All ages: Explore how to keep your body healthy and learn how your body works through hands-on activities and models. Play with a white and red blood cell sensory bin, make puzzles, enjoy healthy snacks and get some fake snot to take home.
Shop from a selection of thousands of items: Books, movies, music and more. The average book price is just $1.00. Proceeds raised at the monthly book sales help provide funding for Library programs and services.
Ages 0-5: Join Mother Goose for an interactive storytime with books, songs, rhymes and musical instruments. You and your child will play together and develop early literacy skills.
Ages 5-11: Try out dozens of instruments, including percussion, brass, woodwinds and strings. Instructors will be on hand to teach how to properly hold and play each instrument. Instruments provided by the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame.
Shop from a selection of thousands of items: Books, movies, music and more. The average book price is just $1.00. Proceeds raised at the monthly book sales help provide funding for Library programs and services.
This hands-on class covers how to properly use a mouse and keyboard - essential computer skills. Perfect for individuals who are just starting to use a computer.
Bring your toddler to the Library for interactive stories, songs, dancing and activities from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be 30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Ages 10-12: Learn food safety, kitchen safety and kid-friendly recipes for appetizers, snacks, main dishes and beverages. Each child who registers will receive a cookbook and a small kitchen gadget to take home.
Ages 12 & Up: Take your 3D printing to the next level at this demonstration of the new 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. Perfect if you have taken the Intro to 3D Printing.
Ages 3-5: Bring your preschooler to the Library for interactive stories,
songs, dancing, crafts and play from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be
30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Positive Link provides free
testing, comprehensive prevention information and services for people infected with or at risk for HIV in south central Indiana. Testing is done on-site with a simple mouth swab and your results are available in only fifteen minutes.
Summer
Lego Duplo classes rock at your library!
Songs,
games and creative play are part of each Lego Duplo class and allow for
positive social interaction between children. Enjoy Mommy & Me / Daddy & Me BRICKS
4 KIDZ® classes this summer which focus on sounds.
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.
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.
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 0-5: Wear your pajamas for stories, songs, and crafts before bedtime! Each week will focus on a different musical genre. Story time will last approximately 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of craft and play time.
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 11-18: Safe Sitter® is a one-day, nationally
certified course designed for children ages 11 and up. Taught in a fun and
interactive format, Safe Sitter® teaches participants
safe and nurturing child care techniques, behavior management skills and
appropriate responses to medical emergencies. In a Safe Sitter® class, students learn through lively
discussion, practice and role-play about a variety of topics, including babysitting
ethics and etiquette and the business aspects of babysitting. Free to those who register. Lunch provided to participants. Parent permission slip and photo release required prior to start of class. Visit the Youth Services Department to complete the forms.
All ages: Get ready for some Rockin' Family Fitness. Health and fitness should be a priority-- but when can you find the time? Bring your children, infants through school-age, to be your workout buddy and show them how staying active and healthy can be fun for all ages. Children who are able can exercise alongside you or you can wear or hold your infant to add some extra resistance to your workout. The fitness portion will last 30 minutes.
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.
Drop by with your tablet to learn how to borrow ebooks, movies, music and more or to get answers to other basic tech questions. Staff cannot do repairs.
Bring your toddler to the Library for interactive stories, songs, dancing and activities from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be 30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
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.
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 10-12: Learn food safety, kitchen safety and kid-friendly recipes for appetizers, snacks, main dishes and beverages. Each child who registers will receive a cookbook and a small kitchen gadget to take home.
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 3-5: Bring your preschooler to the Library for interactive stories,
songs, dancing, crafts and play from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be
30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
In Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. The bones may belong to Jess Winters and solve the mystery of the teenage girl who disappeared eighteen years earlier. Author Bryn Chancellor maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart Skillfully by interweaving multiple points of view in Sycamore.
Ages 11-14: Make, create, craft, hack and tinker this summer with Maker Camp at the Vigo County Public Library. Maker Camp is a dynamic global community developed by Google and Make Magazine to encourage your middle schooler to become a creative problem solver, visionary thinker and courageous doer. Pick and choose which sessions you'd like to attend-- or attend them all. Please register for each session separately. LED Magnetic Dartboards/Light Up Roto Copters - Build two projects which both light up. Create your own magnetic
dartboard with LED "darts" plus a spinning and flying Roto Copter
that lights up with the help of Circuit Stickers.
