Upcoming Events

Join us for a Storytime with Captain Joe Hall from the Valparaiso Police Department! We will read stories, learn more about being a police officer, and enjoy a craft! 

Enjoy painting outside in the library garden. Kids of all ages are welcome. Dress to get messy. Registration is required.

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.

Build Lego with us and we will put them on display! Just bring your creativity and smiles! Ages 5-12 

Transform old vinyl records into unique works of art! In this fun workshop, you'll get to paint and design your own vinyl record, expressing your creativity with bold colors and designs.

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 a storytime where we focus on a daily letter and promote enthusiasm for reading to toddlers!

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. 

This month’s Read Between the Lines book is “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” (Young Reader's Edition) by William Kamkwamba!

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.  

Join us for a discussion on The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. 

Walk-ins welcome! 

Learn about a Master Artist and create a masterpiece of your own to take home!

This month we are learning about Frida Kahlo and her Casa Azul by creating a "blue house" diorama using cardboard and other mixed media!

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.

Come read a different book every month! This month is "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

An interactive monthly program geared towards children 5+. This month we will be doing a fun game comparison of Reptiles and Amphibians.  We will also be painting a small turtle.  Registration is required.

We provide the LEGOs and you provide the creativity! Registration is required.

Children ages 6-11 are invited to learn, craft, and create! This month's theme is lemons. Registration is required and opens 4/16/25.

Dive into the soothing world of color theory and let your creativity flow as you craft your very own color wheel Mandala.  All supplies and snacks are provided.  Registration is required.

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.