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Give-a-Plant-Get-a-Plant

All Day 5/5 - 5/13
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Upper Level Gallery
Event Details:

From Monday, May 5, 9 a.m. until Tuesday, May 13, 4 p.m. Jeffersonville Township Public Library will host Give a Plant/Get a Plant. The event will be hosted outdoors on the library’s 2nd floor terrace—east side.

Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Event Details:

Join Aaron Edwards, Director of Behavioral Health Services at Norton Clark Hospital, as he discusses the topic of addiction and treatment. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Paint Your Own Terracotta Pot!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Ms. Monica as we paint our own terracotta planter pots. These tiny planters are the perfect size for an adorable succulent, but first we have to get crafty and make them cute! Registration is required for this teens only event. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required to attend this event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Let's Talk Books!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Center Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us on this date at the Jeffersonville location for a Conversation about BOOKS!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anime Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required

This club is all about Anime. Join us for games, projects, movies and more. Long-time members and new fans are welcome. Meet in the Teen Area. 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Children may attend independently but an adult must remain in the building.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Basic Sewing Skills

5:00pm - 7:15pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace
Registration Required

So you want to learn to sew! A great opportunity awaits at your Library. Whether or not you've operated a sewing machine, or if you've attempted simple sewing projects and weren't satisfied with the results, you're invited to attend our class to learn basic sewing skills. You will learn how to:

  • Operate a sewing machine.
  • Control stitching of a variety of seams, hems, and finishing raw edges.
  • Complete a usable project that will reflect your newly-honed sewing skills.

You may select between 2 projects: creating a simple apron or a reusable tote bag. The Library supplies all materials and the tools for completing the projects. A JTPL library card is required to use the Makerspace; click here to get one if you don't already have one!

Class size is limited. Three sewing machines are available for sharing. If your sewing machine is portable, you're welcome to bring it to the class for your own use.

Disclaimer(s)

A valid JTPL library card is required to participate in this program. You can start the registration process online here if you don't have a card yet.

Registration is required to attend this event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Medicare 101: Parts A, B, C & D

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Center Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on this date to learn more about Medicare 101: Parts A, B, C, & D.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Staff Meeting

9:00am - 10:00am
Closing
Branches:
All Library locations, Jeffersonville Library, Clarksville Library
Description:

Both the Jeffersonville and Clarksville locations will be closed from 9 - 10 a.m. for a monthly staff meeting.  Both locations will re-open at 10 a.m.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: North Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on this date for another special Jewelry Making Craft Class with Kelly Avery-Boyd!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Founding Era Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Center Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Family & Local History
Event Details:

The club is for adults who are interested in the period from approximately 1750-1850.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Friends of the Library Book Drive

10:00am - 1:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:

Friends is looking for your old and lightly used books!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Friends of the Library Book Drive

10:00am - 1:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:

Friends is looking for your old and lightly used books!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Painting for Kids with Artist Paig Trinkle

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Youth Services Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children from Kindergarten through fourth grade are invited to join artist Paig Trinkle for Art Class@Your Library from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Youth Services Activity Room of Jeffersonville Township Public Library Jeffersonville location.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

SoIN to Shakespeare Tour: Much Ado About Nothing

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: North Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Family, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Shakespeare at the Library!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Center Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This book club is for adults who enjoy reading and discussing works by or about African-American authors.

This month's book is The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Community Planning Session

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Meeting, Special Interest
Event Details:

Join us and the IU Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement to discuss future plans of the Clarksville Public Library's outdoor learning center. This event is open to the public and light refreshments will be provided. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Community Planning Session- Virtual

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Meeting, Special Interest
Event Details:

Join us and the IU Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement to discuss future plans of the Clarksville Public Library's outdoor learning center.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

JTPL Board of Trustees Meeting

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: North Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Meeting

The monthly meeting of the JTPL Board of Trustees, which is normally held in the North Program Room on the first floor of the main Jeffersonville location.

For board member contact information and minutes from previous meetings, please visit our website at https://jefflibrary.org/about/board/

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Basic Sewing Skills

5:00pm - 7:15pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace
Registration Required

So you want to learn to sew! A great opportunity awaits at your Library. Whether or not you've operated a sewing machine, or if you've attempted simple sewing projects and weren't satisfied with the results, you're invited to attend our class to learn basic sewing skills. You will learn how to:

  • Operate a sewing machine.
  • Control stitching of a variety of seams, hems, and finishing raw edges.
  • Complete a usable project that will reflect your newly-honed sewing skills.

You may select between 2 projects: creating a simple apron or a reusable tote bag. The Library supplies all materials and the tools for completing the projects. A JTPL library card is required to use the Makerspace; click here to get one if you don't already have one!

Class size is limited. Three sewing machines are available for sharing. If your sewing machine is portable, you're welcome to bring it to the class for your own use.

Disclaimer(s)

A valid JTPL library card is required to participate in this program. You can start the registration process online here if you don't have a card yet.

Registration is required to attend this event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration Required
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: North Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness, Special Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on this date at our Jeffersonville location for another important Dementia Monthly Workshop with Angelia Reedus!

Our inaugural workshop, as you are aware, was held in April 2025. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Bad Art Wednesday

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Jeffersonville Library
Room: Youth Services Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

A freestyle craft event for tweens and teens. 

Everyone has access to our crafting and art materials. The “worst” piece of art will win the Bad Artist's Crown and have your art displayed for a month. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children may attend independently but an adult must remain in the building.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Literary Ladies Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Clarksville Branch Library Literary Ladies Book Club is a book club for anyone interested in reading books that focus on family, friendship, and relationships that feature strong female characters. 

This month we will be discussing the book The Train in Winter: The Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by  Caroline Moorehead.

This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.

Toddler Storytime: Little Artists

10:30am - 11:15am
Babies, Toddlers
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a fun storytime all about art! This storytime will get us excited about our 2025 "Color Our World" Summer Reading Club. We will read stories, sing songs and make a craft.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Home Buying Basics

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Clarksville Library
Room: Meeting Rooms A & B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Buying a home is the biggest investment most people will make, and homeownership is one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Having the right team is key.