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Youth Art Month Contest
Friday, March 01, 2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
All Branches
Calling all youth artists! For Youth Art Month, we're challenging you to create and submit an original 2D work of art based on the theme of our upcoming Summer Reading Program: space! For this theme, draw your favorite planet or space-themed item—you can even make up your own.
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The winning artwork will be made into a collectible summer reading prize bookmark. Entries should be 3x7 inches. Starting March 1, you can stop by any MCPL location to grab a template. When you're finished, drop your entry off at any MCPL location by March 31 to enter.
Make sure your entry has the following information written legibly on the back: name, age, title of your artwork, MCPL location that you regularly visit, and contact information (including email address and/or telephone number). Ages birth–12.
Teen Craft Club: 3D Clay Decorated Mugs
Monday, March 18, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dive into a new craft project each month with other art lovers! This month, we'll be decorating 3D clay mugs. Ages 12–19.
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LEGO® Club
Monday, March 18, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration is closed
Curious About Quilting
Monday, March 18, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
This is a four-part series that introduces the basics of making a quilt. Topics covered will include: parts of the quilt, fabric selection, sewing basics, and cutting and piecing. This series assumes no previous sewing experience and uses no special equipment. At the end of the series, you will have completed two small projects. All supplies will be provided. Age 16 and up.
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Classes meet March 18, March 25, April 15, and April 22. Please register; when you register, you are signing up to attend all four class sessions.
Tiny to Two
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Registration is open
Growing Gardeners: Garden Planning
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
If you’re interested in learning about gardening and helping the Ellettsville Branch garden, join us for Growing Gardeners, a kid's gardening club. This month, we'll be making plans for our garden and starting nature journals. Ages 7–12. Please register.
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Miniature Painting 101
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Come try your hand at miniature painting—we've got the minis, paints, brushes, and know-how. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12–19.
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Preschool Storytime
Thursday, March 21, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Join in the fun with stories, songs, puppets, and more that encourage the development of early literacy skills. Ages 3–6.
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Preschool Discovery
Thursday, March 21, 2024
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Discover more at the Library! Following each Preschool Storytime, join us for a fun craft experience. We may also enjoy a math or science activity, or an activity designed to explore the alphabet! Each week, we'll experiment with different materials and techniques. Dress to mess. Ages 3–6.
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Ellettsville Book Group: Western Lane
Thursday, March 21, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction. This month's selection is Western Lane by Chetna Maroo. Age 18 and up. Please register.
Summary:
"11-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo. But on the court, she is not alone. She is with her pa. She is with Ged, a thirteen-year-old boy with his own formidable talent. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe. Western Lane is a valentine to innocence, to the closeness of sisterhood, to the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other."
Eat What Now?! Rot Your Teeth Edition
Thursday, March 21, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Explore the many ways in which food should NOT go together. Our staff will mix up some truly disgusting dishes involving marshmallow chicks, candy eggs, and more—and eat them, of course! Don't worry—extra waste bins will be on-hand. Ages 12–19.
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Prenatal Yoga
Thursday, March 21, 2024
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Prenatal yoga is a gentle exercise that supports your changing body's needs, builds strength, and deepens awareness of your mind, body, and connection with your baby. Age 18 and up.
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All-Ages Day at the Ellettsville Teen Space
Saturday, March 23, 2024
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Curious about the Ellettsville Teen Space, but you aren’t a teen? Patrons of all ages are invited to check it out on the fourth Saturday of the month—there's a DIY design studio, video games, virtual reality, and more!
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Curious About Quilting
Monday, March 25, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
This is a four-part series that introduces the basics of making a quilt. Topics covered will include: parts of the quilt, fabric selection, sewing basics, and cutting and piecing. This series assumes no previous sewing experience and uses no special equipment. At the end of the series, you will have completed two small projects. All supplies will be provided. Age 16 and up.
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Classes meet March 18, March 25, April 15, and April 22. Please register; when you register, you are signing up to attend all four class sessions.
Talking Tacos
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Come for a discussion about relationships, dating, and other tough topics. Stay for the conversation and the tacos. Ages 12–19.
This program is in partnership with Middle Way House.