Events
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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: Monkeys Craft: Paper Bag Monkeys 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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Wood Slice Ornament – Adult Craft
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesGet into the holiday spirit with a fun and creative workshop where we'll transform 3.5" wood slices into beautiful Christmas ornaments! 🎄✨ Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a beginner, this is the perfect opportunity to express your creativity and make something special for your tree or to give to a loved one. Bring your friends, enjoy some festive treats, and leave with a one-of-a-kind ornament that captures the joy of the season! Don’t miss out on this chance to make lasting memories—register today! We can’t wait to craft with you! This is a FREE BMPL adult craft program. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please sign up below.
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Storytime – 2PM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Monkeys Craft: Paper Bag Monkeys 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: Monkeys Craft: Paper Bag Monkeys 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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Felting Class
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesFelting is one of the oldest forms of textile arts. Needle felting is begun by rolling a small amount of wool and stabbing it with the needle. It is a quick hobby to learn, and many find it stress-relieving. This month we are meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month as BMPL is closed on our “regular” day. In December our new instructor, Nancy Laymon will take us back to the basics. This is a great time to try needle felting if you’ve never been before. December’s star project will allow you to learn what needle felting is, how it is done, and provide the foundation for future projects. If you are already familiar with needle felting, you may also come and work on a project of your own choosing, without instruction. Please note: Due to the Friends of the Library book sale, this program will be held at the main library in Room A. Please join us for this NO cost program. Registration is REQUIRED for this program. Fill out the form below.
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Kids Who Code
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesInterested in computer coding? This program is for all coding levels, those just learning about this or those who have coded before. Join us for a fun coding class! This program is for children in 1st to 6th grade and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please register your child(ren) below.
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Nanny the Dog
Meeting Room B 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesEli’s Dog Club presents: Eli's Annual Dog Adoption Event Join us to adopt a puppy (plush of course!) Nanny the dog may NOT be able to make this event. NO REGISTRATION. COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE. This is an all ages program.
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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.
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Friends of BMPL Holiday Book Sale
BMPL Annex 10 West Boehringer Street, Batesville, IN, United StatesThis book sale will be held in the Library Annex from 10:00 am - 4:00pm on December 13th and December 14th, 2024. Location: New Annex Building - 108 N Elm St., Batesville, IN 47006 The MISSION of the Friends is to bring people together who are willing to work and to provide supplemental financial assistance to the library in order to support the various educational, social and cultural programs for the community. What WE SPONSOR: After Hours Concerts, Children's & Adult Programming, Summer Reading Program, Newborn Bags @ MMCH, Furnishings for the Library. ALL BOOKS are $1. We also have Books on CD, Music CD, DVDs and Craft & Cooking Magazines. Cookies will also be available for purchase. Interested in becoming a member? We would love to have you join the team. Contact: friends@ebatesville.com. OR visit https://ebatesville.com/friends-of-the-library/
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Friends of BMPL Holiday Book Sale
BMPL Annex 10 West Boehringer Street, Batesville, IN, United StatesThis book sale will be held in the Library Annex from 10:00 am - 4:00pm on December 13th and December 14th, 2024. Location: New Annex Building - 108 N Elm St., Batesville, IN 47006 The MISSION of the Friends is to bring people together who are willing to work and to provide supplemental financial assistance to the library in order to support the various educational, social and cultural programs for the community. What WE SPONSOR: After Hours Concerts, Children's & Adult Programming, Summer Reading Program, Newborn Bags @ MMCH, Furnishings for the Library. ALL BOOKS are $1. We also have Books on CD, Music CD, DVDs and Craft & Cooking Magazines. Cookies will also be available for purchase. Interested in becoming a member? We would love to have you join the team. Contact: friends@ebatesville.com. OR visit https://ebatesville.com/friends-of-the-library/
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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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Unwrapping Your Favorite Holiday Poems with Prof. Ron Nicholson
Meeting Room ABJoin retired English Professor Ron Nicholas as he shares background, tells some amusing stories, and does some dramatic readings of some beloved Christmas poems, “A Visit from Saint Nick”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, and “I Heard the Bells” and dig into their backstories and little-known secrets. For example, I will look at the raging debate over who really wrote the quintessential Christmas poem attributed to Clement Moore. And did you know the inspiration for the Grinch was the author himself during a period of depression? I will look at the symbolism in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and “The Holly and the Ivy” and the backstories to some of the most beloved Christmas poems. Also, I will feature classic poems that became popular Christmas songs, such as “Good King Wenceslas”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, and “Come, All Ye Faithful”. I will mix in a few other wonderful but lesser-known poems such as hilarious “December 26” and “Minstrels” by Wordsworth and, of course, unpack “Old Lang Syne” by Robert Burns. Hot chocolate and Holiday cookies will be available for added enjoyment. NO Registration.
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Storytime – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Holiday Craft: Jingle Bell Bracelet 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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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 December book is The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Ablom. #1 New York Times Bestseller What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be “the Lord.” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him. Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, ten people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. “Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says. “I am the Lord,” the man whispers. So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling novel yet. In The Stranger in the Lifeboat, Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors in heaven, or are they in hell? The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the island’s chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened. A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them. (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: Holiday Craft: Jingle Bell Bracelet 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: Holiday Craft: Jingle Bell Bracelet 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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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 Craft Day: Edible Christmas Tree
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us to make Christmas Trees using ice cream cones, icing, and candy! This program is for children in 1st - 6th grade. Registration is required. Please sign your child(ren) up below. NOTE: When signing up more than one child --after registering the 1st child you must hit refresh in your browser to register the next child.
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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.
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BMPL is CLOSED – Merry Christmas
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed DECEMBER 24 - 26th - ALL DAY for Christmas. 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 – Merry Christmas
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed DECEMBER 24 - 26th - ALL DAY for Christmas. 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 – Merry Christmas
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed DECEMBER 24 - 26th - ALL DAY for Christmas. 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 – New Year’s Eve
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed DECEMBER 31st - ALL DAY for New Year's Eve. 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 – New Year’s Day
Circulation DeskThe Batesville Memorial Public Library will be closed January 1st - ALL DAY for New Year's Day. 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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Felting Class
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesFelting is one of the oldest forms of textile arts. Needle felting is begun by rolling a small amount of wool and stabbing it with the needle. It is a quick hobby to learn, and many find it stress-relieving. This month come and create with us either a felted applique on a winter hat, or on a set of gloves. This beginner level project is perfect for those who are wanting to learn more about needle felting, or want to expand their skills. Consider registering for this cute and functional Needle Felting project! Please join us for this NO cost adult program. Registration is REQUIRED for this program. Fill out the form below.
