Event List

A fun-filled 30 min interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, musical instruments, books, and more to stimulate the learning process for babies and toddlers. Registration requested.  

An interactive Storytime for ages 2-5. Songs, rhymes, games, crafts and so much more! No registration required, just drop in. Families welcome!

Join us for stories, songs & fun learning activities for young children- Ages 3 & up. Families welcome! Registration is required.

A fun-filled 30 min interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, musical instruments, books, and more to stimulate the learning process for babies and toddlers. Registration requested.  

Have you always wanted to learn how to knit but didn't know where to start?  Have you tried in the past but got stuck on something and had no where to get help?  Join us every other week for a beginner knitting class.

Join us as we play BINGO and win free books! 

Children ages 6-12 are invited to practice a painting technique called pointillism, which uses small dots of color to create an image. Registration is required and opens on 4/2/25.

Join the Kout's Pageturners for a discussion of S.A. Cosby's All the sinners bleed.

Come in and paint fowl painting while enjoying some soda or coffee! This program is ran akin to Bob Ross's "The Joy of Painting." For ages 16+ 

Join us for stories, songs and fun! No registration required. Ages: 3-5

Join us for stories, songs & fun learning activities for young children- Ages 3 & up. Families welcome! Registration is required.

Learn about a master artist and create a masterpiece to take home!

We will be learning about the famous artist Gustav Klimt using a scratch-paper technique to create a "golden cat" art piece.

Workshop Class to learn the basics of crochet.  Workshop is designed for those with little or no experience with crochet. Please bring yarn and hook if you are able.

You are invited to join Art Barn School of Art instructor and Art Within Reach alumna Leslie Cefali at the Portage Branch for a 6-week class designed for ages 65 and older.

Join us for STEM activities and other science fun! 

Ages 8-12.

*Experiments tend to be messy please dress accordingly*

This storytime is a celebration of all children’s differing abilities. It is designed to be inclusive of sensory processing differences and will feature a more relaxed tone than our regular Family Storytimes.

FIREFLY AWARD BOOK STORYTIME! Join us for a special outdoor Storytime celebrating the Indiana Firefly Award Books for little readers. Geared towards ages 2-5, but kids of all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

Join us for simple stories, songs and playtime! Ages birth-2 years. Please register for only one time slot as both sessions are the same. 

An interactive Storytime for ages 2-5. Songs, rhymes, games, crafts and so much more! No registration required, just drop in. Families welcome!

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and a social/playtime to follow, for children ages 0-2yrs and their caregivers. Registration is required. 

Join us for Spring Into Storytime! This fun program is geared to Preschoolers (2-5). We will read stories, sing songs, create a craft and do other fun activities related to the theme. Registration is required. 

Join us for simple stories, songs and playtime! Ages birth-2 years. Please register for only one time slot as both sessions are the same. 

This month in Emerging Readers, we’re reading “Mouse Soup” by Arnold Lobel.

A fun-filled 30 min interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, musical instruments, books, and more to stimulate the learning process for babies and toddlers. Registration requested.