This is not a library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer, Mike Esau at 812-229-4677 oar email: michaeljesau@aol.com

Ages 9-12: Step up to the microphone and get started with basic podcast equipment. Plan your topic, name it, and learn to record with Audacity. Learn to use the equipment properly and safely. Youth who complete this class can then reserve the equipment to use on their own time. No experience necessary.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Brook Reinoehl at 812.201.0525 or email brook@mckinleyhillchurch.org.

Ages 0-5: Sing along to music, move your bodies with egg shakers and scarves, hear stories, and participate in crafts or playtime. Parents and caregivers can participate with their children during storytime.

Ages 9-12: Step up to the microphone and get started with basic podcast equipment. Plan your topic, name it, and learn to record with Audacity. Learn to use the equipment properly and safely. Youth who complete this class can then reserve the equipment to use on their own time. No experience necessary.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer, Richard Cooper at 812.239.1177 or email rcooper62@frontier.com. 

Ages 0-24 months: Listen to books, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays while letting your baby experience a group setting for the first time. After thirty minutes of storytime, babies and parents can engage in free play.

Ages 21 & Up: Join us at The Terre Haute Brewing Company as we discuss the book The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.  In 1945 Barcelona, a young boy named Daniel is taken to the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books, where he is instructed to select a book to care for. The book Daniel chooses opens up a twisted world of dark secrets in the life of the book's author, Julian Carax. This is the first book in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. Food and drink will be available to purchase from the restaurant. 

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Lance White at lance.white@redcross.org or call 317.315.3522. 

Explore the latest printing technology available at Haute Create.  Learn how to properly and safely use the equipment and how to prepare a 3D design file for print.  Customers who wish to use the Haute Create 3D printer independently must complete this class.

Ages 2-5: Interact with engaging books, songs, and body movements while building early literacy skills. Thirty minutes of free play will follow storytime.

Worried that you or a loved one may have been exposed to HIV or Hepatitis C? Get tested quickly and easily with Positive Link. Positive Link provides free testing, comprehensive prevention information, and services for people infected with or at risk of contracting these two viruses in south Central Indiana. If needed, Positive Link will refer you to a disease intervention doctor for help with treatment. All testing is done on-site, no appointment necessary. HIV testing requires a simple finger prick and your results will be available in one minute. Hepatitis C testing requires a blood sample; Positive Link will contact you with your test results.

Make sure your baby is on track with the help of WIC, even if you are not currently enrolled. WIC will provide nutrition education, issue benefits, make appointments, and share breastfeeding support. Learn more about WIC at www.in.gov/isdh/19691.htm.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Kelli Fuller at 812.231.8322 or email kfuller@hamiltoncenter.org.

Four couples take a weekend getaway as a cover for an intervention for one of the couples. Comically, nothing goes as planned as each couple confronts their own relationship issues. 

Join the Vigo County Public Library for storytime filled with stories, songs, and conversation at Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market! Caregivers can participate and learn ways to encourage interaction and pre-reading skills with children while also improving motor coordination and speech development. Breakfast food will be provided by Fresh Thyme starting at 10:00am as well. 

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Debra Walton at 812.240.3554.

Ages 0-5: Interact with engaging books, songs, lap bounces, and finger-plays as your children build their early literacy skills.

Explore the latest printing technology available at Haute Create.  Learn how to properly and safely use the equipment and how to prepare a 3D design file for print.  Customers who wish to use the Haute Create 3D printer independently must complete this class.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the Wabash Valley Intergroup for Alcoholics Anonymous at 812.235.7263 or email intergroup120@gmail.com. 

Explore the latest printing technology available at Haute Create.  Learn how to properly and safely use the equipment and how to prepare a 3D design file for print.  Customers who wish to use the Haute Create 3D printer independently must complete this class.

Ages 12 & Up: Test drive the HTC ViveT virtual reality headset by immersing yourself in a 3D environment. Many new virtual experiences have been added.

When it comes to getting people's attention using flyers, social media, and more, it's all about presentation. Canva.com is a free online resource that helps you add a little extra "wow" to your work and get more attention. Please bring your email address to sign up for the website.

This beginner class will cover how to use the basic functions of Microsoft Excel, like creating basic formulas and working with lists.

Ages 12-19: Jump into a fantasy adventure of heroic proportions! Players will act as a character in a fantasy world as a new story unfolds each week, with the actions of their character shaping the story - and the world - as it unfolds. Learn how to play Genesys, a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) with a focus on creative solutions and group-driven narrative storytelling. The only thing you need to play is an imagination and the desire to experience cool stories. All experience levels are welcome. Please call the Youth Services desk at 812.232.1113 ext 4240 to register.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Debra Walton at 812.240.3554.

All Ages: Gather at West Branch Library with your family and friends to play board games. A wide selection will be available throughout the Library for all ages and experience levels.

Ages 12-19: What's Star Lord's real name? What country does Black Panther call home? How old was Peter Parker when he was bitten by the radioactive spider? If you know the answers to any or all of these questions, come test your knowledge against others in the fandom for a chance to win bragging rights and prizes. Cosplay is not required, but it is encouraged.

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizers Sharon Jafaar at 303.601.7833 or sharon.jaafar@breastfeedingusa.org or Devon Kinne at 812.235.1261 or devon.kinne@breastfeedingusa.org. 

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer Debra Walton at 812.240.3554.

Ages 0-5: Interact with engaging books, songs, lap bounces, and finger-plays as your children build their early literacy skills.

Ages 12 & Up: Take your 3D printing to the next level at this demonstration of the Raise 3D N2 with its dual extrusion, large heated build plate and the ability to use different types of filament including metallic and wood composites. Intro to 3D Printing must be taken prior to this class.

Ages 0-5: Sing along to music, move your bodies with egg shakers and scarves, hear stories, and participate in crafts or playtime. Parents and caregivers can participate with their children during storytime.

Hygge Series: Art Hacks. Create a piece of Nordic framed art to bring the Hygge lifestyle home. Invite a teen or another adult family member to join you and learn more about this holistic life concept.

Jim Gill is a musician and author known for celebrating active play. At this concert you will see Jim strum energizing rhythms on his banjo while everyone sings, claps, dances and spins along to his silly and inspiring musical games.  Each concert is more than a show to watch - it is an opportunity for family play! This event will be hosted with the United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Vigo County School Corporation's Preschool program in January.

Ages 0-24 months: Listen to books, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays while letting your baby experience a group setting for the first time. After thirty minutes of storytime, babies and parents can engage in free play.

Create candles that embody the Danish concept of Hygge: comfort, relaxation, and well-being. Supplies will be provided.

This is not a library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer, Mike Esau at 812-229-4677 or email: michaeljesau@aol.com.

Due to Martin Luther King Day the VCPL Board of Trustees meeting has been moved to Tuesday this month.  The meeting will be held at the Vigo County Public Library West Branch this month and is open to the public. Immediately following the Regular meeting the Board of Finance meeting with be held. 

This is not a Library sponsored event. For additional information, contact the meeting organizer, Lisa Moore at lisabakermoore@gmail.com.