To celebrate National Pet Month, the Barnyard Party Pals will be set up outside the library from 1 to 4 pm.  Enjoy petting the animals, learning about them from Luke, and listening to a special outdoor story time with Dustin at 2 pm.  This is a free event for all ages. 

Can you guess that tune? Listen to Stephanie play the piano in Room D of the main Shelbyville Branch. The theme is May I Ask You a Question? All songs will have something to do with questions. Are you up for it?

Join a guest artist to paint your pet Saturday morning as we celebrate National Pet Month. Bring a photo of your pet to guide your painting. Reservations recommended but not necessary. Perfect for adults and older teens.

Join a guest artist to paint your pet Saturday morning as we celebrate National Pet Month. Bring a photo of your pet to guide your painting. Two days available for this art. Second day is Tuesday, May 7. Reservations recommended but not necessary. Perfect for adults and older teens.

Get together on the first Thursday of the month to unplug and play a game from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends!

Today we play Coup! You are head of a family in an Italian city-state, a city run by a weak and corrupt court. You need to manipulate, bluff and bribe your way to power. Your object is to destroy the influence of all the other families, forcing them into exile. Only one family will survive…

NEW THIS WEEK: Tables available for TCP groups! If you don’t know what TCG stands for, it stands for Trading Card Groups! Plenty of space available!Meet Sean at 6 pm in the Shelbyville Main Library Room D for Coup and TCGs!

Share a gift of life-saving blood or platelets at the Shelbyville Branch of the Shelby County Public Library spring Blood Drive.

Use the link to make an appointment for Monday, April 29, from 2:45 pm to 6 pm, or drop by the Bloodmobile, where it will be parked on Broadway outside the library.

Did you know that all donations will stay in Shelby County, going to Major Health Partners?

Thank you for your help!

Time to pretty up those books on your TBR list resting on your shelves. Join Pam as she helps us create fun, spring decorations in the form of bookends! Sign up at the circulation desk or by calling 317-398-7121 for this FREE craft event. Materials are provided.

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

Get together on the first Thursday of April to unplug and play the game Codenames from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends! Meet Sean Crook in Room D of the Shelbyville Main building.

Come see what gaming and art fun Pam has in store! Create a Picasso-like painting using Dice! Time to gamble on your art skills! For Adults, and Teens are welcome. Meet in Room D of Shelbyville Main.

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.

Join in the card-playing fun as Pam organizes a game of progressive Euchre on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and light snacks will be provided. There is a limit to 24 players. Sign up at the circulation desk in Adult Services in the main building of the Shelbyville Branch, 57 E. Broadway St.

Euchre Fun! meets each month on the third Wednesday. This event is always FREE!

Join the fun and see if you can guess the songs played by Stephanie that are "Color Coded"! Meet in the Shelbyville Main building in the Adult Stacks. On the Second Wednesday of each month. Drink and snacks are provided.

Get together on the first Thursday of the month to unplug and play a game from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends! This month’s game: Codenames. Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field. Watch out for the bomb! Meet in ShelbyMain Library Room D with Sean Crook.

Get together and create some artwork. Pam will lead the group in painting a Chocolate Bunny using acrylic paints. In order to have enough supplies available, we suggest you register at the library or call the adult circulation desk at 317-398-7121. Meet at 6 pm in Room D of the ShelbyMain building, 57 W. Broadway. Leave with artwork to decoration for Easter!  

Celebrate the upcoming eclipse by creating a piece of art and displaying it! Shelbyville Branch has 2 times for this FREE event: 2 pm and 6 pm.

Supplies will be provided, or you can bring your own. Sign up for your preferred time by calling 317-398-7121.

Celebrate the upcoming eclipse by creating a piece of art and displaying it! Shelbyville Branch has 2 times for this FREE event: 2 pm and 6 pm.

Supplies will be provided, or you can bring your own. Sign up for your preferred time by calling 317-398-7121.

2 pm session is CANCELLED.

6 pm session will take place, but patrons will meet in Carnegie East Wing Room C, instead.

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.

Due to a continued lack of heat, plus a lack of handicap-accessible doors, the Shelbyville Branch is closing today, Wednesday, Jan. 17, at noon.

Until then, the Morristown Branch is open and warm! If you would like a cozy place to read, head to Morristown, 127 E. Main St.

The warming shelter at the Shelby County Fairgrounds remains open at this time. The shelter will be open 24 hours a day until further notice. If you know anyone who could benefit from the shelter please let them know it is open.

Thank for understanding at this difficult time. Stay warm and safe out there!

The Shelbyville Branch is Closed TODAY, starting at noon, due to extreme cold.

Please stay warm and safe!

Watch here for announcements tomorrow!

#StayWarm #StaySafe #BabyItsColdOutside #Library #ShelbyvilleBranch

“You’re Getting Old!” No, really, it’s just a game!

Board Game Night will play this hilarious game designed for aging millenials ready to embrace their inner senior citizen. Perfect for those 18 and up.

Players draw cards with an “old” and “redeem” prompt. Players move their pieces up and down their “Path To Getting Old” card based on if they’ve said or done what’s listed in the prompt.

For example, if you’ve every scrolled Spotify’s top 100 list and thought to yourself, “Who are these people?” you have to move up a space.

It’s a Miracle! A Miracle on 34th Street, to be exact. Watch this classic movie remake at 2 pm, Friday, Dec. 22 at the Shelbyville Main Branch. Meet in the Large Print Adult Stacks section. (Enter the library off Broadway Street, go up the stairs, turn right at the circulation desk, then right again into the Large Print section.)

This FREE feel-good movie needs no registration. Just come and enjoy the magic of the season wi

Be inspired! Get creative! Paint some Penguins!

Pam will bring river rocks so each person can choose the size and shape of the rock for a penguin. There is no cost for this FREE program, but please register at the library or by call 317-398-7121.

Two times are available: 2 pm and 6 pm. Please let the library know which time slot you prefer. Meet in Instruction Room D - for Downstairs! - in the Shelbyville Main Branch.

Be inspired! Get creative! Paint some Penguins!

Pam will bring river rocks so each person can choose the size and shape of the rock for a penguin. There is no cost for this FREE program, but please register at the library or by call 317-398-7121.

Two times are available: 2 pm and 6 pm. Please let the library know which time slot you prefer. Meet in Instruction Room D - for Downstairs! - in the Shelbyville Main Branch.

Come celebrate the library's launch of board game circulation! We are playing Balderdash. Make up answers and bluff your friends to reach the finish line first!

After the event take another game home to enjoy with your friends and family!

Celebrate our changing of the guard! Cookies and punch punctuate this Open House honoring our retiring Library Director Janet Wallace and welcoming our new Library Director Brandy Graves. Doors open at 4 pm and close at 6 pm. It’s time to rock around the library’s Christmas Tree for these talented women.

Warm up with hot drinks and a hug from Olaf before heading to Public Square for the Mistletoe Market. The library has goodie bags to take home, a picture booth with Olaf from “Frozen,” and two choirs singing Christmas songs. The Blue River Youth Choir performs at 4 pm, and the Blue River Community Choir takes the stage at 5 pm.