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Adult Crafternoon Club - NP

1:00pm–2:30pm
Adults
Arts/Crafts, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: GBC Community Room NP
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Registration Required
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Welcome crafters! Join us this month as we work with air-dry clay. All materials will be provided. No experience is required, and all skill levels are welcome!

You are also welcome to bring your own personal project to work on!

Writers Helping Writers

6:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Clubs & Discussion Groups, Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Grace Rea Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Clubs & Discussion Groups, Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Registration Required
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Join a community of writers who gather for inspiration and support. Participants in this monthly meeting discuss their work, provide feedback, and offer mutual encouragement.

Danny Russel as Abraham Lincoln

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults, All Ages
Speaker, Performance
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Speaker, Performance
Registration Required
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Meet Abraham Lincoln shortly after Presidents' Day as he recounts his formative boyhood in Indiana (ages 7–21), where he lost his mother and sister, taught himself to read, and learned the value of hard work. 

Versiti Blood Drive Greenfield

10:00am–2:00pm
Adults
Community Event
Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event
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People need people! As a community, the gift of blood donation is an easy and generous way that we can care for one another.

Bookmobile stop: Shirley

10:00am–3:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile

Bentley's Buddies & Friends NP

1:30pm–2:30pm
Kids
Family
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: Youth Program Room NP
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Family
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Practice reading aloud with the friendliest audience ever: dogs from Bentley's Buddies & Friends. No need to sign up. Just join us in the Youth Program Room.

Chess Club G

3:00pm–5:00pm
Kids, Tweens, Teens
Clubs & Discussion Groups, Class/Workshop
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Clubs & Discussion Groups, Class/Workshop
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Youth of all ages are welcome! Program is drop-in; no registration required.

Movie Mondays

5:00pm–7:00pm
Kids, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Movie
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: GBC Community Room NP
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Movie
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Come enjoy a chill afternoon/early evening watching a movie with fresh buttery popcorn (while supplies lasts)! All ages are welcome.

Winter Discovery Play G

10:00am–11:00am
Kids
Community Event, Family
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Community Event, Family
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Kids (ages 1-5 years plus their caregivers) are invited to a sensory-filled winter experience.  Sense-stimulating toys and fillers, including some wet and/or frozen items, will be placed in bins around the room for your child to investi

Teen Storymakers NP

1:00pm–2:30pm
Teens
Clubs & Discussion Groups, Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: Youth Program Room NP
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Clubs & Discussion Groups, Books/Writing, Class/Workshop
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Teen Storymakers is a creative writing club for strictly ages 12-17, no younger siblings.  

Lawyers in the Library | Free Legal Help

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Community Event
Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event
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Talk to a lawyer and get free legal advice and help with court forms at this monthly pro bono clinic. Please bring any paperwork relating to your case, matter, or question. This clinic is for civil matters only.

Local History Room - Behind the Scenes Hancock

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Clubs & Discussion Groups, Community Event
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: Local History Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Clubs & Discussion Groups, Community Event
Registration Required
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Take a guided tour of the Local History & Genealogy Room at the Hancock County Public Library.

Tech Help Drop-In

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Science/Tech
Library Branch: Greenfield
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science/Tech
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Have a question about your phone, computer, or tablet? Bring your device and drop in for a quick help session with one of our librarians. We can get you started with:

Open Board Gaming

1:00pm–4:00pm
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Games
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
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Join us on the last Saturday of every month for board game demos and free play, sponsored by Board Gaming Indy.

Night Owls Storytime NP

7:00pm–7:30pm
Kids
Storytime
Library Branch: New Palestine
Room: Youth Program Room NP
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
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Wear your pajamas, bring a stuffy and join Sugar Creek for a few bedtime stories. We will also enjoy some flannel board activities as well as a little relaxing yoga, music, and more to get our wiggles out!


 

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm–8:00pm
Library Branch: Greenfield
Room: GBC Community Room A & B
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The Hancock County Public Library Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month unless specified otherwise. These sessions are open to the public.