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Tweens can join library staff to learn more about fiber arts!
11/4 - Teen Authors 11/9 - Novels 11/16 - Poetry 11/23 - Short Stories 11/30 - Novellas
Join us at the library for Family Storytime!
Join us at the library for Toddler Time!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
It's a micro party! If you'd prefer to build in a group, this time is for you! Make your model for the Micro Brickish Makeoff!
Join us for a Teen Hangout! There will be a possibility of games, crafts, and definitely fun!
Bring the family for a fun, hands-on crafternoon! Create a seasonal craft together with plenty of room for creativity. This drop-in program is designed for families and all skill levels.
4 - Ratatouille 11 - Good Burger 18 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Children in grades 1-6 are invited to join us for Drama Club! This monthly program will explore fun theater and stage activities.
This relaxed program is a baby-friendly introduction to storytime.
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Stop by after school and join us for some laid-back fun as we play our way through our collection of board, card, and dice games. Game selection may vary.
Learn to play new games and enjoy older ones in this afterschool games club. Play an assortment of board games and card games, and enjoy games on our new gaming PCs and arcade machine.
Enjoy a free storytime in the event room!
¡Los niños están invitados a una hora de cuentos y cantos! Children and their caregivers are invited to a storytime in Spanish!
Drop in for Friday Fun Day! Enjoy a fun afternoon of crafts, games, movies, and snacks. Activities vary each week and are open to children, tweens, and teens.
11/4 - Teen Authors 11/9 - Novels 11/16 - Poetry 11/23 - Short Stories 11/30 - Novellas
Card collectors, trainers, gamers, and fans are all welcome to join as we learn and talk about all things Pokemon!
Join us at the library for Family Storytime!
Join us at the library for Toddler Time!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Dip your apple slices in caramel and add a variety of available toppings. Available while supplies last.
Card collectors, trainers, gamers, and fans are all welcome to join as we learn and talk about all things Pokemon!
Do you love robotics, coding, building, just science in general? Join your friends for an hour of fun including Hack Pack, Coding, Robot Fights and More!
Children ages 1-5 and their caregiver can join us outside at the LEX anytime between 11:15-12:00 for our annual Tots' Turkey Trot!
Join us for a Teen Hangout! There will be a possibility of games, crafts, and definitely fun!
Card collectors, trainers, gamers, and fans are all welcome to join as we learn and talk about all things Pokemon!
4 - Ratatouille 11 - Good Burger 18 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Cuddle up with Clover, the therapy dog, to hear stories and poems! After the librarian reads, you are welcome to take a turn reading to Clover!
Join us to play Magic: the Gathering! If you have never played before we will teach you how!
This relaxed program is a baby-friendly introduction to storytime.
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Stop by after school and join us for some laid-back fun as we play our way through our collection of board, card, and dice games. Game selection may vary.
Learn to play new games and enjoy older ones in this afterschool games club. Play an assortment of board games and card games, and enjoy games on our new gaming PCs and arcade machine.
Create a level 5, fifth edition character prior to the game or use a pre-created character to explore the world of D&D. This game is beginner-friendly. All materials provided.
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Card collectors, trainers, gamers, and fans are all welcome to join as we learn and talk about all things Pokemon!
Learn to make a cinched beanie using a half-double crochet stitch in back loops only. Also, learn how you can use this pattern at home or in the Teen Room to earn volunteer hours!
Move, dance, and hear a story at this unique dancing storytime!
11/4 - Teen Authors 11/9 - Novels 11/16 - Poetry 11/23 - Short Stories 11/30 - Novellas
Help finalize February and March teen programs and start thinking about April, May, and summer reading programs for 2027!
Get your stomach ready! Family member against family member, you will create the best dish with the ingredients provided! May the tastiest win!
Join us at the library for Family Storytime!
Join us at the library for Toddler Time!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Join us for a Teen Hangout! There will be a possibility of games, crafts, and definitely fun!
