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Snowmen with snowflakes; text reads "Escape Room" with dates for the program

Escape Room

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Can you and your friends solve clues to escape in time?  Sign up for our newest escape room!  Your group will have 45 minutes to solve clues and complete puzzles in order to find the treasure before time runs out.  Fun for a group o

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Noon Year's Celebration

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room at Monrovia Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Family
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Want to make sure your little one enjoys all the fun of New Year's but dread the idea of messing up your bedtime routine?  We've got the solution!  Countdown to NOON with us!

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Popcorn & Painting for Kids

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

It's the first program of 2026!  Kick off the new year with a morning of popcorn and painting.  We'll be painting a snowman.

Blue background with snowflakes and a photo of a painting of mittens holding a snowball; Text reads "Cocoa and Canvas for Teens and Tweens Saturday, January 3rd at 2pm; for teens and tweens ages 9-7, registration required"

Cocoa & Canvas for Teens & Tweens

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

It's time for Cocoa and Canvas!  Teens and tweens are invited to paint a winter scene featuring mittens.

For tweens and teens ages 9-17.  Space is limited and registration is REQUIRED.  Sign up online or at the library.

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Winter Reading Begins!

All Day 1/5
MCPL System-Wide

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

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

It's the first day of Winter Reading!  Get Yeti to Read by signing up in the Beanstack app or online at morgancountylibrary.beanstack.org.  

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Spice Club: Garlic

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library (Martinsville)

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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 January's spice club where we celebrate garlic! Bring your favorite garlic dish and we'll eat and chat together. Registration is encouraged.
Bob's Burgers 15th Anniversary Celebration

Bob's Burgers 15th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Movie

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a Bob's Burgers 15th Anniversary celebration like no other! Watch the Bob's Burgers Movie, test your knowledge in an epic trivia contest, and get crafty by making your very own plush Kuchi Kopi!
Kids Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Kids Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Lecture, Workshop, Other

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of guitar in this six-week beginner course designed for new players. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.
Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Learn to Play: Acoustic Guitar

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Waverly Branch

Program Type:

Lecture, Workshop, Other

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of guitar in this six-week beginner course designed for new players. Registration for the first week automatically enrolls you in the full six-week series. Participants must bring their own guitar.
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Tween Wednesdays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us for crafts, games, snacks, and much more.  This program is for kids ages 9-12. 

The Science of Severe Weather: Formation, Identification, and Safety

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:
Meteorologist Joseph Cooper talks about how severe weather forms, how it is identified, and why it can become dangerous in this one-hour presentation.

Other Lands

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
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!

Afternoon Adventures

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Main Library (Martinsville)
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. 

Dungeons & Dragons

6:30pm–8:15pm
Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Join us for Dungeons & Dragons!

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
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!

Pokémon Club

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Tweens
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Join us for Pokemon Club at the library! Bring your decks ready to play or some cards to trade. If you don't know how to play, we are happy to teach you!

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, crafts, and much more!  This program is best suited for children ages 3-5 years and their caregiver.  Siblings outside the programs age range welcome!

Storytime with Ms. Emma

10:30am–11:15am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Stories, crafts, and activities for pre-school aged children. 

Teen Tuesdays

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens
Main Library (Martinsville)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Teens in grades 6-12 can join us for weekly programs featuring crafts, games, creating art, and more! There’s something new every week, so stop by the Children's Program Room any Tuesday at 3 to find out what’s going on!

Monrovia Alumni Association

6:15pm–8:00pm
Monrovia Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly board meeting

Tween Wednesdays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us for crafts, games, snacks, and much more.  This program is for kids ages 9-12. 

Kids' Book Tasting Society- Fantasy

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, Tweens
Main Library (Martinsville)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Large Meeting Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to the March Kids' Book Tasting Society!  This month, we'll be tasting fantasy books.

If you were at last month's meeting, be sure to bring your notebook with you!  New members will be given one at our meeting.

Thursday Jammers

12:00pm–3:30pm
Monrovia Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Monrovia Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Acoustic music fellowship

Other Lands

4:00pm–6:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Waverly Branch
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!

Afternoon Adventures

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children
Main Library (Martinsville)
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. 

Crafty Night

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Main Library (Martinsville)
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!

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
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!

Ink & Imagination Writers Group

2:00pm–4:00pm
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 for inspiration and help

Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, crafts, and much more!  This program is best suited for children ages 3-5 years and their caregiver.  Siblings outside the programs age range welcome!

Storytime with Ms. Emma

10:30am–11:15am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Waverly Branch
Library Branch: Waverly Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Stories, crafts, and activities for pre-school aged children. 

Teen Tuesdays

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens
Main Library (Martinsville)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Teens in grades 6-12 can join us for weekly programs featuring crafts, games, creating art, and more! There’s something new every week, so stop by the Children's Program Room any Tuesday at 3 to find out what’s going on!

Tween Wednesdays

4:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Other
Event Details:

Join us for crafts, games, snacks, and much more.  This program is for kids ages 9-12. 

Afternoon Readers

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Main Library (Martinsville)
Library Branch: Main Library (Martinsville)
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Join our daytime book club! Discuss the book of the month with other readers on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. You can get a copy of this month’s selection by attending a meeting, or by visiting the circulation desk.