Clean out your craft supplies and bring enough to share! Tables will be set up to provide browsing space of all the shared materials.

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!

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Dungeons & Dragons for 18+. Meets every Monday. 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 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.

Join us for the quarterly meeting of the Morristown Literacy Council, inside the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch of the Shelby County Public Library.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Star Wars!

That's right! The power of book clubs and taco bars combine to create the best book club ever. This month we are reading J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit.” Books are available at the YS desk!

This game of Guess Who makes some snap judgments! Instead of asking if the mystery person is wearing glasses, we're going to ask about their regular coffee shop order or how many cats they have. Join us for some silly questions and a good time with friends.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Star Wars!

The Indiana History Book Club will meet today at 3 pm in the Carnegie East Wing Annex in Room A. The discussion will be about “Indiana’s Historic National Road.” Donna will hand out May’s book of the month, “Reminiscences of Levi Coffin.”

For more information or books, please contact the Genealogy & History Department by coming in or calling 317-398-7002. Contact the department through email at genealgoy@sscpl.lib.in.us.

A refreshing return to the Web 1.0 with blocky frames and bright backgrounds! In Youth Services for ages 11+.

FIrst in a series! Conversations in Local History begins at 7 pm at The Strand Theatre. Donna Dennison, department head of Genealogy & History at the Shelby County Public Library, will speak about Shelbyville’s history.

All Community Treasures events are Free! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Donna spin tales of local treasures.

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Star Wars!

Calling all elementary school-aged kids! The Creative Club will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6 pm.

We’ll be exercising our creativity with varying activities including (but not limited to!): music, art, improv, and science. No registration necessary and come when you can. We’d love to have you join us and share your amazing mind with us!

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!

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for Baby/Toddler Playtime! We will read a story, sing songs, pop bubbles, and play! This week’s theme is Star Wars!

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.

Join Blake's campaign! It has both dungeons and dragons!

May the 4th Be With You! Join us for trivia, games, art and more. This is the May... For all ages!

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Dungeons & Dragons for 18+. Meets every Monday. 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.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Dinos!

Our movie is picked on the spot. Come on down and throw in your vote! Free popcorn? Oh, yeah!

Create something memorable to mark your place! Join us to make fancy bookmarks featuring painted pets, folded butterflies, dragon wings, and more! Best for ages 6-11, teens, and adults.

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 us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Dinosaurs!

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?

Make a floral masterpiece with us! Who will you give a custom bouquet to? No registration required. Great for all ages.

The Youth Advisory Board is the Student Council of the library! This is a great way to continue volunteering at the library and do things. You can receive community service hours for these laid-back meetings and tell us what programs you want the library to host!

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices. By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart. Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session. Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club.

Please RSVP by May 9th for this FREE 4-part series of events. Series will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 on May 16, 34, 30, and June 6.

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Dinos!

May’s book is by Tom Hanks! The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Show is a New York Times best seller and an NPR book of the Year. From the legendary actor and best-selling author comes a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.

Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."

Mother's Day is coming! Create something for the Mama Bear in your life at this FREE event. No registration required. Perfect for ages 6-11, 12-16, adults 17+.

Come play Nintendo with us! An hour-long event where we pass controllers around as we play multiplayer games and bask in the sweet glowing light of the TV.

Mother's Day is coming! Create something for the Mama Bear in your life at this FREE event. No registration required. Perfect for ages 6-11, 12-16, adults 17+.

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. 

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Dungeons & Dragons for 18+. Meets every Monday. 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.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Emotions!

Join us at the library for a discussion and review of Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson. Books are available at the Morristown Branch library for checkout.

Flex your knowledge and win prizes!

How can you find military records? Research your family and discover history at this FREE event.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Emotions!

An exclusive club of writers, musicians, and artists that meet in darkness to find their muse.

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.

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Emotions!

Calling all elementary school-aged kids! The Creative Club will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6 pm.

We’ll be exercising our creativity with varying activities including (but not limited to!): music, art, improv, and science. No registration necessary and come when you can. We’d love to have you join us and share your amazing mind with us!

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices. By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart. Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session. Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club.

Please RSVP by May 9th for this FREE 4-part series of events. Series will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 on May 16, 34, 30, and June 6.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for Baby/Toddler Playtime! We will read a story, sing songs, pop bubbles, and play! This week’s theme is Emotions!

Babies and toddlers can enjoy a special play time at the library on Friday morning. Let the littlest patrons crawl and cruise to their hearts’ content! Make a playdate and meet at the Morristown Branch. No registration is needed for this FREE event.

