This book group is designed for readers and non-readers.
Participants can enjoy stories, and be guided through discussion and activities related to the reading.
Celebrate Latinx Heritage month with this month?s films featuring Latinx leads!
September 6: Encanto
September 20: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
September 27: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Book Club dedicated to reading a wide variety of books on the civil war. This month's selection is Lincoln's Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion After the Civil War by Elizabeth D. Leonard.
Tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Amor Towels about his incredible body of work, including A Gentleman in Moscow and The Lincoln Highway.
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Children ages 1 to 5 years and their families are invited to join us for Family Storytime! This program features fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement while building early literacy skills.
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.
Meet Soman Chainani, a NYT bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil series (recently adapted into a Netflix movie). He will speak on the plaza, followed by a meet and greet / book signing.
Visit the BCPL booth at Columbus Pride to check out books, win prizes, find library information, and meet Soman Chainani, author of the New York Times bestselling series, The School for Good and Evil.
To support Farrah Fox's senior project, come hang out in the teen section and create some spooky Halloween arts and crafts!
2nd: Drawing and coloring
16th: DIY hanging garlands
Celebrate Banned Books Week and your freedom to read with BCPL librarians on the plaza. Bring your own book, check one out from the library, or choose from a variety of oft-challenged books on display
Join us for a one-hour session with certified yoga and chair yoga instructor. These sessions are great for beginners and those who want to focus on gentle practice.
Columbus - Teen Area,Non-Library Location (See description)
Explore this year?s exhibitions with Tour Guide Dakota! Meet at the Teen Area or at the first listed exhibit for each date. See long description for each date's locations.
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a computer looks like? Have you wondered what makes a clock tick? Satisfy your curiosity and help us take things apart to see what we can discover!
Come eat pizza from a location with Drew. Will the pizza be haunted? Maybe. It?s October. Will the pizza be shaped like a jack-o-lantern? Yes, if you consider circles to be jack-o-lantern shaped.
Dakota will bring a selection of games for attendees to choose from. Bringing your own game is encouraged. We will meet at Columbus Bar, located at 322 4th St, Columbus, IN 47201.
Join us for a one-hour session with certified yoga and chair yoga instructor. These sessions are great for beginners and those who want to focus on gentle practice.
Columbus - Teen Area,Non-Library Location (See description)
Explore this year?s exhibitions with Tour Guide Dakota! Meet at the Teen Area or at the first listed exhibit for each date. See long description for each date's locations.
Experience nature at night with Sycamore Land Trust and BCPL at Touch the Earth Natural Area. During the hike, we will use all our senses to explore the nocturnal happenings at the preserve.
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.
Children and their families are invited to join us for Family Storytime about this weekend's eclipse! This program features fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement while building literacy skills.
Watch the annular eclipse from the library plaza, as the moon casts a partial shadow over the sun. Enjoy multiple crafting stations and learn to use a sunspotter.
To support Farrah Fox's senior project, come hang out in the teen section and create some spooky Halloween arts and crafts!
2nd: Drawing and coloring
16th: DIY hanging garlands
Join us for a one-hour session with certified yoga and chair yoga instructor. These sessions are great for beginners and those who want to focus on gentle practice.
Columbus - Teen Area,Non-Library Location (See description)
Explore this year?s exhibitions with Tour Guide Dakota! Meet at the Teen Area or at the first listed exhibit for each date. See long description for each date's locations.
You?re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days. Register
Teen Mental Health First Aid teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in themselves, their friends, and peers.
The prison heist continues! Create a level 5, fifth edition character prior to the game or use a pre-created character. This game is beginner-friendly and new players are welcome. Materials provided.
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.
Children ages 1 to 5 years and their families are invited to join us for Family Storytime! This program features fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement while building early literacy skills.
Discuss your favorite anime and manga with others. We will select an anime to watch together after a short group discussion. Snacks and drinks provided.
Tweens can join library staff to learn and practice the basics of both crocheting and knitting. Beginners welcome, no experience needed! Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!
Get to know your fellow local gardeners and bring your excess seeds from your harvest to swap with others and with the library?s Cleo?s Seed Share. All are welcome.
