Share your favorite family artifact at our Pop-up Family History Showcase as part of the Indiana Humanities One State/One Story program. Share your favorite family artifact at our Pop-up Family History Showcase as part of the Indiana Humanities One State/One Story program and in celebration of International Literacy Day. Register as a "showcase participant" to ... 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 us for these monthly play readings featuring a rotating cast of local actors on the second Monday of each month at 7pm!Hosted by Lou Harry and Kelsey Leigh Miller, these play readings feature a rotating cast of local actors. No props, no preparation, just great actors selecting and reading the plays they've always wanted ... 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 [email protected] 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
Story time provided by our staff, volunteers, and students - Indy Reads to you! Every Saturday EXCEPT for the first Saturday of the month.The EventJoin our staff, volunteers, and students as we share some of our favorite stories with the community. This is a family-friendly event, and all ages are welcome! Big Chair Story Time ... 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
For September, we’ll read Nevada by Imogen Binnie! To get to the room pass the checkout counter, go down the hall, and take a left. Masks welcome but not mandatory. Nevada by Imogen Binnie A beloved and blistering cult classic and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction finally back in print, Nevada follows a ... 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 [email protected] Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more
Story time provided by our staff, volunteers, and students - Indy Reads to you! Every Saturday EXCEPT for the first Saturday of the month.The EventJoin our staff, volunteers, and students as we share some of our favorite stories with the community. This is a family-friendly event, and all ages are welcome! Big Chair Story Time ... Read more
Join Indy Reads and Pen to Paper for a bimonthly writing workshop on the first and third Saturdays from 4:30-6:30 pm.Join Indy Reads and Pen to Paper for this bimonthly writing workshop from 4:30-6:30 pm on the first and third Saturdays of the month. This workshop is recommended for ages 18+Learn More about Pen to ... Read more
Join Jensen Parker on September 22nd at 1pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of their new book, 'Strictly Business!'Join Jensen Parker on September 22nd at Indy Reads from 1-3pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of her new book, Strictly Business.There will be a reading, discussion, and signing to follow.This event is recommended for ... Read more
Join us on September 22nd at 4pm for a book discussion following a film screening of The Fault in Our Stars at Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie! This discussion and screen is in recognition of Banned Books Week (9/22-9/28). Please purchase tickets to Kan-Kan Cinema & Brasserie’s film screening here. Join us for a free book club ... Read more
Join Heidi Beierle on September 26th at 5pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of her new memoir, 'Heidi Across America'! Join Heidi Beierle on September 26th at Indy Reads from 5-6:30pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of her new memoir, Heidi Across America. There will be a reading, discussion, Q&A session, and a ... 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 [email protected] Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their ... Read more
Join Ben Bascom and four writers on September 27th at 5pm for the launch of 'Feeling Singular' and a discussion of queer life today. Join Ben Bascom, Imani Jones, Jay Kibble, Victoria Logan, & Scoot Swain for the launch of Ben's new book, Feeling Singular: Queer Masculinities in the Early United States, and a discussion ... Read more
Story time provided by our staff, volunteers, and students - Indy Reads to you! Every Saturday EXCEPT for the first Saturday of the month.The EventJoin our staff, volunteers, and students as we share some of our favorite stories with the community. This is a family-friendly event, and all ages are welcome! Big Chair Story Time ... Read more
Join Karol Lagodzki on September 28th at 2pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of their book, 'Controlled Conversations'!Join Karol Lagodzki on September 28th at Indy Reads from 2-4pm for a reading, discussion, and signing of his book: Controlled Conversations.There will be a reading, discussion, Q&A session, and signing to follow.This event is recommended for ... 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 ... 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 [email protected] 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
For October, we’ll read When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo! To get to the room pass the checkout counter, go down the hall, and take a left. Masks welcome but not mandatory. When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo A mythic love story set in Trinidad, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo's radiant debut is ... Read more