Kids of all ages can drop in anytime between 11:15-12 to make a classic handprint turkey! This is a drop-in program, the craft will take around 10-15 minutes. Please dress to get messy!
11/4 - Teen Authors 11/9 - Novels 11/16 - Poetry 11/23 - Short Stories 11/30 - Novellas
Join a group of new but enthusiastic DND wannabees. We will all learn together!
Join us at the library for Family Storytime!
Join us at the library for Toddler Time!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Join us for a Teen Hangout! There will be a possibility of games, crafts, and definitely fun!
Stop by and join us for some laid-back fun as we play our way through our collection of board, card, and dice games. Game selection may vary.
This program is designed to help teens develop practical public speaking skills, with a focus on naturally building these skills through exposure.
2 - Gremlins 9 - Krampus 16 - A Nightmare before Christmas
Hey homeschoolers! Come hang out at the library, make some friends and learn something new! This month, it's Grinch Season!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Learn to play new games and enjoy older ones in this afterschool games club. Play an assortment of board games and card games, and enjoy games on our gaming PCs.
On this Not So Silent Night, join us for an evening of cozy winter celebration on the plaza and inside the library!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Make your own snow that will never melt! All materials provided.
Celebrate the holidays with the American Girls. Make crafts the girls would have made in their time or make a present for your doll! Make and eat a delicious gingerbread house and play holiday games!
Pour a little joy with Turning Point! Choose your favorite scent and color, pour an 8 oz. candle, and design a custom label. A fun self-care activity?or a thoughtful holiday gift!
Join us at the library for Family Storytime!
Join us at the library for Toddler Time!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
De-stress from finals by visiting with dogs from the Bartholomew County Humane Society.
Pour a little joy with Turning Point! Choose your favorite scent and color, pour an 8 oz. candle, and design a custom label. A fun self-care activity?or a thoughtful holiday gift!
Get some of that winter energy out at a playdate at the library! We'll have blocks, a Cozy Bakery dramatic play area, big stuffies, music, and more!
Join us for a Teen Hangout! There will be a possibility of games, crafts, and definitely fun!
2 - Gremlins 9 - Krampus 16 - A Nightmare before Christmas
Children in grades 1-6 are invited to join us for Drama Club! This monthly program will explore fun theater and stage activities.
Pour a little joy with Turning Point! Choose your favorite scent and color, pour an 8 oz. candle, and design a custom label. A fun self-care activity?or a thoughtful holiday gift!
Bring your homework and your questions?we?re happy to help! Sign up for a one-hour time slot and work through your assignments.
Stop by after school and join us for some laid-back fun as we play our way through our collection of board, card, and dice games. Game selection may vary.
Learn to play new games and enjoy older ones in this afterschool games club. Play an assortment of board games and card games, and enjoy games on our gaming PCs.
Create a level 5, fifth edition character prior to the game or use a pre-created character to explore the world of D&D. This game is beginner-friendly. All materials provided.
¡Los niños están invitados a una hora de cuentos y cantos! Children and their caregivers are invited to a storytime in Spanish!
Columbus is a small Indiana city famous for its modern architecture: Cummins, the engine maker headquartered here, paid the architects' fees for decades, and the result is churches, schools and public buildings by Eero Saarinen, I. M. Pei and others. Mill Race Park along the river and the kidscommons children's museum downtown are the family stops. Bartholomew County Public Library's main building is the I. M. Pei one, with a Henry Moore arch in front.
Holiday events for kids in Columbus, 2026: tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits and gingerbread workshops, day by day.
22 children’s events are on in Columbus in the next seven days, read every night from the calendars of Bartholomew County Public Library (5 branches, 180 upcoming programmes). Library programmes are free. Museum and zoo events say “admission may apply”; check the venue for prices.
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Yes and no. Every event, time, address and link is open to anyone. An account only lets you save outings you plan to go to.
Each library and venue calendar is re-read every night, so a cancelled storytime disappears within a day. Times are shown in Columbus’s own time zone.
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