing rhymes and participate in other fun early literacy activities. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for children age 18-36 months and their caregivers.
Lisa Poff and students from ISU will be here to talk about people who are deaf, blind, or have other disabilities, and how they manage them. Participate in special activities that will help you "experience" a little bit of what its like to have various physical disabilities. Register online or call Youth Services, 232-1115.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Bring the baby and enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays designed for children age 0-17 months and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime.
Fun, interactive stories, songs, and fingerplays for toddlers and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for ages 18-36 months.
Join us for a lively discussion of a book from our collection. If you have never been in a book club before this is a perfect opportunity to meet new authors and book-loving friends.
Do you want your little one to be exposed to the Spanish language? Join VCPL's own Dora as she shares her favorite stories and activities in Spanish and gently introduces them to this beautiful language.
Registered Teen Volunteers are welcome to join our Teen Advisory Board. Help plan teen programs and special projects and make your opinion known! For more information, contact Hillary Rains at 812-232-1113 ext 2275
In this intermediate class, you will learn about the Maps, Calendar, and Contacts apps, and how to use Facetime. We will also review using Overdrive to download ebooks and eaudiobooks. Bring your iPad with you!
Join us Fridays at 10 a.m. for Music Makers storytime, a program filled with movement, instruments, and rhyming fingerplays! Children will develop preliteracy skills through interactive activities! Fun for children 0-5 and their participating adult! No registration required.
You are invited to the Amberson mansion for the celebration of the year. To recreate the opulence of the Amberson's home the event will be held at the newly restored Indiana Theatre. Come and meet this remarkable family, see an original play and dance the night away.Reservations and a $5.00 fee are required; call 812-232-1116 to secure your spot today.
Families and teens are invited to stop in anytime between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. to play board and video games. Celebrate Teen Tech Week with our video games, gadgets, and tablets.
Adults are requested to participate with their children under age 11.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.
Celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of Divergent by Veronica Roth! Complete Divergent-themed activities all week to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets to the movie!
Monday-Make a paper flower for Amity Tuesday-Be honest and take a survey for Candor Wednesday-Show your smarts and do some trivia for Erudite Thursday-Be brave and check out a new book for Dauntless All week-Be selfless and bring in 3 non-perishable food items for Abegnation. All donations will go to the Catholic Charities Food Bank.
Drawing will take place on Thursday at 4 pm. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
Join Registered Dietitian Sarah James from Nutrition to Grow as she presents information about My Plate and offers healthy eating tips for toddlers and preschoolers.
Celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of Divergent by Veronica Roth! Complete Divergent-themed activities all week to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets to the movie!
Monday-Make a paper flower for Amity Tuesday-Be honest and take a survey for Candor Wednesday-Show your smarts and do some trivia for Erudite Thursday-Be brave and check out a new book for Dauntless All week-Be selfless and bring in 3 non-perishable food items for Abegnation. All donations will go to the Catholic Charities Food Bank.
Drawing will take place on Thursday at 4 pm. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Come explore at storytime as we listen to stories, sing rhymes and participate in other fun early literacy activities. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for children age 18-36 months and their caregivers.
Do you like to play sports? Did you know that kids who have physical disabilities can participate in almost any sport? Guest Joe Slaby will be here to talk about "power soccer" and other sports that adapted to the physical needs of the players. Register online or call Youth Services @ 232-1115.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library
Celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of Divergent by Veronica Roth! Complete Divergent-themed activities all week to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets to the movie!
Monday-Make a paper flower for Amity Tuesday-Be honest and take a survey for Candor Wednesday-Show your smarts and do some trivia for Erudite Thursday-Be brave and check out a new book for Dauntless All week-Be selfless and bring in 3 non-perishable food items for Abegnation. All donations will go to the Catholic Charities Food Bank.
Drawing will take place on Thursday at 4 pm. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
Bring the baby and enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays designed for children age 0-17 months and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
The Lifelong Learning Center welcomes women in our community who do not speak English as their primary language to learn and study in this gentle class. English idioms and life skills language are explored. Call 812-232-1117 for more information
Fun, interactive stories, songs, and fingerplays for toddlers and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for ages 18-36 months.
Celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of Divergent by Veronica Roth! Complete Divergent-themed activities all week to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets to the movie!
Monday-Make a paper flower for Amity Tuesday-Be honest and take a survey for Candor Wednesday-Show your smarts and do some trivia for Erudite Thursday-Be brave and check out a new book for Dauntless All week-Be selfless and bring in 3 non-perishable food items for Abegnation. All donations will go to the Catholic Charities Food Bank.
Drawing will take place on Thursday at 4 pm. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
Children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers are invited to join us for a technology-based storytime and activity! Hear a story and practice using a computer. Please call 232-1115 to register.
Join us as we look between the lines of 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and into the lives of our ancestors during this pivotal time of change for women. Author and columnist Dorothy Jerse will share her research on local women and storyteller Sally Weatherston will share their stories. Don't miss this celebration of Terre Haute Women's History.
Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with an experienced chess player! The VCPL Chess Club is open to all ages and skill levels. No registration is required. Call Youth Services for more information, 232-1115. Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.
Celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of Divergent by Veronica Roth! Complete Divergent-themed activities all week to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets to the movie!
Monday-Make a paper flower for Amity Tuesday-Be honest and take a survey for Candor Wednesday-Show your smarts and do some trivia for Erudite Thursday-Be brave and check out a new book for Dauntless All week-Be selfless and bring in 3 non-perishable food items for Abegnation. All donations will go to the Catholic Charities Food Bank.
Drawing will take place on Thursday at 4 pm. Entrants do not need to be present to win.
Join us Fridays at 10 a.m. for Music Makers storytime, a program filled with movement, instruments, and rhyming fingerplays! Children will develop preliteracy skills through interactive activities! Fun for children 0-5 and their participating adult! No registration required.
Join us for a for a free art lesson for elementary students. This detail lesson is brought to you by student in the Art Education Program at Indiana State University.
Gravity! See what all the Oscar buzz is about in Sandra Bullock's tour-de-force performance. Free refreshments will be provided. Movie Information: Rated PG-13 (children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult), 91 minutes.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Learn how to get a free email account and avoid viruses and spam. This class will also cover sending and replying to emails. Please be familiar with the skills in the Basic Computing classes.
Come explore at storytime as we listen to stories, sing rhymes and participate in other fun early literacy activities. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for children age 18-36 months and their caregivers.
Bring the baby and enjoy stories, songs and fingerplays designed for children age 0-17 months and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime.
Join us for stories, songs, finger-plays and crafts! Created for young people 3-5 years with their caregivers and parents. Registration required, call 232-1115.
Fun, interactive stories, songs, and fingerplays for toddlers and their caregivers. There will be an optional 15 minute play time immediately following the 30 minute storytime. This event is designed for ages 18-36 months.
A panel of experts in the field presents information on health literacy. A free continental breakfast is provided. Sponsored by the Wabash Valley Literacy Coalition and coordinated by the VCPL Lifelong Learning Center. For more information or to register for the breakfast, call 232-1117 or email sjakaitis@vigo.lib.in.us. Online registration available.
Topics in this Microsoft Word 2010 class will include finding and replacing text, setting tabs, and working with ClipArt. Please be familiar with the skills in Word 2.
Join us Fridays at 10 a.m. for Music Makers storytime, a program filled with movement, instruments, and rhyming fingerplays! Children will develop preliteracy skills through interactive activities! Fun for children 0-5 and their participating adult! No registration required.
Interested in Japanese animation and comic books? This is the club for you. We will explore the history and the artistry of this world wide phenomenon!
