The Writers’ Group will meet on Monday, April 29, at 7pm. All that you need to join is paper and pen (or laptop, if you prefer)! If you have an excerpt of what you are working on that you'd like to share, feel free to bring it. Carolyn Statler of Three Sisters Books leads this group. Meets on the last Monday of every month. Join a supportive community dedicated to the craft of writing.

The Shelby County Public Library will close all its locations, in Morristown and the Shelbyville campus, so the library staff can enjoy the Total Solar Eclipse. Find out more information about the eclipse on our website Home Page. Just click the scrolling link!

All Shelby County Public Library locations will close early on Friday, March 29 at 5 pm in honor of Good Friday. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, the main Shelbyville Branch, and Carnegie East Wing, which houses the Computer Lab, the Genealogy & History Department, and the Friends of the Library Used Book Store.

All locations will open at 9 am on Saturday, March 30.

The Writer’s Group will meet on Monday, March 22, 2024, at 7 pm in Room A of the Annex. All that you need to join is paper and pen (or laptop, if you prefer). All ages are welcome to join the weekly writing prompts to stretch creativity, overcome writer’s block, and take your first steps to your writing dreams. Workshop your writing. Sharing is welcome, but it’s not forced.

Carolyn Statler of Three Sisters Books and Gifts leads this group, which typically meets on the last Monday of every month.

Add a little Hollywood to your afternoon. Meet in the library’s Annex, Room B, to view a movie based on Harriet Tubman, escaped slave and Underground Railroad Conductor. We’ll bring the popcorn!

Movie matinees are shown the third Friday of each month. This month, we meet on Friday, March 22 at 2 pm.

All Shelby County Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, March 15 for staff training to help us better serve our patrons. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch; the Shelbyville Main building; and the Genealogy & History Department, Computer Lab, and Friends Used Book Store, which are all housed in the Carnegie East Wing.

Please use our website for help or to email questions or concerns: www.myshelbylibrary.org. You may also check the library’s Facebook, Instagram, and X pages and send us questions. All library locations will open Saturday, March 16 at their usual times. Thank you for understanding.

How many Shelby Counties are there in the United States? How did the counties get their name? How are Shelby Counties in the United States similar? What is special about different Shelby Counties? Find out during this special history presentation by Donna on March 12 at 7 pm. Meet in the Carnegie East Wing Annex’s Indiana Room for this fascinating and informative meeting.

Craft an adorable Valentine stamper using a wooden dowel, paints, pens, a sponge, and fun! Sign up for Pam’s monthly craft at the library or call the circulation desk at 317-398-7121. Once you create the stamp, we will make a card and envelope using the stamp!

6 pm session will take place in Carnegie East Wing Room C. This craft is FREE, but registration is recommended.

To keep patrons safe from the fans and dehumidifiers drying out the book stacks in the Shelby County Public Library, the Shelbyville Branch's main building will again be closed to the public on Saturday, Jan. 20. However, the Carnegie East Wing will be open! Holds may be picked up in the Computer Lab in the CEW Annex. Call the Computer Lab for holds at 317-398-7121 Ext. 303, or just call the main library number for assistance.

Send messages to the library's Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts: @myshelbylibrary

Thank you so much for understanding! Have a warm and safe weekend!

The Shelbyville Main Library Branch will be CLOSED to the public on Friday, Jan. 19. All programs in the building are CANCELLED. However, the Carnegie East Wing Annex will be open from 9 am-5 pm. If patrons need help, they may go to Carnegie East Wing, 33 W. Broadway, and we will help. Patrons may contact the library through Facebook, Instagram, and X at @myshelbylibrary or by phone 317-398-7121.

Hello, library friends! Here is an update:

The Shelbyville branch will be closed today due to a water leak that has flooded our adult services area and is leaking through the ceiling.

The Carnegie East Wing, so the Computer Lab and Shelby County Public Library Genealogy & History Department open today, with normal hours. If you need any assistance, or materials, please visit them and we will do our best to help you with your needs.

The Velma Wortman Morristown Branch - Shelby County Public Library will open with normal hours.

We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconveniences this week.

To celebrate the New Year, all library branches will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, the Shelbyville Main Branch, Carnegie East wing Annex, which houses the Computer Lab, Friends of the Library Used Book Store, and the Genealogy & History Department.

All locations open on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at their regularly scheduled times. Shelbyville Main and Carnegie East Wing will open their doors at 9 am. The Morristown Branch will open at 10 am.

As always, Libby and Hoopla will be available to check out e-books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels, documentaries, albums, and audiobooks. Check https://www.myshelbylibrary.org/ebooks-audiobooks-magazines under Your Account on the library website https://www.myshelby.org Happy reading and Happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

The Shelby County Public Library will be closed on Christmas, Dec. 25, at all of its locations. The library locations re-open on Tuesday, Dec. 26 at their regularly scheduled times. Velma Wortman Morristown Branch will re-open at 10 am. The Shelbyville Main Branch and Carnegie East Wing, which houses the library’s Genealogy & History Department, Computer Lab, and Friends of the Library Used Book Store, will all re-open at 9 am on Tuesday.

Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, Shelby County Public Library Genealogy & History Department, Computer Lab, and the Friends of the Library Used Book Store will close at 3 pm so staff members may attend the Holiday Open House honoring our retiring and new library directors at the Shelbyville Main Branch.

Each branch and department will re-open at their regularly scheduled times on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Morristown will re-open at 10 am Wednesday, while the Carnegie East Wing Annex, which houses the other departments, will re-open at 9 am Wednesday.

The Indiana History Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 3 pm in the Carnegie East Wing Room A. The discussion is led by Donna Dennison, head of the Genealogy & History Department of the Shelby County Public Library. Books may be picked up inside the Annex.

This month, members are to continue reading The Pioneers by David McCullough. Those who have finished The Pioneers are to bring in an Indiana history book to share with the group.

Dungeons & Dragons pays homage to Halloween! Pick Your Poison: 3 DMs, 3 tables with special adventures. Do you prefer Mystery? Horror? Or Frankenstein and body parts?

Meet in Room C of the library Annex. Costumes optional.

Character Levels 1-3: Bring your own or we will have pre-made characters for those new to the game. Sign up at the circulation desk at the main library.

Learn the chilling history of the Carnegie East Wing! Free!

Join master storyteller Donna Dennison by the fireplace and flickering candlelight to hear spooky tales of the library's and Shelby County's Haunted History. Then, share your own tales for this one-of-a-kind event.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the format of this program needed to be changed. But shivers will still be provided!

Dungeons & Dragons for 18+. Continue the Quest! Adventurers will meets every 2nd and 4th Monday in Room C of the Annex (Carnegie East Wing). Two Dungeon Masters and two tables! We expect to expand to a third table. Character Levels 1-3: Bring your own or we will have pre-made characters for those new to the game. Sign up at the circulation desk at the main library.

The Third Annual Family History Fair presents The Story of Us: The Immigrant Experience. On Sept. 30 from 10 am to 3 pm, this year’s theme is Immigration. Come walk through an interactive Ellis Island Experience, attend workshops about how to find your Immigrant ancestors and enjoy a presentation on some of the immigrants who helped to shape Shelby County and Indiana.

Keynote speaker is M. Teresa Baer of the Indiana Historical Society Press. Lunch is available from the First Church of the Pentecost, and music is provided by The Stampede String Band.

Indiana History Book Club will discuss “Corydon: The Forgotten Battle of the Civil War” by W. Fred Conway at 3 pm in Carnegie East Wing Annex Room A. Discussion will be lead by Donna Dennison, genealogy and history department head. Books may be picked up in the Annex.

Have a Happy Labor Day today!

Shelby County Public Library branches will be closed today, Monday, Sept. 4, including Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, Carnegie East Wing Annex, and the main Shelbyville building.

All programming begins Tuesday, Sept. 5 at our regularly scheduled times. See you then!

Eric’s Group is the place for people to express their unique experiences with grief and the memories of their loved ones alive. Grieve with the support of peers any time from 10 am to noon.

Disclaimer: This support group is intended to offer a safe space to process feelings and experiences related to grief while receiving peer support. The support group will not provide medical, mental health, or any other type of health service.

Gather in the Indiana Room of the Carnegie East Wing Annex to hear a History Program about One-Room School Houses in Shelby County.

Presented by Donna Dennison, Genealogy and History Department head, this program will cover various school houses in the county that were originally one room and what became of them. If you attended one of the school houses, or remember family telling stories about attending a one-room school house, this historical presentation will be one to remember.

Join us as we talk about “Camp Morton” and learn more Indiana History.

Meet in the Carnegie East Wing, Room A at 3 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Discussion is led by Donna Dennison, Genealogy and History Department head. Call 317-398-7002 or email ddennison@sscpl.lib.in.us for more information.

Indiana History Book Club monthly selections for adults are available inside the Genealogy and History offices.

Come learn how to find your American Patriots in a joint program with the Genealogy Staff and Members of the Daughter of the American Revolution.

All Shelby County Public Library locations will be closed for Memorial Day. Join us as we remember those Americans who have given their lives in military service throughout the duration of the United States.

Did a grandfather or grandmother serve in a war? Maybe a great-grandparent was in World War II?

Finding Military Records, a Genealogy Workshop, will help you find the answers. Donna Dennison, head of the Genealogy & History Department, will show the best ways to locate and search the different branches of the U.S. military.

Bring what you know of your family in the military, a computer, or pencil and paper, and meet in the Indiana Room of the library’s Annex.

Questions? Call Genealogy at 317-398-8144 or email Donna at ddennison@sccpl.lib.in.us

Eric’s Group is the place for people to express their unique experiences with grief and the memories of their loved ones alive. Grieve with the support of peers any time from 10 am to noon in Room A of the the library's Annex.

Disclaimer: This support group is intended to offer a safe space to process feelings and experiences related to grief while receiving peer support. The support group will not provide medical, mental health, or any other type of health service.

Join us for a discussion on the lost towns, name changes, and reasons for them in the Indiana Room of the library’s Annex today at 7 pm. Bring your knowledge for discussion!

This historical program will be presented by Donna Dennison, Genealogy & History Department head, and other staff. There are sure to be great stories, so don’t miss this local history program.

Questions? Contact Donna in Genealogy by phone: 317-398-8144; or by email: ddennison@sscpl.lib.in.us