This summer, parents and guardians of budding storytellers ages 8-12 are invited to enter the Katherine Applegate Color Our World Writing Contest. Entries are open from June 1 – July 31, 2025. Writing Prompt Your writing can change and color our world! Write a short story between 1,000 – 1,500 words about a character that takes an action that changes someone else’s day for the better. The action can be…
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Color Your World Through Reading!
Our Summer Reading Program kicks off on June 19! Meet your summer reading goals, participate in free library programs, and have a chance to win fun prizes! Celebrate a summer of color and reading at our Summer Reading Kickoff and Messy Art Days! Sign up for the summer reading program, get a goodie bag and reading log, and enjoy some messy art, including tie-dye, sand art, and more! Please bring…
Kindergarten Readiness Program
Join us for an engaging time of learning songs and fun activities to build foundational beginning reading skills. Our focus will be rhyming, word awareness, segmenting sounds in words, and story comprehension. This program is open to four and five-year-olds who will be new kindergarteners in 2025 or 2026. All programs will take place at Brookville Library on the following dates: June 11, June 18, June 25, July 2, and…
Vote for your Favorite Firefly Award Nominee
Firefly storytimes start soon! Join us in reading all five of the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award nominees. After the last story, children will be given a ballot to vote on their favorite Firefly story for 2025. A snack will also be provided. Laurel dates: May 20 at 5 p.m. and June 10 at 10 a.m. Brookville dates: June 6 at 10 a.m. and June 16 at 5 p.m. If…
Spring Book Sale Dates are May 12-17
The Friends of the Library spring book sale will be May 12-17. Laurel sale dates are May 12-14, and Brookville sale dates are May 14-17. The sale runs during the library’s normal hours of operation and until noon at Brookville Library on May 17. Both libraries are currently accepting donations. We accept book and DVD donations. We do not accept dictionaries, textbooks, magazines, or damaged items.
Lego Expo Returns to Brookville Library
Our crowd favorite Lego Expo is returning to Brookville Library! The Lego Expo will be on April 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Those wanting to participate can submit boxed builds or custom builds—all will be displayed. We will have a competition. Only the custom builds can be submitted to the Creative Build Competition. Attendees of the Lego Expo will be able to vote on their favorite builds for…
Join one of our Book Clubs!
The Franklin County Public Library District now offers six book clubs that patrons of all ages can enjoy! Our book clubs meet once a month, and we have in-person and remote options. Second Monday Book Club Second Monday Book Club is our book club geared toward adults that meets on the second Monday of every month. Read the monthly selection and join us for discussion. Fantasy Book Club This is…
Set Sail For Magic at the Library
We’re happy to welcome back Tricky Max and his crew of puppets for a special magic show at Brookville Library. Tricky Max and his fearless crew will take you on a high-seas mission to uncover the secrets of magic and discover that kindness and caring are the true hidden treasures inside every child. Max and Co. will be at Brookville Library on Aug. 3 at noon. Brace yourselves for anything,…
Ready, Set, Read!
Sign-ups for the Franklin County Public Library District’s Summer Reading Program “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” start on June 21 and 22! Readers of all ages are invited to participate in our six-week program where they are rewarded for meeting their reading goals. Everyone who signs up will receive a reading/adventure log. For every 100 minutes marked on the reading log, participants will receive a ticket to put towards door…
Historic Main Street home to house library’s Local History and Genealogy Department
(Brookville, IN)—The Franklin County Public Library District recently purchased the home of John Newman, located at 912 Main Street. This historic, two-story brick building will eventually house the library’s Local History and Genealogy Department, as the need for additional space has become more prevalent. “Under Julie Schlesselman’s leadership, our Local History and Genealogy Department has grown both in reputation and in volume,” said FCPLD Director, Susan Knight. “Our community has…