Events
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Puzzle Swap
Batesville Memorial Public Library 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesIn- Person Puzzle Swap Attention all puzzle enthusiasts! You are invited to our upcoming Puzzle Swap the WHOLE week of November 11 - 16, 2024! This is a fantastic opportunity for community members to exchange puzzles they’ve already conquered for fresh challenges. Here’s what you need to know: Date: November 11 - 16, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Monday through Thursday) or 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Friday ) or 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Saturday) Location: Batesville Memorial Public Library (tables will be set up in front of the stained glass windows inside) How It Works: Bring Puzzles: Gather any puzzles you’ve completed and are ready to pass on. Swap: Choose from a variety of puzzles brought in by other participants or donated by Batesville Memorial Public Library. Enjoy: Take your new puzzles home and enjoy hours of fun! Guidelines: Puzzles should be complete with no missing pieces. All puzzle sizes and difficulties are welcome. This event is free and open to all ages. Join us for a WEEK of puzzle swapping and meet fellow puzzle lovers in your community. Let’s keep the joy of puzzling going round and round!
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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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Author TALK: Intertwine: A WWII Soldier’s Memoir
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesWilliam Lee Peters is a retired aerospace engineer. Writing began as a pursuit in his retirement years to pass stories to future generations. His first book, Intertwine: A WWII Soldier’s Memoir, began with conversations with his father. As a younger man, his father was reluctant to speak about WWII experiences, but as he aged, he began sharing stories. The book is available for purchase in hardbound, paperback (large print), and in Kindle format. As a Vetern’s Day special, the book will be free on Kindle from Nov.8-13 ONLY ON AMAZON. Additionally, he will have copies available to purchase at the event and is happy to sign your copies. I am working on several additional projects, including a family genealogy book and several Christian devotional books. FREE TALK. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO REGISTRATION.
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Storytime – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Kindness Craft: Friendship 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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Leaf Lantern – Adult Craft
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesAnother crafting afternoon is coming soon. Join us as we transform a simple glass jar into a stunning leaf lantern. Make new friends and enjoy time with other people who enjoy crafting. 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: Kindness Craft: Friendship 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: Kindness Craft: Friendship 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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Let’s Make Pickles! – HOMESCHOOL
Meeting Room A 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesParticipants will make pickles. Yes, you are reading this correctly. We will be chopping vegetables and putting them in small jars to make our own refrigerator pickles. This FREE program is for grades 3rd - 8th. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Sign your child(ren) up below.
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LEGO Builders
Meeting Room AB 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesJoin us to build and create with LEGOS! This FREE program is for grades 1st - 6th. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Sign your child(ren) up below.
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Nanny the Dog
Meeting Room B 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesEli’s Dog Club presents: Nanny the DOG! You've got Mail! Join us! Read and hang out with Nanny! We will also learn about writing letters to Nanny and create a card for her! 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 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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Saturday Storytime – 10AM
Activity Lab 131 N. Walnut St., Batesville, IN, United StatesTheme: Bears! Craft: Fork Bears 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.
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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: 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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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.
