Elkhart Public Library

Coffee and Canvas for Adults
2025-01-14 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
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Follow along with local artist Linda Pieri as we create a painting. Two sessions are now available monthly with the same picture to serve more artists.

Teen Cookie Decorating
2025-01-14 16:30 - 18:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Channel your inner bake-off skills to decorate (and eat!) cookies.

Coffee and Canvas for Adults
2025-01-14 17:30 - 18:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
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Local artist Linda Pieri leads a painting class. This month we’re creating a snowbird.
Registration for this program opens Dec. 1.

Friends of EPL Board Meeting
2025-01-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
The Friends of Elkhart Public Library Inc. board meets monthly on the third Wednesday. Regular business includes discussion of book sale events and the consideration of grant requests from library staff.

Tween and Teen Cookies and Canvas
2025-01-16 16:30 - 17:45 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Work on your art skills to create a picture of your choosing. Improve your shading, highlighting, drawing, perspective, mixing colors and more to make you a better artist.
Registration for this program opens Dec. 1.

Martin Luther King Day Open House
2025-01-20 08:00 - 09:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Enjoy a continental breakfast and performance from the Elkhart Community Chorus ahead of the day’s events.
The event is free and open to the public.
This event is shared with the Elkhart Chapter of Indiana Black Expo and serves as the kickoff to a full day of activities and remembrances throughout the city.

Moana Preschool Party
2025-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
How far will you go to enjoy some Moana and Maui-themed activities and stories?

Teen Mosaic Art
2025-01-21 16:30 - 18:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Create a mosaic art piece using a variety of materials to flex your creativity.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-01-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
The Elkhart Public Library meets the third Tuesday of each month to discuss library business. Learn more about the board and upcoming meeting here.

Computer One-on-One
2025-01-22 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-01-30 14:30 - 16:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Call the Downtown Computer Center at 574.294.2847 or sign up in person to reserve 30 minutes of basic, stress-free computer help from our experts. From saving a file to accessing library resources, we can help.
Sessions are available at 2:30, 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m.

Fun Family Movie - Harold and the Purple Crayon
2025-01-23 16:30 - 18:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Enjoy free popcorn and a movie. We’re showing “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” based on the popular children’s book. The movie is rated PG and is 1h;30m. RSVP on our Facebook page.

Winter Blast
2025-01-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Enjoy games, stories and crafts while we celebrate wintry snow and fun.

Backyard Birding
2025-01-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Cleveland Branch, 53715 C.R. 1, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
Learn to identify local winter birds and how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count from an environmental educator at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center from Goshen College.

Tween and Teen Snack Games
2025-01-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Osolo Branch, 3429 E. Bristol St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Snacks and games combine into games with pieces you can snack on while playing.

LEGO Bots
2025-01-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Take your build to the next level by working together with others to make LEGOs move, light up and more. Learn coding skills while demonstrating your builds.
Registration for this program opens Dec. 1.

Teen Beaded Keychains
2025-01-28 16:30 - 18:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Bring your creativity, choose a gemstone, and make it into a keychain for your bag or keys.

Bedtime Stories: Chinese New Year
2025-01-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Celebrate the Chinese New Year as we welcome in the year of the snake with stories, music and activities for the whole family.

Basic Microsoft Excel
2025-01-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Learn the common features of spreadsheets – work with columns and rows and get started copying, pasting and changing fonts. Sign up in person at the Downtown Computer Center or by calling 574.294.2847.

Dog Man Party
2025-01-30 16:30 - 17:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Celebrate the release of the Dog Man movie at a party with stories, games and more inspired by the Dog Man books.

Friends of EPL Book Sale
2025-02-01 09:00 - 14:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Join the Friends of Elkhart Public Library for the monthly used book sale on the first Saturday of each month. Specials are announced on Facebook.

Winter Fun Day
2025-02-01 09:00 - 15:00 | Cleveland Branch, 53715 C.R. 1, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
We’re hosting activities, games and more with a winter theme during open hours.

Indie Lens Pop-Up
2025-02-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Enjoy free popcorn and soft drinks while we watch PBS documentaries. A group discussion will follow each screening.
June – Free for All: The Public Library

Dunlap Bookworms
2025-02-03 18:15 - 19:00 | Dunlap Branch, 58485 C.R. 13 East, Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Join us for a fun and lively conversation about a different book each month. We read a variety of genres to have exposure to a variety of authors.

Cancelled - Empower Me to Be Clutter Free
2025-02-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Cleveland Branch, 53715 C.R. 1, Elkhart, IN, 46514, United States
Tackle your clutter with an action plan from a Purdue Extension educator. Attending all three sessions to be entered into a drawing for a gift card.

Pop Quiz
2025-02-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Register your team and compete in our pop culture trivia with a new theme each month.
Feb. 7 – Kpop
March 7 – Anime
April 4 – Marvel

Homeschool Art: Pinch Pots
2025-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Turn pinch pots into monsters or animals.

Osolo Page Turners
2025-02-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Osolo Branch, 3429 E. Bristol St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
Join our monthly book discussions at the Osolo Branch. Upcoming titles:

Dec. 8 – “Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club” by Helen Simonson
Jan. 12 – “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin
Feb. 9 – “The Book Club of Troublesome Women” by Marie Boswick
March 9 – Any book about Amelia Earhart
April 13 – “The Clinic” by Cate Quinn

Kids Cookies and Canvas
2025-02-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
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Get creative by recreating a picture with acrylic paints and learn new techniques.

DIY Valentine's Mosaic Craft
2025-02-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Downtown Library, 300 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN, 46516, United States
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Create a heart-shaped coaster or picture frame for your Valentine.
Registration for this program opens Jan. 1.