With the 2018 election fast approaching, the term "fake news" is being used a lot in the media and by candidates. Learn what fake news actually is and how to identify it using the same research techniques as your librarians.
T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to assume the throne as king. When enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, T'Challa must find a way to save his people.
Summer Lego Duplo classes rock at your library!Songs, games and creative play are part of each Lego Duplo class and allow for positive social interaction between children. Enjoy Mommy & Me / Daddy & Me BRICKS 4 KIDZ® classes this summer which focus on sounds.
Enjoy refreshments as you play traditional and non-traditional Bingo. Prizes will be offered to the first to call out, "Bingo!" All levels of experience welcome. Bingo cards and number markers will be provided.
Sign up for our 2018 Summer Reading Program at the Honey Creek Mall. Enjoy activities, art projects and music-making opportunities for the entire family.
Ages 0-5: Wear your pajamas for stories, songs, and crafts before bedtime! Each week will focus on a different musical genre. Story time will last approximately 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of craft and play time.
The Teen Advisory Board is responsible for helping to plan teen programs and volunteering at many library events. If you are a teen and would like to join the Teen Advisory Board, contact Eric Alsip at ealsip@vigo.lib.in.us or call him at (812) 232-1113 x 2275.
Ages 0-5: Children will explore some of the great outdoors in West Branch's Nature Explore Classroom while listening, singing and playing. Parents and caregivers are invited to participate during this special outdoor storytime.
Do you know your birds by song alone? Explore the vocal gymnastics
performed by several common birds and learn how to commit bird songs to memory using
spectrograms. Presented by Amber Slaughterbeck and the Wabash Valley Audubon Society.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bring your toddler to the Library for interactive stories, songs, dancing and activities from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be 30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Ages 10-12: Learn food safety, kitchen safety and kid-friendly recipes for appetizers, snacks, main dishes and beverages. Each child who registers will receive a cookbook and a small kitchen gadget to take home.
Test
your knowledge of music across genres and decades with picture
clues, sound clips and general trivia. Work with a team or alone. Winners will take home a trophy and gift card prizes.
Ages 3-5: Bring your preschooler to the Library for interactive stories,
songs, dancing, crafts and play from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be
30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Ages 11-14: Make, create, craft, hack and tinker this summer with Maker Camp at the Vigo County Public Library. Maker Camp is a dynamic global community developed by Google and Make Magazine to encourage your middle schooler to become a creative problem solver, visionary think and courageous doer. Pick and choose which sessions you'd like to attend-- or attend them all. Please register for each session separately. Make it sing! Make musical devices using everyday materials. You'll get to:Build music-making projects using a pencil sketch and other conductive materials connected to a MaKey MaKey Board. Get started with computer coding by remixing a Scratch musical project.Explore and become curious about the electrical properties of everyday materials.
Summer Lego Duplo classes rock at your library!Songs, games and creative play are part of each Lego Duplo class and allow for positive social interaction between children. Enjoy Mommy & Me / Daddy & Me BRICKS 4 KIDZ® classes this summer which focus on sounds.
Enjoy refreshments as you play traditional and non-traditional Bingo. Prizes will be offered to the first to call out, "Bingo!" All levels of experience welcome. Bingo cards and number markers will be provided.
Ages 12 & Up: Take your 3D printing to the next level at this demonstration of the new 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. Perfect if you have taken the Intro to 3D Printing.
Ages 0-5: Wear your pajamas for stories, songs, and crafts before bedtime! Each week will focus on a different musical genre. Story time will last approximately 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of craft and play time.
Ages 0-5. Children will sing along to music, move their bodies with egg shakers and scarves, hear stories, and participate in crafts or playtime. Parents and caregivers are invited to participate with their children during this fun and interactive storytime.
Ages 12-18: Are you an expert in all things pop, rock and hip hop? Show off your knowledge and compete to be the first to identify some of the biggest hits in music history. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Refreshments will be provided.
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.
Do you need additional guidance in your genealogical research? Or help scanning documents and photos? Sign up for assistance from a Wabash Valley Genealogy Society member with experience in specific areas of research. Please bring a USB thumb drive for scans. Registration begins Friday, June 1 in the Special Collections Department. Walk-ins are welcome if there are vacancies available.
Abstract expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner were famous for their "splatter" paintings. Learn about these artists and their techniques before making your own splatter painting. Please be prepared to work outside, weather allowing.
