‘Tis the season for giving, and you are invited to help provide free books to children of all ages during our Jingle Books event! Jingle Books allows patrons to donate new or gently used books with the intention of allowing other families who visit the library to choose a free book from the Jingle Books display as a gift for a child this holiday. There will be book bins to…

Plein air painters will be capturing the beauty of Franklin County on canvas Oct. 17-19. Whether you are an artist or an appreciator of art, you’re welcome to join in on the festivities! Friday, Oct. 17 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Registration 7 p.m. – Teri Campbell presents: The New Canvas: Exploring Art in the Age of AI Saturday, Oct. 18 7 p.m. – Dinner (Courtesy of FCPLD’s Art…

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 sale will end at noon on Sept. 13.

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 starter resources. Kits are available at Brookville Library.

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 hard sole, and any size!

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 Indiana’s premier balloon entertainment company with over 18 years of experience.   Join us at…

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…

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…

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…