A movie matinee about a charming, hairy cryptid who drops in on an unsuspecting family airs in the library's adult stacks - NEW PLACE. Rated PG, this 1987 movie is the perfect lead-in to Mike Familant’s presentation on the Shadow of Redeye, his presentation on that mysterious cryptid, Bigfoot! Movie begins at 2 pm; Mike’s presentation begins at 6 pm. Don’t miss this marvelous doubleheader!

Join producer, Mike Familant as he shares his experiences researching and tracking down the truth behind North America's most iconic cryptid, Bigfoot. Whatever name you choose to call this large, bipedal hominid, Mike and his team has probably tried to track it down. He is a full-time lead investigator and producer of the show "In the Shadow of Big Red Eye." He will exhibit some extraordinary evidence backed by facts, along with some unfortunate experiences which come from Bigfooting. A Q&A session will be held afte the presentation and Mike will be available for photos and autographs. See all of Mike's shows, including his docuseries "Squatchables" (how to get into Bigfooting), on his YouTube channel: Sussex County Bigfoot, and follow his Facebook page: In the Shadow of Big Red Eye.

Join Blake's campaign! It has both dungeons and dragons!

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Dungeons & Dragons for 18+. Meets every Monday. 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.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Music!

Join the Book Group @ The Bookmark at noon Tuesday, May 21 for a remarkable tale hailed by The New York Times Book review. This evocative debut novel about a pill-popping anesthesiologist and avid birder who embarks on a quest to find one of the world’s rarest species, is finally forced to confront his obsessions and what they’ve cost him.

Middle and High School Meet in the Game Room to enjoy some casual play in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with Dustin and Molly on the Switch.

Come join Marylen to read stories, sing songs, and have fun in the evening! Pajamas are welcome!

**This event is in tandem with our Book Club After Dark!**

Join us for a grown-up evening reading and reviewing books with a little *spice.* From romantasy to some darker tastes, this book club is for exploring BookTok sensations and other recs! Reading Choice: The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Music!

Make a floral masterpiece with us! Who will you give a custom bouquet to? No registration required. Great for all ages.

It’s the Second Helping! Pancakes, Syrup, and Music Videos. It's a great Wednesday night.

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Music!

Come play Nintendo with us! An hour-long event where we pass controllers around as we play multiplayer games and bask in the sweet glowing light of the TV.

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices. By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart. Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session. Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club. Series will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 on May 24, 30, and June 6.

How do you handle the American Flag? Learn with Marylen how to fold a flag and respect one of our national symbols. Perfect for all ages!

All library buildings will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. This includes Morristown, Shelbyville, and Carnegie East Wing. All locations will re-open on Tuesday, May 28 at their regularly scheduled time.

Enjoy this day that honors and remembers those veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Vacation!

That's right! The power of book clubs and taco bars combine to create the best book club ever. This month we are reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Books are available at the YS desk!

Let's play! We're throwing down with a video game tournament. Join us to test your skills against other players in weird and wonderful games. Please RSVP to 765-818-1718. Prizes for the top 3 players!

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Vacation!

I want to see some no-scopes, one-deags, and crispy headshots. Come on down and thrash some newbs. 

Let's read, sing, and play together at the library! Storytime at Morristown adapts to the needs of the children in attendance each time. Free! Perfect for ages 0-5 and their parents and guardians.

Join us at the Shelbyville Branch for one of our weekly storytimes! Read stories, sing songs, pop bubbles, and end with a craft! This week’s theme is Vacation!

Calling all elementary school-aged kids! The Creative Club will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6 pm.

We’ll be exercising our creativity with varying activities including (but not limited to!): music, art, improv, and science. No registration necessary and come when you can. We’d love to have you join us and share your amazing mind with us!

Time to get crafty with Pam! Bring your own T-shirt, and Pam will show you how to create a No-Sew T-Shirt Bag - suitable for carrying your library books & more! As always, Pam’s crafts are Free! Join the fun in Room D - for Downstairs - at the Shelbyville Branch of the Shelby County Public Library.

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices. By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart. Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session. Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club. Series will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 on May 24, 30, and June 6.

Babies and toddlers can enjoy a special play time at the library on Friday morning. Let the littlest patrons crawl and cruise to their hearts’ content! Make a playdate and meet at the Morristown Branch. No registration is needed for this FREE event.

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices.  By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart.  Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session.  Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club.

Be Heart Smart will focus upon risk factors, healthy habits, and making healthy food choices. By making small lifestyle changes, we can support a healthy heart. Heart healthy recipes will be shared and available for sampling at each session. Be Heart Smart is sponsored by the Crafty Creators Extension Homemaker Club. Series will meet on Thursdays at 6:30 on May 24, 30, and June 6.