Bartholomew County Public Library

Bartholomew County Public Library Your public resource for lifelong learning, located in Bartholomew County, IN.

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05/31/2026

Summer Reading at BCPL begins tomorrow! 🎉

The goal of the Summer Reading Program is simple: to reward participants for getting into the habit of reading. If you aren't registered yet, you can do so on the Beanstack app or at mybcpl.beanstack.org.

Plan your summer library trips accordingly! All BCPL branches will be closed on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, as ...
05/31/2026

Plan your summer library trips accordingly! All BCPL branches will be closed on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, as well as July 3 & 4 for Independence Day.

Join us for storytimes in June! Storytimes build early literacy skills, expand vocabulary, and foster a lifelong love of...
05/30/2026

Join us for storytimes in June! Storytimes build early literacy skills, expand vocabulary, and foster a lifelong love of reading. It's just a bonus that kiddos can earn extra points towards the Summer Reading Program for every summer storytime that they attend!

For more information on any of these storytimes, visit mybcpl.org/events.

Join us for our virtual author talk series in June, featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors f...
05/29/2026

Join us for our virtual author talk series in June, featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.

🎡 BCPL Author Talk: Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig will be chatting about the history and significance of craft at state fairs.

🐈 BCPL Author Talk: Matt Dinniman joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles.

💚 BCPL Author Talk: Ted Page chats about his journey to bring together the stories and wisdom of grandfathers from all walks of life.

🍽️ BCPL Author Talk: Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy share beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.

Register and ask questions to the authors at libraryc.org/mybcpl 📚

Congrats to our ten winners for the annual Summer Reading bookmark decorating contest! These bookmarks will be available...
05/29/2026

Congrats to our ten winners for the annual Summer Reading bookmark decorating contest! These bookmarks will be available to pick up all summer long. 🎉

All of the submissions will be available to view at the Summer Reading table at the Downtown Columbus branch.

05/28/2026

Summer Reading has entered the chat! 📲

Grab your bookish besties and register for Summer Reading on the Beanstack app. Every day that you read, in any amount, you'll earn a point and be rewarded prizes along the way. Summer Reading begins next Monday, June 1!

Get ready to sing, clap, and dance along during this visit by award-winning musician and author Jim Gill on Thursday, Ju...
05/28/2026

Get ready to sing, clap, and dance along during this visit by award-winning musician and author Jim Gill on Thursday, June 25 at the LEX! Jim Gill’s distinctive music play creates the spirit of a family room in the concert hall and is an invitation to children, parents and grandparents to sing, dance and play together!

From 10:00-10:30, join community partners kidscommons, Foundation For Youth-Boys and Girls Club, i-CARE and Children Inc. Learning Center for free activities and hop aboard Viewpoint Books' Book Bus! Then grab your spot on the lawn for the concert starting at 10:30!

It's time for another What We're Reading Wednesday, where we share what BCPL staff are !Haley is reading Crochet Collag...
05/27/2026

It's time for another What We're Reading Wednesday, where we share what BCPL staff are !

Haley is reading Crochet Collage Garden, a craft book featuring 100 mix-and-match botanical patterns, including flowers, buds, leaves, and fungi, organized into 10 seasonal themes to help makers create beautiful, textured yarn landscapes, framed artwork, and appliques.

Check out this title and thousands more at catalog.mybcpl.org 📚

Have you ever wondered how a bike works? Satisfy your curiosity at this special Disassemblers with Matteo Auteri from Co...
05/27/2026

Have you ever wondered how a bike works? Satisfy your curiosity at this special Disassemblers with Matteo Auteri from Columbus Bike Co-op. We will disassemble a bicycle and see what we discover! 🚲

Register at mybcpl.org/events. This program is geared towards kids grades K-6.

See what's new this week at the Bartholomew County Public Library at:*** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=3346-471 ***Th...
05/27/2026

See what's new this week at the Bartholomew County Public Library at:

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There are eight new bestsellers, ten new movies, 383 new audiobooks, eleven new children's books, and 105 other new books, including 494 that are available online.

The new bestsellers this week include "Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind," "How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University," and "Purple State." The new movies this week include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Fallout Season 2," and "Shelter."

Address

536 5th Street
Columbus, IN
47201

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+18123791255

Website

http://youtube.com/mybcpl

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