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Upcoming Events
Youngest Artists (Take -n-Make Registration)
Tue, Jan 19, All day
Columbus - Take and Make
Reserve your art kit for ages 1-5.
This event is full
Virtual Family Game Night: Sketch It! (Via Zoom)
Tue, Jan 19, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Columbus - Zoom
Do you enjoy drawing?
Training Techniques for Our Animals:Positive or Permissive? - via Facebook Live
Tue, Jan 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Facebook
Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Melissa R. Shyan-Norwalt, PhD, CAAB, covers the scientific basis and evidence for and against training styles. Applies to a variety of pets that are trained.
A Super SIlly Storytime (Via Facebook/Youtube)
Wed, Jan 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Columbus - Facebook
Get ready to laugh and wiggle in this super silly, joke filled storytime. We'll move, sing, laugh, and read a very funny book!
Senior Virtual Café via Zoom
Wed, Jan 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Columbus
Join us for an Eye Spy game featuring items you will remember from the past. Register with Sandy Allman, [email protected], or 812-379-1278, and she will send you the Zoom link.
Your Mental Health via Zoom
Wed, Jan 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Zoom 1
Clinical therapist Lynn Pittman, MSW, LCSW, covers ways to maintain a healthy mental state while dealing with the stress that COVID presents and the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Yoga via Zoom
Wed, Jan 20, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbus
Enjoy a free yoga class from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. Today's class features Intro to Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page. Register
Captain Cash: Grades 2-5
Thu, Jan 21, 11:00am - 11:45am
Columbus
Learn some basic money management skills!
Yoga via Zoom
Fri, Jan 22, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Columbus - Non-Library Location (See description)
Enjoy free yoga sessions from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. Today's class is Mindful Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page.Register
Virtual Tour of the Yellow Trail Museum (Via Facebook)
Fri, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Hope - Facebook
Have you ever had an opportunity to visit the Yellow Trail Museum?
Home Cheesemaking via Zoom
Mon, Jan 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Zoom 1
Learn about the ingredients, equipment and techniques for making your own cheese with experienced home cheesemaker Mark Lyons during this live event.
Family STEAM: Indoor Snowball Launchers (Kit Registration)
Tue, Jan 26, All day
Columbus - Take and Make
Learn about physics and the laws of motion!
This event is full
Dining with Diabetes via Zoom
Tue, Jan 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Columbus - Non-Library Location (See description)
Four-week virtual course includes planning meals and snacks with healthy recipes, and more. $10 fee prior to Jan 8, $15 after. Contact Harriet Armstrong at [email protected] or call 812-379-1665.
Family Trivia: Toys (Via Zoom)
Tue, Jan 26, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Columbus - Zoom
Join us for a fun evening of trivia!
All Book'd Book Club via Zoom
Tue, Jan 26, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Columbus - Zoom
Join staff members Shelly Bishop and Maria McCarrick and discuss "The Pull of the Stars" by Emma Donoghue. Pick up a copy of the book via curbside. Zoom link sent after registering.
Remembering the Holocaust.. Remembering Eva Kor via Zoom
Wed, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Zoom 1
Charles Moman presents footage of his visits to Auschwitz and other Nazi camps in Poland on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He includes memories of his friend Eva Kor.
Yoga via Zoom
Wed, Jan 27, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbus
Enjoy a free yoga class from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. Today's class features Chair Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page. Register
Captain Cash: Grades 2-5
Thu, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:45am
Columbus
Learn some basic money management skills!
Yoga via Zoom
Fri, Jan 29, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Columbus - Non-Library Location (See description)
Enjoy free yoga sessions from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. Today's class is Vinyasa Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page. Register
Blackwell Park Storywalk
Mon, Feb 01, All day
Columbus
Participate in February's Storywalk located at Blackwell Park!
Make a Hug Kit
Mon, Feb 01, All day
Columbus - Take and Make
Make a mail-able paper hug to send to someone you miss hugging! Pickup at the desk or curbside. No registration required. Available while supplies last.
Downtown Storywalk
Mon, Feb 01, All day
Columbus - Non-Library Location (See description)
Participate in our February Downtown Storywalk!
Personalized Storytimes - Toddlers, Preschoolers & Kids
Mon, Feb 01, All day
Columbus
Request a very special storytime!
Adult Take & Make
Tue, Feb 02, All day
Columbus
Pick up a kit and then decorate a ceramic mug with heart motif temporary tattoos. Limit of eight. Kits can be picked up via our Curbside Service after February 1.
This event is full
Music & Movement (Via Facebook & Youtube)
Tue, Feb 02, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Columbus - Facebook
Join in a game of Musical Hearts! Participate in a trial run of the game while viewing this video, then make your own hearts to create your own version at home.
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom - on the Underground Railroad (TM) Via Zoom
Tue, Feb 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Zoom 1
Presentation is based upon the book "Lizzie's Story: A Slave Family's Journey to Freedom." Learn how quilt codes were used by slaves, their meanings and interpretations.
Virtual Fan Club: Babysitter Club (Take & Make Grades 1-6)
Wed, Feb 03, All day
Columbus - Take and Make
In this month?s Virtual Fan Club, we?ll talk about our favorite Babysitters
Skill Builders via Zoom
Wed, Feb 03, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Columbus
This month during Skill Builders participants will decorate a ceramic mug with heart motif temporary tattoos Limit of 15. Register at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Yoga via Zoom
Wed, Feb 03, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbus
Enjoy free yoga classes from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. February 3 features Mindful Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page.Register
Artistic Tuesday (Take & Make Kit Registration)
Thu, Feb 04, All day
Columbus
Make a Valentine's Craft!
Yoga via Zoom
Fri, Feb 05, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Columbus - Non-Library Location (See description)
Enjoy free yoga sessions from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. Today's class is Power Yoga. Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page.Register
Bartholomew County Public Library Board of Trustees
Mon, Feb 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Columbus - Conference Room
Monthly meeting of the Bartholomew County Public Library Board. Open to all. Due to the Covid pandemic, the meeting may be conducted via Zoom. Email [email protected] for the link to participate.
Kids Kitchen (Take & Make Registration)
Tue, Feb 09, All day
Columbus - Take and Make
Do you like cooking?
Artistic Tuesday - Take & Make Instructional Video
Tue, Feb 09, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Columbus - Facebook
Learn how to make a Valentine's Craft!
Understanding Credit Reports & Scores During COVID via Zoom
Tue, Feb 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Columbus
Lisa Piercefield with Apprisen covers how to how to monitor your credit post COVID-19, how to access your credit report and strategies for maintaining and improving your credit.
Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement via Facebook Live
Wed, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Zoom
Master flutist Galen Abdur-Razzaq discusses and performs jazz pieces by artists who contributed to the formation and progress of the civil rights movement.
Yoga via Zoom
Wed, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbus
Enjoy a free yoga class from Registered Yoga Teacher Sonia Aponte Alberts/Yahara Yoga Studio. February 10 covers Vinyasa Yoga . Our registration button takes you to the Yahara Yoga Studio page.Register
Black History Booktalks
Thu, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Columbus - Facebook
Celebrate Black History Month!
How to Love and Be Loved via Facebook Live
Thu, Feb 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbus - Facebook
Dr. Leah Jackman-Wheitner talks about how we can each be more loving and let others in to love us.  The goal is to help you learn more about yourself and how to be more able to love and be loved. 
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