Enjoy a narrative performance of Vigo County's past 200 years. Performed by the Community Theatre of Terre Haute, Vigo County Historical Society, Wabash Valley Genealogy Society and Vigo County Public Library.
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.
All ages: Rock out with The Lemon Brothers Band and The Max Power Trio at this community summer block party with music, food, games and activities for all ages. Attendees will receive one free Kona Ice. Additional food will be available for purchase from various local food vendors. West Branch will be open for all regular services from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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.
Learn about life in early Vigo County from Hal Johnston, including the territorial boundaries, formation of the townships and how county and township government functioned under the Constitution of 1816.
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.
Do you write songs and want to meet others interested in the craft? Improve your songwriting by sharing your songs and receiving feedback from area songwriters. Bring one song (on a CD, laptop, phone or an acoustic instrument) and 10 lyric
sheets. Be ready to listen, encourage and grow. For more information, contact Tracy@TracyRichardsonMusic.com.
Drop by with your tablet to learn how to borrow ebooks, movies, music and more or to get answers to other basic tech questions. Staff cannot do repairs.
Ages 8-14: Join the West Gamers' Alliance to play video games - competitive and cooperative, old and new - and enjoy snacks while hanging out with friends.
Bring your toddler to the Library for interactive stories, songs, dancing and activities from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be 30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Ages 0-5: Join Mother Goose for an interactive storytime with books, songs, rhymes and musical instruments. You and your child will play together and develop early literacy skills.
Ages 0-5: Join Mother Goose for an interactive storytime with books, songs, rhymes and musical instruments. You and your child will play together and develop early literacy skills.
Ages 10-12: Learn food safety, kitchen safety and kid-friendly recipes for appetizers, snacks, main dishes and beverages. Each child who registers will receive a cookbook and a small kitchen gadget to take home.
Ages 12-18: Learn the basics of creating your own beats with GarageBand, whether you like country, hip hop, or anything in between. You will be able to share your creation at the end of the session.
Ages 19 and Up: Play Mortal Kombat, Mario Kart, Super Smash Brothers and more at this adult only video game night. Wii U, PS4 and XBox games will be available. Refreshments will be provided.
Ages 3-5: Bring your preschooler to the Library for interactive stories,
songs, dancing, crafts and play from 10:00am to 10:30am. There will be
30 minutes of free play offered from 10:30am to 11:00am.
Ages 11-14: Make, create, craft, hack and tinker this summer with Maker Camp at the Vigo County Public Library. Maker Camp is a dynamic global community developed by Google and Make Magazine to encourage your middle schooler to become a creative problem solver, visionary thinker and courageous doer. Pick and choose which sessions you'd like to attend-- or attend them all. Please register for each session separately. Electro Fishing - Make and take home your own fishing game to test your
dexterity. Create origami fish and construct your own pond. Can you catch fish
without setting off the buzzer?
Treva Cook from the Wabash Valley Herb Society will demonstrate that you don't have to be an expert gardener to have your own herb
garden. Learn what to plant in a culinary garden, and how to care for it. You
will also learn when to harvest your herbs and ways to preserve them. Last but
not least, tips on how to use them for cooking.
Summer Lego Duplo classes rock at your library!Songs, games and creative play are part of each Lego Duplo class and allow for positive social interaction between children. Enjoy Mommy & Me / Daddy & Me BRICKS 4 KIDZ® classes this summer which focus on sounds.
Enjoy refreshments as you play traditional and non-traditional Bingo. Prizes will be offered to the first to call out, "Bingo!" All levels of experience welcome. Bingo cards and number markers will be provided.
Ages 0-5: Wear your pajamas for stories, songs, and crafts before bedtime! Each week will focus on a different musical genre. Story time will last approximately 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of craft and play time.
Max
and Annie's weekly couples game night takes an unexpected turn during an
interactive role-playing mystery game when the participants find themselves
entangled in a real-life mystery.
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 are invited to participate during this interactive storytime.
Learn to write simple and evocative collaborative poems that draw on the traditional Japanese poetry forms of linked verse and haiku. Dr. John Maraldo, professor emeritus from the University of North Florida, and Dr. Arthur Feinsod, professor of theater and university honors at Indiana State University, will provide a historical and literary overview of these two ancient traditions, then lead you and your friends through creating your own poems. No previous writing experience is necessary. Refreshments will be provided.
