Stop by the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale coming up Sept. 8-13! We’ll have a huge selection of books from all genres, DVDS, CDs, and even audiobooks for great prices. The sale will be at Laurel Library Sept. 8-10, and at Brookville Library Sept. 10-13 during the library’s normal hours of operation. The…

Check out our new DIY kits for adults! Each kit has all the supplies and a few resources to get started on a variety of projects. Kits in our Kit Library are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Included inside are the essential materials needed to complete the project, as well as simple instructions and…

School is starting again soon, and many kids are getting new shoes! Whitewater Valley Retired Teachers and Imagination Library of Franklin County want your used shoes! Donate at Brookville or Laurel Public Libraries during the month of July. Please bring clean, used shoes that are still in good condition. Any kind of shoe with a…

Check out an audiobook during the month of July and get a set of earbuds or headphones! We have audiobooks for all ages! Voxbooks and Wonderbooks are picture books or easy chapter books for beginning readers. Playaways are pocket-sized audiobooks for more advanced readers. Audiobooks are available at both libraries.

We have two exciting groups visiting the library this summer to bring you some extra summer reading-themed entertainment! Pretty Funny Balloons will be at Brookville Library on June 23 at 5 p.m., and Cap’n Kraken’s Yo Ho Ho Pirate will set sail to Laurel Library on August 2 at 1 p.m. Pretty Funny Balloons is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…