Events

Join us every Friday in FEBRUARY from 10AM - 11AM for BLOCK PLAY! Miss Sarah will have different kinds of blocks out for free play and social time! This program is designed for children ages 1 to 4. NO REGISTRATION. Come and go as you please.

Join 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.

Join 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.

Join us to learn how to make homemade pizza bagel bites. This program is for ages Tween/Teen (ages 12-18) and SIGN UP is required. Register your child(ren) below.

Theme: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Books Ms. Sarah will read the 5 books that have been nominated by the Firefly committee and the kids will vote for their favorite. 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.

Theme: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Books Ms. Sarah will read the 5 books that have been nominated by the Firefly committee and the kids will vote for their favorite. 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.

Theme: Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award Books Ms. Sarah will read the 5 books that have been nominated by the Firefly committee and the kids will vote for their favorite. 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.

Executive 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

Join us every Friday in FEBRUARY from 10AM - 11AM for BLOCK PLAY! Miss Sarah will have different kinds of blocks out for free play and social time! This program is designed for children ages 1 to 4. NO REGISTRATION. Come and go as you please.

We have a New Program starting at BMPL this month! Read to Pepper. Pepper is a therapy dog that travels around to different places where kiddos love reading to her. She will be at Batesville Library on February 28th from 3:30 to 4:30pm. You will need to sign your child up for a 15 minute reading spot below. Bring a favorite book from home or choose a book from our stacks. It is up to you! This is a great opportunity for kiddos who love dogs, are a reluctant, shy or struggling reader. Register your child below for a 15 minute time spot.  

VOTING will begin on March 1st. Anyone can STOP by the circulation desk to pick up a ballot and drop in the bucket provided. 1 VOTE per visit. Voting is The People's Choice in each category (12 & under, 13 & above) will win Chamber Bucks! Artists can pick up their work and an easel for home display on April 1st. *BMPL reserves the right to exclude any submissions.

Join 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.

Join 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.

Theme: Mail Craft: Mail Pouch 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.

Theme: Mail Craft: Mail Pouch 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.

March 4th we will be discussing The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White, the book we read in January. Participants will also receive the next book we will be reading for March which is The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy summary from Amazon.com: Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town—until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy’s climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end—for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys? This FREE book club is for grades 3rd - 8th. Please register below to join the CLUB!

Theme: Mail Craft: Mail Pouch 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.

Participants will make a unique foil art piece with hot glue and aluminum foil. ***Participants and parents need to be comfortable with the child working with a hot glue gun to create their art outline. This FREE program is for grades 3rd - 8th. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Sign your child(ren) up below. NOTE: When registering more than one child you will need to hit the refresh button to sign your next child up.

Join us for Cook with a Book! This month we will read a book and then we will be making Cat & the Hat Fruit Skewers.  Children will actively participate in the preparation. This program is for kids in preschool and kindergarten. Registration is required. Please sign your child(ren) up below. Please be aware of food allergies when registering for this program. NOTE: When registering more than one child you will need to hit the refresh button to sign your next child up.

Eli’s Dog Club presents: Game Night Join us to spend time with Nanny and play games. REGISTRATION REQUESTED. THIS HELPS US PLAN MATERIAL. THANK YOU! COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE. This is an all ages program.

Theme: Birds Craft: Star Bird Feeder There’s no time like Storytime! Start your Saturday with Storytime! Join us for a fun filled 45 minute session that incorporates books, songs, & activities to build early literacy skills.  This program is for children ages 3 to 6. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This program is geared toward children ages 3 – 6.

Join 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.

Join 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.

Theme: Green Craft: Shamrock Puppies 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.