Events
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Craft & Chat
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesDo you have a project that you need a little motivation to finish? Do you get lonely working on your projects at home? Just want a little company? Join your fellow crafters at the Library for an afternoon of crafting and chatting. Bring your craft project(s) from home and join us for a crafty social hour!
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A Novel Idea Book Club – ADULT
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesA Novel Idea is BMPL's book club. Join us each month to explore and discuss the month's book. Retired English teacher Steve Holland is our book guide. A Novel Idea Book Club meets in the library on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1:30 pm. Newcomers are always welcome to this lively book group! The November book is The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris. ***NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER*** "Will grab your heart on page one and won't let go until the end." 'Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter, one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome. Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world. Skillfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell and believe in order to survive. (Book Summary from amazon.com) NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. YOU CAN FIND A COPY OF THE BOOK FOR CHECK OUT ON THE NOVEL IDEA BOOK CLUB DISPLAY AT THE BMPL LIBRARY.
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Storytime – 2PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Games/Puzzles Craft: Cut Puzzle There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Storytime – 6PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Games/Puzzles Craft: Cut Puzzle There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Aging Care Series: Dementia & the Holidays
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesAging Care Series: Dementia & the Holidays - Confusion FREE Celebrations If your upcoming holidays and family gatherings include someone with dementia, there’s an extra level of planning you should think about. Seeing people we don't see often, being in places we're not familiar with or any activity outside of the "normal routine" can be confusing and overwhelming for people with dementia. In this program we will share survival tips for families coping with Alzheimer’s and other dementias during the holiday season to have fun and confusion free celebrations. This series is led by Ann Edwards of Aging Care Solutions. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. FREE EDUCATIONAL TALK - OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
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Library Board Meeting
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesExecutive Session will begin at 5 PM, with a regular board meeting to follow. Regular Library Board meetings are open to the public. To view the meeting agenda, please click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s6UkFCw-AJPSvglwgLrjNum1oHoROZVR?usp=sharing
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Thursday Littles Craft: Corn Cob Painting 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us to paint with corn cobs! This REGISTRATION IS FOR THE 10:00AM PROGRAM. This program is for children in preschool and kindergarten and registration is required. Please sign your child(ren) up below.
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Thursday Littles Craft: Corn Cob Painting 4PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us to paint with corn cobs! This REGISTRATION IS FOR THE 4:00PM PROGRAM. This program is for children in preschool and kindergarten and registration is required. Please sign your child(ren) up below.
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Adult Art Club – SEI Creative Collective
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesSoutheast Indiana Creative Collective: a community for local artists to share, create, and explore together. Pottery, photography, painting, crafting, illustration, writing, music, fashion, theatre, sewing/quilting, embroidery, dance, printmaking, graphic design—there are no rules about what kind of creative person you have to be to join! Have Questions? Email kerseykatie@gmail.com This program is by SEI Creative Collective held at BMPL. NO REGISTRATION. OPEN TO ADULTS.
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Name that Tune Competition – Ages 16 and UP
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us for some good-natured fun and show us your music knowledge at the same time! Stephanie Baker will play the opening notes of songs while the competitors try to Name That Tune! Song choices will always revolve around the theme of Have You Been Living Under a Rock? These are songs that are played on the radio that if you haven’t heard, you must be living under a rock. You can be sure that this month's songs have been heard by all! There will be a small prize for the winner. This program is intended for patrons 16+. NO Registration. Grab some friends and join us for a little friendly competition!
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Block Play
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Friday in NOVEMBER from 10AM - 11AM for BLOCK PLAY! Miss Sarah will have different kinds of blocks out for free play and social time! (EXCEPT Friday, November 29th - BMPL will be CLOSED the Friday after Thanksgiving.) This program is designed for children ages 1 to 4. NO REGISTRATION. Come and go as you please.
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Mother Goose Toddler Time – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Monday for a fun filled 30 minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. This program is geared towards ages 0 to 3. Choose which time works best for your little ones. Choose between the 10am session or 11am session. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Mother Goose Toddler Time – 11AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Monday for a fun filled 30 minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. This program is geared towards ages 0 to 3. Choose which time works best for your little ones. Choose between the 10am session or 11am session. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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CANCELLED – – Indiana Invasive PLANTS – Talk
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesWe are sorry, but the Invasive Plant presentation by Oak Heritage Conservancy is CANCELLED for Monday, November 25 at Batesville Library due to an unforeseen circumstance. We are sorry for the late notice. Join us as we take a virtual mini tour of native Indiana habitats, review a few invasive plants, learn why they are invasive and how to manage them, and then complete our time together with a look at some native plants we can use to create living landscapes to boldly celebrate our beautiful state. Dawn Slack, Project Coordinator of the Indiana Invasives Initiative will lead this program highlighting ways to combat invasive plants and raise awareness of the devastation being caused by these non-native pests. According to Dawn, “We will not begin to make much headway until the problem is addressed at the local level by local people using local resources”. This presentation is given by Oak Heritage Conservatory, Hanover, IN (https://oakheritageconservancy.org/) in BMPL's Meeting Room. Educational Presentation. Open to the community. NO REGISTRATION.
