Youth Services
Monday through Thursday, 9 am - 9 pm; Friday, 9 am - 7 pm; Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday, closed
youthservices@sscpl.lib.in.us / Circulation Desk: 317.398.7121 Ext. 230 or Ext. 232
What’s Happening This Month in Youth Services? Have a Look!
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Storytime
Storytime for Preschoolers
Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft!
Preschoolers from 0 to 5 years old, meet in the program room to hear Dustin or Molly read for you.
Themes for May weeks in order: Star Wars, Dinosaurs, Emotions, Music, and Vacation.
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Petting Zoo and Storytime
Luke from Barnyard Party Pals brings a mix a domestic and exotic animals to the library’s Outdoor Plaza for everyone to pet, watch their funny expressions, and listen to their funny noises.
At 2 pm, Youth Department Head Dustin will take the stage for a Storytime with music and fun.
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Neocities Night
A refreshing return to the Web 1.0 with blocky frames and bright backgrounds.
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Teen Movie Night
Teens! Movie Night
Teens & tweens from ages 11+ can choose a movie to watch with Molly in the program room of Youth Services. Meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 4:45 pm for snacks and film fun: May 7.
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Creative Club
Stretch That Brain!
Calling all elementary school-aged kids! The Creative Club will meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 6 pm.
We’ll be exercising our creativity with activities including, but not limited to! - music, art, improv, and science.
No registration is necessary; just come when you can. We’d love to have you join us and share your amazing mind with us!
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Baby / Toddler Playtime
Tiny Tots
Bring the littlest tykes to socialize where they can cruise and crawl to their hearts’ content. Join us at 10 am on the 2nd and 4th Fridays at the Shelbyville Branch for Baby/Toddler Playtime! We will read a story, sing songs, pop bubbles, and play! Perfect for ages 0-3.
Parents, make a playdate for the library and visit while your baby or preschooler explores safely.
Meeting on Fridays May, 3 & 17.
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Nintendo Club
Get Your Game On
Come play Nintendo with us! Stay for the hour.
For elementary-age children in grades 1 through 5, about ages 6-11.
Meet during April at 6 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, May 9 & 23..
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YAB
YAB Reboot
Hey, Library Teens! Youth Advisory Board is rebooting with Director Dustin at its head. Come share your ideas on programs you want to see, games you want to play & volunteer for service hours. See you Wednesday, May 8 at 5 pm, ages 12+,
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Taco Tuesday Book Club
That's right! The power of book clubs and taco bars combine to create the best book club ever for ages 11+.
Book Club members enjoy Exclusive Access to a private Taco Bar during each meeting!
See you Tuesday, May 28 at 5 pm.
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Teen Trivia
Teen Trivia!
Flex your knowledge with Molly, and win a prize on Tuesday, May 14.
Just for ages 11+.This teen and tween program meets in the Youth Services program room once a month.
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2nd Helping of Pancake Explosion
So good, we’re down for more! Pancakes, Syrup, and Music Videos. It's a great Wednesday night.
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Dead Poets Society
An exclusive club of writers, musicians, and artists that meet in darkness to find their muse.
Meet at 5 pm on on Wednesday, May 15. Bring what you need for your for your talent.
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DND with DM Blake
Dungeons & Dragons with DM Blake
Join Blake's campaign. It has both dungeons and dragons! Meet on May 4 & 18 this month.
For ages 12+, Blake meets every other Saturday (check dates in website calendar) in Youth Services at the Shelbyville Branch.
Bring a character level 1 through 3, or play with one of the library’s pre-made characters. Beginners and experienced players both welcome!
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It's EPIC
It’s Switch night. Join Dustin and Molly for some casual playing on the Switch.
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Death Match!
I want to see some no-scopes, one-deags, and crispy headshots. Come on down thrash some newbs.
5 pm on Wednesday, May 20
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Get in Contact, Teens
Contact Dustin, Molly, and the rest of the Youth Services team with a phone call or easy email.
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Create with Molly
The Fantastic Art Club or FART Club is a group of artists who come together and discuss and practice different art exercises. Bring your own art supplies OR reserve 1 of our 5 available Drawing Tablets!
Meet at 5 pm on Monday, May 13.
Youth Programs and Services
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Youth Services Calendar
Follow the link below to the library website’s calendar for events, activities, and programs taking place in the Shelbyville Youth Services Department.
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Play Area
Youth Services’ renovation brought a bright, up-to-date play and reading area for toddlers to younger elementary children to enjoy experiential play. The colorful stools provide plentiful places to perch for book reading, and the curvy shelves fascinate young minds and naturally draw them to books just for them.
Baby/Toddler Playtime is here, where tiny tots can crawl and cruise.
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Gaming Room
Step into the Gaming Room to challenge a friend or challenge yourself on our gaming computers!
Nintendo Club meets here the first and third Thursdays of each month.
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Sound Booth
Sound Room & Gaming Room
Lay down some tracks or sing your heart out with our Sound Room.
Librarians explain how to use the sound board and steps involved to cut a track.
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Youth Computers
Touchscreen computers filled with educational games, plus the ability to read some books help promote literacy to preschoolers through the library’s AWE computers.
Of course, elementary-age children have access to wi-fi and computers downstairs that only they can use.
Only adults with children present can use the patron computers.
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Program Room
Youth Services offers many types of enriching and just plain fun programs. From painting and other crafts to board games and book reading, kids of all ages will find something to do.
Most programs take place in this room, whether it’s for teens, tweens, elementary youth, or toddlers.
Check the library’s calendar on the website, the newsletter activity listings, or the Youth Department calendar, which can be picked up at the Youth Services circulation desk.
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Storytime Room
This space section of the Program Room is reserved for Storytime, where the preschoolers like to spread out, listen to stories, sing songs, and pop bubbles! (See the large jug of bubble soap and fan?)
Storytime takes place Tuesdays at 10 am, Wednesdays at 10:30 am, and Thursdays at 1 pm. Director Dustin reads on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while Assistant Molly reads on Thursdays.
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Teen Space
Teens, find the books and movies that you like in one spot.
We've also got comfy seats for you in the Teen Area! It’s a great place to study, read, or hang out.
The ceiling tiles have been decorated by teen artists, and Molly leads the F(Art) Club in creating new art pieces just for the Teen Area on different months.
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Books & Movies Just for Teens & Tweens
Whether you are looking for a good book, an ebook, or a movie, the library can connect you to it! With your library card, you are connected to over 100 libraries in Indiana.
If we don't have the material you are looking for at our library, we can generally request it from another one and get it to you.
Don't have a library card? They are FREE. Get a Card!
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Come On Down!
Kids and teens, come and hang out with us! The Youth Department is located down stairs in the main library.
We are open Monday through Friday and have fun programs all year. Check our calendars!
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Book Requests
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Does the library not carry your favorite series? Interested in something different?
The library wants to hear from you!
Jason in Technology Services loves to find new books for each department, especially in the Youth Department. Let him know what you want. Click on the Book Requests / Recommendations and let him know what you want to find at your library!
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New Books & Other Arrivals
See what is new in the library’s collection!
Youth Services Department’s Leaders
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Dustin handles the Pre-K and Children’s Programs, and he oversees the Teen programming through the Youth Services department. An experienced professional librarian, he can help you find solutions for your children’s reading needs and help them have fun learning!
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317.398.7121 Ext. 305
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Molly handles the Teen and Art & Crafts programming through the Youth Services department, as well as serving as the Public Relations Assistant, where she is in charge of social media. An artists and graphic designer, she can help you find solutions for your tweens’ and teens’ reading needs and help them have fun learning by doing!
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317.398.7121 Ext. 244