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Notes on Blindness: A VR Experience

All Day 3/1 - 4/30
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
Big Read, Computers & Tech
Age Group:
Adults
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Ages 12 & Up: Travel with Professor John Hull as he documents his experience of entirely losing his sight after years of steady deterioration in the award-winning virtual reality film Notes on Blindness: Into the Darkness.

Entrepreneur's Office Hours

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Collaborative Space 6 at Main Library
Program Type:
Careers & Employment
Age Group:
All Ages
:

Starting, growing, or relocating your business? Let Jared Ell, your regional Ecosystem Navigator from the West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, connect you with the resources you need!

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Libratory

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring, Gardening & Nature, Storytime, STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Children
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Ages 6–11: Do you have a budding artist or a mad scientist whose creativity is waiting to be unleashed?

Illustration of two children at the mouth of a cave, a dragon watching from inside

MagiKids

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Teens
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Ages 8–18: Start your child on the journey to becoming a powerful wizard with Magic: The Gathering, a turn-based trading card game, and MagiKids!

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Sitting Pretty With Cats

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community
Program Type:
Big Read, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
:

Author Rebekah Taussig reflects on what it was like growing up as a paralyzed girl, what it means to live in a body that doesn’t fit, and how disability affects us all in her memoir Sitting Pretty. 

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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Art Adventures

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers
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Ages 3–5: It’s time to get messy with Art Adventures!

Young girl with drumsticks

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers
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Ages 2–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music Makers Storytime.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Meeting Room A at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Main Library
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Clay Nature Printing

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children
:

Ages 6–11: Celebrate the arrival of spring with your little one and create an easy clay relief together at Clay Nature Printing.

Open
Required
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Looking for Mr. Wright: An Artist's View of Frank Lloyd Wright

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community
Program Type:
Speakers & Lectures
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Best known for his organic architecture and a herald of the Prairie School movement in the early 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright is one of America’s most prominent and prolific architects.

Open
Required
Offsite Event

Holiday Closing

All Day
Main Library, West Branch Library, 12 Points

All Library locations will be closed in observance of this holiday.

Closing

VCSC ELL Class

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:30am
Lifelong Learning Center at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

English Second Language Class

Main Library
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Coffee & Crosswords

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Family & Community
Age Group:
Adults
:

Sharpen your pencil and your mind at Coffee & Crosswords! Spend an hour relaxing with crosswords or word searches while you sip on coffee and chat with other cruciverbalists—a fifteen letter word for people who enjoy crosswords.

Infant looking at book

Tiny Tot Time

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers
Tiny Tot Time:

Ages 0–2: Introduce your infant or toddler to new books, experiences, and skills while you strengthen your bond with them at Tiny Tot Time! In this group setting, your child will i...

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Community Resource Fair

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Rooms A, B, C & D at Main Library
Program Type:
Big Read, Civics, Family & Community, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages
:

Are you or someone you love struggling with mental health, addiction, childcare, employment, or living conditions? Find help at the Community Resource Fair!

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Crafternoons @ West

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
:

Grab your yarn and crochet hooks, your fabric and sewing supplies, or even your junk journal and washi tape for a relaxing afternoon at Crafternoons.

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Adventures Unbound: A Library D&D Campaign

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
Escape Rooms, Games & Trivia
Age Group:
Adults
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Ages 16 & Up: Have you ever dreamed of being a formidable fighter wielding a broadsword or a cunning wizard with a tome of arcane spells in hand?

Girl Sharing Her Book with a Dog

Read to Rover

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room A | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
Children, Teens
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All Ages: Share a book with a furry friend from Love on a Leash.

Vigo County Public Library Board Meeting

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Rooms B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Library Board Meeting:

The Vigo County Public Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Monday of each month. The meeting is open to the public. 

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Introduction to Implicit Bias

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Rooms A, B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Big Read, Careers & Employment, Family & Community
Age Group:
Adults
:

Update: Due to circumstances beyond our control, this program has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Cancelled
Required

Fostering Emotional Intelligence in Youth: The Role of Adult Modeling

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Meeting Rooms A, B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Big Read, Careers & Employment, Civics, Family & Community, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Children and teenagers learn empathy, resilience, and self-regulation by watching the adults in their lives.

Open
Required
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Baby Lap Sit Storytime

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies
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Ages 0–1: Strengthen your bond with your little one through songs, stories, and bounces at Baby Lap Sit Storytime.

Harm Reduction Outreach

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lobby at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

The Wabash Valley Recovery Center is handing out free, no questions asked Narcan, Testing Strips, Safe Using Kits, and Hygiene Products and education. 

Main Library