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Mon, Jun 01, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Ellettsville Branch - Ellettsville Meeting Room A/B Combo
Celebrate the start of the All-Ages Summer Reading Program with games, crafts, and snacks! Ages 2-12.

Mon, Jun 01, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Downtown Library - Children's Program Room
Kick off our All-Ages Summer Reading Program (and maybe your shoes) and make your own set of dinosaur tracks! Ages 3-12.

Thu, Jun 04, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room B
It's more than just a book club! This Literary Society is exclusively for tweens to explore new books, music, activities, and more while building your very own library of interests. Ages 9-12.
Registration opens Thursday, May 7 2026 at 5:00pm

Fri, Jun 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Downtown Library - Auditorium
Come see Indiana's own Puppet Theater Company, Roz Puppets. They're fun, furry, and unforgettable! All ages.

Fri, Jun 05, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room A/B Combo
Come see Indiana's own Puppet Theater Company, Roz Puppets. They're fun, furry, and unforgettable! All ages.

Fri, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Library - Children's Program Room
Explore paleontology and art at the Downtown Library. Design and create your own dinosaur sculpture with provided materials, then take it home! All ages.
Registration opens Wednesday, May 6 2026 at 2:00pm

Fri, Jun 05, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Ellettsville Branch - Ellettsville Meeting Room A/B Combo
Come see Indiana's own Puppet Theater Company, Roz Puppets. They're fun, furry, and unforgettable! All ages.

Mon, Jun 08, 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Downtown Library - Auditorium
Come down to the Downtown Library for a family-friendly movie viewing of "The Land Before Time" (1988). All ages.

Tue, Jun 09, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ellettsville Branch - Ellettsville Meeting Room B
Join us for a screening of "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) at the Ellettsville Branch. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Ages 5-12.

Fri, Jun 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Downtown Library - Children's Program Room
Learn how to use our printing press, then design and print your own dinosaur image. Ages 7-12.

Fri, Jun 12, 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Flatwoods Park
Join us for a screening of "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) at Flatwoods Park. All ages.

Sat, Jun 13, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Downtown Library - Meeting Room 1B/C Combo
Come for an hour or stay the whole day as we kick off our All-Ages Summer Reading Program with this reading extravaganza! Ages birth-12.

Mon, Jun 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Downtown Library - Meeting Room 1B
Bring your curiosity to learn about crane identification, special tools, and tracking skills with the International Crane Foundation as a part of our Summer Reading Program! Ages 10-14.

Mon, Jun 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ellettsville Branch - Ellettsville Meeting Room B
Enjoy making art, learning about important artists throughout history, and hanging out with other kids. Ages 7-12.
Registration opens Monday, May 18 2026 at 4:30pm

Tue, Jun 16, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room A/B Combo
Create a dino-riffic story board, then dive in and make it come to life in a stop motion animated video! Kids will be paired up with partners to make their creations come to life. Ages 7-12.
Registration opens Tuesday, May 19 2026 at 1:00pm

Sat, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Downtown Library - Children's Program Room
You and your team have just made a groundbreaking discovery. There's just one problem: All of your evidence has gone missing! Can you recover your stolen research before time runs out? Age 7 and up.
Registration opens Thursday, May 21 2026 at 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 22, 9:00am - 10:30am
External Location
Junior Explorers is a community for young nature lovers! Join us for creek stomping and fossil hunting at Sherwood Oaks Park. Dress to get wet. Ages 2-7.
Registration opens Saturday, May 23 2026 at 9:00am

Mon, Jun 22, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Downtown Library - Learn and Play Space (LAPS),Tween Space
Dinosaur's have hidden their eggs all over the Downtown Library Children's Department. Find where they've hidden them and win a special prize! Ages birth-12.

Tue, Jun 23, 10:00am - 11:30am
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room A/B Combo
Drop in to celebrate your love of dinosaurs with us! We'll work our way through activities, games, experiments, and more. Dress to mess. Ages 3-6.

Sat, Jun 27, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Downtown Library - Children's Program Room
Ever wanted to know what archaeologists do and what tools they use to study humanity's past? Come to the Downtown Library and learn with hands-on activities! All ages.

Mon, Jun 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room A/B Combo
Learn how to create bath bombs complete with a cool dinosaur figure inside! Each attendee will go home with their own bath bomb and a bath bomb mold that they can reuse to make more. Ages 7-12.
Registration opens Monday, June 1 2026 at 1:00pm

Tue, Jun 30, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Southwest Branch - Meeting Room A/B Combo
WildCare Inc. Animal Ambassador, Sully, will be at the Southwest Branch! This giant African spurred tortoise is ready to meet you and have his handlers tell you all about him. Age 5 and up.
Registration opens Tuesday, June 2 2026 at 1:30pm

Tue, Jun 30, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ellettsville Branch - Ellettsville Meeting Room A/B Combo
Due to an injury that left him unable to fly, Vincent can't be released in the wild. Instead, his job is to teach people about bats and their importance to our ecosystem. Age 5 and up.
Registration opens Tuesday, June 2 2026 at 4:30pm