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Afternoon Adventures

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

It's a Storytime for the school age crowd!  Join us for an afternoon story and a craft or STEAM project.  For kids in grades K-3.  Children under age 7 will need an adult helper. 

Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

It's a Storytime for the school age crowd!  Join us for an afternoon story and a craft or STEAM project.  For kids in grades K-3.  Children under age 7 will need an adult helper. 

National Society Daughters of the Union

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Space at Main Library (Martinsville)
Purpose of Meeting:

chapter meeting

Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Purpose of Meeting

chapter meeting

a clipart bowl of paprika on a pale background with information about the program

Spice Club: Paprika

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Join us for May's spice club where we celebrate paprika! Bring your favorite paprika dish and we'll eat and chat together. Registration is encouraged.
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for May's spice club where we celebrate paprika! Bring your favorite paprika dish and we'll eat and chat together. Registration is encouraged.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:15pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons!
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons!
rabbit, chick and bird clipart

Tiny Tots: Storytime for Toddlers & Babies

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Play Room at Monrovia Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Tiny Tots, storytime for our youngest patrons and their caregivers.  This fast paced, early literacy focused, program is a perfect introduction to library storytimes.

Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Play Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Tiny Tots, storytime for our youngest patrons and their caregivers.  This fast paced, early literacy focused, program is a perfect introduction to library storytimes.

Toddler Time

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

It's a storytime for our littlest patrons!  This program is best suited for children ages 1-2 years and their caregivers. Siblings outside the age range for the program welcome!

Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

It's a storytime for our littlest patrons!  This program is best suited for children ages 1-2 years and their caregivers. Siblings outside the age range for the program welcome!

Granny Camp Craft Day

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Craft day for group of friends

Monrovia Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Craft day for group of friends

Ink & Imagination Writers Group

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Space at Main Library (Martinsville)
Purpose of Meeting:

For local writers to come together and share progress and ask questions of others. We do a monthly writing exercise, if you would have any questions linda.williams765@yahoo.com

Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Purpose of Meeting

For local writers to come together and share progress and ask questions of others. We do a monthly writing exercise, if you would have any questions linda.williams765@yahoo.com

First Steps

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Study Room 3 at Main Library (Martinsville)
Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Study Room 3
bright colors and tween-ish clipart

After-School Antics

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM, Workshop, Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

After-School Antics, aka Teen Tuesdays, aka Boredom Busters...whatever you wanna call it we've got something for our after-school crowd.  This program is geared at ages 11+ and varies from week to week.

Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Workshop, Other
Event Details:

After-School Antics, aka Teen Tuesdays, aka Boredom Busters...whatever you wanna call it we've got something for our after-school crowd.  This program is geared at ages 11+ and varies from week to week.

Indiana Invasion Inc.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Space at Main Library (Martinsville)
Purpose of Meeting:

Parent meeting for our new cheerleading season

Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Purpose of Meeting

Parent meeting for our new cheerleading season

Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Kids Intermediate Lessons: Acoustic Guitar

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Room at Waverly Branch
Program Type:
Lecture, Workshop, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Learn guitar in this six-week intermediate course for kids. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn guitar in this six-week intermediate course for kids. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.

Bunko

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch
Monrovia Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Flyer for a 12 week artist workshop open to adults ages 55 and older.

Weaving Memory: Artist Bookmaking and Collective Voices

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Weave your memories into a work of art in this 12 class workshop series!
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:
Weave your memories into a work of art in this 12 class workshop series!
Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Intermediate Lessons: Acoustic Guitar

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch
Program Type:
Lecture, Workshop, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Learn guitar in this six-week intermediate course for teens and adults. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn guitar in this six-week intermediate course for teens and adults. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.

Thursday Jammers

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Acoustic music fellowship

Monrovia Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Acoustic music fellowship

First Steps

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 1:15pm - 2:45pm
Study Room 3 at Main Library (Martinsville)
Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Study Room 3
a flaming twenty sided die surrounded by crumbling buildings and a dragon

Other Lands

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Explore Other Lands in this Dungeons and Dragons style role-playing adventure. Beginners welcome!
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Explore Other Lands in this Dungeons and Dragons style role-playing adventure. Beginners welcome!
three women sitting at a table knitting

Crafty Night

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Crafters, join us at the library for Crafty Night! Bring your crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, drawing, painting, chain maille, or other craft project with you and we'll chat and craft together!
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Crafters, join us at the library for Crafty Night! Bring your crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, drawing, painting, chain maille, or other craft project with you and we'll chat and craft together!
Drawing of a pterosaur reading a book

Summer Reading Begins!

All Day
MCPL System-Wide
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone

It's the first day of Summer Reading 2026!  Sign up for the reading program using the Beanstack app or going online.  

Offsite Event
Library Branch: MCPL System-Wide
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

It's the first day of Summer Reading 2026!  Sign up for the reading program using the Beanstack app or going online.  

Crime Watch

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Study Room 3 at Main Library (Martinsville)
Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Study Room 3
12 book covers

Book Club

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Monrovia Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Love talking about the books you read?  Challenging yourself to read more?  Looking to meet some folks in the area?  Need a night out of the house?  Whatever the reason we'd love to have you at our book club!

Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Love talking about the books you read?  Challenging yourself to read more?  Looking to meet some folks in the area?  Need a night out of the house?  Whatever the reason we'd love to have you at our book club!

Main Branch Book Club

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Genealogy & Local History at Main Library (Martinsville)
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Discuss the book of the month with other readers at 7 p.m. You can get a copy of this month’s selection by attending a meeting, or by visiting the circulation desk. Join us for this fun, informal book chat!
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Genealogy & Local History
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:
Discuss the book of the month with other readers at 7 p.m. You can get a copy of this month’s selection by attending a meeting, or by visiting the circulation desk. Join us for this fun, informal book chat!

First Steps

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Study Room 3 at Main Library (Martinsville)
Main Library (Martinsville)
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Study Room 3