On April 18, 2024, Indy Reads will host its 40th anniversary breakfast fundraiser: The Ruby Slippers Breakfast.  We expect more than 300 attendees, representing every corner of our community, to celebrate our ruby anniversary: 40 years of empowering adults in central Indiana through literacy. To ensure as many people as possible can attend, individual tickets are $25! The morning will ... Read more

Bring your family to our weekly game night.Game night is free for kids and families! Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play.For more information or questions, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more

Join us on April 21st at 4pm for a book discussion following a film screening of Jurassic Park at Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie! Please purchase tickets to Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie’s film screening here. Join us for a free book club and discussion after the film led by Molly Sweets. There will also be a costume ... Read more

Welcome to the Indy Reads Community! We are so excited to have you as a volunteer with us!Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Indy Reads! Please click the link on this page to register for the Volunteer Info Session date that works best for you! Virtual Info Sessions are at 6pm on every ... Read more

Bring your family to our weekly game night.Game night is free for kids and families! Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play.For more information or questions, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more

For April, we're reading Educated by Tara Westover! We will meet at Indy Reads, as usual. To get to the room, pass the checkout counter, go down the hall, and take a left. Masks welcome, but not mandatory. Educated by Tara WestoverTara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born ... Read more

Join our monthly book club on the last Sunday of each month at 4pm! Let's geek out over our Book of the Month!The Indy Reads Book Club features a variety of authors and book genres and is open to the public. If you are a book lover looking for space to geek out over books, ... Read more

Join Coach C on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 5pm for this family-friendly program!Chess is brought to you by the letter C and Cloud City Youth with Coach C. The chess club is free for kids and families on the first and third Wednesdays at 5pm. Don't play? That's OK! The ... Read more

Bring your family to our weekly game night.Game night is free for kids and families! Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play.For more information or questions, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more

Join Prince Brentlee and Aqua Marie for our Drag Story Hour! Fun for the entire family!The EventDrag Story Hour uses the art of drag in children's story hours to spread literacy, love, and acceptance! Join Prince Brentlee and Aqua Marie as they capture the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and give ... Read more

Join Courtney Corlew and discussion partner Kristen Bales for a Q&A and signing of Courtney's new book, A Little Bit Extra!Join Courtney Corlew and discussion partner Kristen Bales for a Q&A and signing of Courtney's new book, A Little Bit Extra on May 4th at 2pm!The first hour will be a discussion on the book ... Read more

Join Indy Reads on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6pm for a FREE, family-friendly open mic night. Poets, storytellers, and more welcome!Join Indy Reads on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6pm for our Poetry & More Open Mic Night! Performers may sign up beginning at 5pm and will be called to ... Read more

Bring your family to our weekly game night.Game night is free for kids and families! Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play.For more information or questions, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more

Welcome to the Indy Reads Community! We are so excited to have you as a volunteer with us!Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Indy Reads! Please click the link on this page to register for the Volunteer Info Session date you selected on the survey.In-Person Sessions are at 12pm on every 2nd Friday! ... Read more

This monthly workshop/open mic hybrid is for the timid and confident, the professional and the novice, the performers and the spectators.This workshop/open mic hybrid is for the timid and confident, the professional and the novice, the performers and the spectators. Our hope is through this event and our collective we empower all voices to come ... Read more

Join Indy Reads for Spanish language practice on the second Sunday of each month at 4pm! This program is open to all ages.Join Indy Reads on the second Sunday of each month at 4pm to practice your Spanish language skills! Our volunteers and students will facilitate fun, easy conversation in our community bookstore during this ... Read more

Join Coach C on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 5pm for this family-friendly program!Chess is brought to you by the letter C and Cloud City Youth with Coach C. The chess club is free for kids and families on the first and third Wednesdays at 5pm. Don't play? That's OK! The ... Read more

Bring your family to our weekly game night.Game night is free for kids and families! Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play.For more information or questions, please email bookstore@indyreads.org.Indy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more

Join Katy Mann, founder of Indy with Kids, for a Q&A and signing of her new book, Indianapolis Scavenger!Join Katy Mann, founder of Indy with Kids, for a Q&A and signing of her new book, Indianapolis Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Indianapolis's Hidden Treasures, on May 18 at 10:30am.Katy will present a variety of ideas ... Read more

Join us on May 19th at 4pm for a book discussion following a film screening of Mary Poppins at Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie! Please purchase tickets to Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie’s film screening here. Join us for a free book club and discussion after the film. Mary Poppins: In turn of the century London, a magical ... Read more