Share books, songs, and rhymes with your little one while squishing and smushing your way to the benefits of messy and sensory play! Dress for mess. For ages birth–2 with a caregiver. Please register.

Come make a craft at the Library's booth at this free multicultural arts and education event for kids, families, and community members at Fairview Elementary School (500 W. Seventh Street)! Volunteers from the Bloomington community (and around the world) present arts, music, language, and international crafts that let you get your hands on the world with vibrant, high-energy activity stations. All ages. Learn more.

Designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue, The Human Library® is an event in which difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered. Individuals volunteer as human books and participants become readers during short one-on-one conversations aimed to create dialogue and understanding between people. Human book experiences are based around race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, occupation, cultural background, age, gender orientation, ethnicity, social status, and/or lifestyle choices. Conversations take place in a safe and neutral space. The Human Library® provides an opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community. All ages. Apply to volunteer and learn about past book titles here.