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Storytime – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Turkeys Craft: Hand Turkeys There’s no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 – 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Craft & Chat
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesDo you have a project that you need a little motivation to finish? Do you get lonely working on your projects at home? Just want a little company? Join your fellow crafters at the Library for an afternoon of crafting and chatting. Bring your craft project(s) from home and join us for a crafty social hour!
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Storytime – 2PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Turkeys Craft: Hand Turkeys There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Storytime – 6PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Turkeys Craft: Hand Turkeys There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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BMPL is CLOSED – Thanksgiving Day
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed November 28th & 29th - ALL DAY - to observe Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving. You can still use our eLibrary and Databases. eLibrary can be found at https://ebatesville.com/elibrary/ Databases can be found at https://ebatesville.com/databases/ You can also search our catalog at https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/home?locg=215
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BMPL is CLOSED – Friday after Thanksgiving
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed November 28th & 29th - ALL DAY - to observe Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving. You can still use our eLibrary and Databases. eLibrary can be found at https://ebatesville.com/elibrary/ Databases can be found at https://ebatesville.com/databases/ You can also search our catalog at https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/home?locg=215
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Mother Goose Toddler Time – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Monday for a fun filled 30 minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. This program is geared towards ages 0 to 3. Choose which time works best for your little ones. Choose between the 10am session or 11am session. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Mother Goose Toddler Time – 11AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Monday for a fun filled 30 minute interactive session that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. This program is geared towards ages 0 to 3. Choose which time works best for your little ones. Choose between the 10am session or 11am session. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Storytime – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Cookies Craft: Puff Paint Cookies There’s no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 – 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Craft & Chat
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesDo you have a project that you need a little motivation to finish? Do you get lonely working on your projects at home? Just want a little company? Join your fellow crafters at the Library for an afternoon of crafting and chatting. Bring your craft project(s) from home and join us for a crafty social hour!
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Storytime – 2PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Cookies Craft: Puff Paint Cookies There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Story Seekers Book Club – Youth
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesDecember 3rd we will be discussing THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES by Kirkpatrick Hill, the book we read in November. Participants will also receive the next book we will be reading for December which is A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig. A Boy Called Christmas summary from Amazon.com: Eleven-year-old Nikolas–nicknamed "Christmas"–has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way, Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen village of Elfhelm. But the elves of Elfhelm have troubles of their own: Christmas spirit and goodwill are at an all-time low, and Nikolas may be the only person who can fix things-if only he can reach his father before it's too late. . . . Participants will read the book for that month and discuss it the following month. There will be a craft or activity to go along with the book. This FREE book club is for grades 3rd - 8th. Please register below to join the CLUB!
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Storytime – 6PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Cookies Craft: Puff Paint Cookies There's no time like Storytime! Join us every Tuesday for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills. Choose the session that fits best with your schedule. There are 3 times to choose from. Choose between 10am, 2pm or 6pm. This program is geared toward children ages 3 - 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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Light Up Christmas Cards – HOMESCHOOL
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesParticipants may stop in anytime between 1:00-3:00 to make their own light up Christmas Card. This is more of an open house style. Supplies will be set up for you to make your card. This FREE program is for grades 3rd – 8th. NO REGISTRATION.
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BMPL is CLOSED – STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed DECEMBER 5th - ALL DAY for Staff Development. You can still use our eLibrary and Databases. eLibrary can be found at https://ebatesville.com/elibrary/ Databases can be found at https://ebatesville.com/databases/ You can also search our catalog at https://evergreen.lib.in.us/eg/opac/home?locg=215
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Block Play
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us every Friday in DECEMBER from 10AM - 11AM for BLOCK PLAY! Miss Sarah will have different kinds of blocks out for free play and social time! (EXCEPT Friday, December 27th.) This program is designed for children ages 1 to 4. NO REGISTRATION. Come and go as you please.
