All ages of performers and attendees are welcome to join Open Mic Night on the Plaza at Shelbyville Main library, 57 W. Broadway. Sign up at Adult Services or grab a slot that night. Each slot has a 2-song maximum. Multiple slots may be available.

Performances take place at the Outdoor Plaza in the Gazebo. If it rains, the performance goes away! Open Mic Night will be cancelled if there is inclement weather.

Get together and create a simple braided anklet! These classic summer accessories at a touch of the summer beach and resemble popular friendship bracelets. Pam will show us how it’s done. All supplies provided for this FREE craft session. Let your imagination take over and be creative while you enjoy a snack and drinks.

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

Pam introduces an art class exploring oil pastels using a type of oil crayon. Learn how to use these easier substitutes for paint and paintbrushes. Supplies and light snacks and drinks are provided. Adults and older teens welcomed to this FREE art activity. Registration is recommended. Sign up at the library or call 317-398-7121.

Get together and upcycle a tin can into a fun pencil holder! Pam will show us how it’s done. All supplies provided for this FREE craft session. Meet in the Main building of the Shelbyville Branch. Let your imagination take over and be creative while you enjoy a snack and drinks.

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

Bring a homemade or store-bought dish that represents a culture of interest. Learn about different cultures via yummy international cuisine. We cannot reheat or cook food at the library; so please bring food ready to eat and share! International cookbooks available from the library. 

We need your blood! Really!

Sign up online to donate: https://donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/163788 or drop by the Bloodmobile. Did you know that all donations will stay in Shelby County, going to Major Health Partners? Thank you for your help!

Get together on the first Thursday of the month to unplug and play a game from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends!

Today we return to Balderdash! Time to grab the 'bull' by the horns and hope other players don't call your bluff! Balderdash features unbelievable-but-true content in five categories: “famous” people, words, initials, laws, and movies. Take turns being the Balderdasher!

Tables available for TCP groups! If you don’t know what TCG stands for, it stands for Trading Card Groups! Plenty of space available!

Meet Sean at 6 pm in the Shelbyville Main Library Room D.

Pam mixes the mocktails while leading everyone in painting a relaxing beach scene. Supplies are provided. Come dressed to paint! Adults and older teens welcomed to this FREE art activity. Registration is recommended. Sign up at the library or call 317-398-7121.

Join Pam for some crafts-y floral arranging using buttons to make a bouquet! Meet in Room D of the Shelbyville Branch’s Main building at 6 pm. Supplies will be provided, unless you have special buttons you want to use. Registration is suggested for adults and older teens. Call the library at 317-398-7121 or email Pam at pweakley@sscpl.lib.in.us

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

Time to create art with an unusual tool. Squeegees! That lowly but useful tool that cleans windows is a surprising paint “brush?” Join the fun with Pam at 6 pm in Room D in the Shelbyville Branch’s main building.

Get together on the first Thursday of the month to unplug and play a game from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends!

Today we play One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak. Everyone gets a secret ability to help discover the werewolf by morning.

Tables available for TCP groups! If you don’t know what TCG stands for, it stands for Trading Card Groups! Plenty of space available!

Meet Sean at 6 pm in the Shelbyville Main Library Room D for Coup and TCGs!

Shelby County folks! Members of the county's broadband task force would like to invite you to an event they are hosting. Please come to meet some of them and learn about digital inclusion efforts happening in your community! Get together today, Thursday, May 23 from 5 to 6 pm at the open area inside Shelby County Public Library, Shelbyville Branch, 57 W. Broadway St., Shelbyville.

Join producer, Mike Familant as he shares his experiences researching and tracking down the truth behind North America's most iconic cryptid, Bigfoot. Whatever name you choose to call this large, bipedal hominid, Mike and his team has probably tried to track it down. He is a full-time lead investigator and producer of the show "In the Shadow of Big Red Eye." He will exhibit some extraordinary evidence backed by facts, along with some unfortunate experiences which come from Bigfooting. A Q&A session will be held afte the presentation and Mike will be available for photos and autographs. See all of Mike's shows, including his docuseries "Squatchables" (how to get into Bigfooting), on his YouTube channel: Sussex County Bigfoot, and follow his Facebook page: In the Shadow of Big Red Eye.

A movie matinee about a charming, hairy cryptid who drops in on an unsuspecting family airs in the library's adult stacks - NEW PLACE. Rated PG, this 1987 movie is the perfect lead-in to Mike Familant’s presentation on the Shadow of Redeye, his presentation on that mysterious cryptid, Bigfoot! Movie begins at 2 pm; Mike’s presentation begins at 6 pm. Don’t miss this marvelous doubleheader!

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

To celebrate National Pet Month, the Barnyard Party Pals will be set up outside the library from 1 to 4 pm.  Enjoy petting the animals, learning about them from Luke, and listening to a special outdoor story time with Dustin at 2 pm.  This is a free event for all ages. 

Can you guess that tune? Listen to Stephanie play the piano in Room D of the main Shelbyville Branch. The theme is May I Ask You a Question? All songs will have something to do with questions. Are you up for it?

Join a guest artist to paint your pet Saturday morning as we celebrate National Pet Month. Bring a photo of your pet to guide your painting. Reservations recommended but not necessary. Perfect for adults and older teens.

Join a guest artist to paint your pet Saturday morning as we celebrate National Pet Month. Bring a photo of your pet to guide your painting. Two days available for this art. Second day is Tuesday, May 7. Reservations recommended but not necessary. Perfect for adults and older teens.

Get together on the first Thursday of the month to unplug and play a game from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends!

Today we play Coup! You are head of a family in an Italian city-state, a city run by a weak and corrupt court. You need to manipulate, bluff and bribe your way to power. Your object is to destroy the influence of all the other families, forcing them into exile. Only one family will survive…

NEW THIS WEEK: Tables available for TCP groups! If you don’t know what TCG stands for, it stands for Trading Card Groups! Plenty of space available!Meet Sean at 6 pm in the Shelbyville Main Library Room D for Coup and TCGs!

Share a gift of life-saving blood or platelets at the Shelbyville Branch of the Shelby County Public Library spring Blood Drive.

Use the link to make an appointment for Monday, April 29, from 2:45 pm to 6 pm, or drop by the Bloodmobile, where it will be parked on Broadway outside the library.

Did you know that all donations will stay in Shelby County, going to Major Health Partners?

Thank you for your help!

Time to pretty up those books on your TBR list resting on your shelves. Join Pam as she helps us create fun, spring decorations in the form of bookends! Sign up at the circulation desk or by calling 317-398-7121 for this FREE craft event. Materials are provided.

Join us for an evening of progressive Euchre. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Limit 24 players. Meet in Shelbyville Main, Room D.

Get together on the first Thursday of April to unplug and play the game Codenames from our ever-growing collection. It's a great way to have fun and meet new friends! Meet Sean Crook in Room D of the Shelbyville Main building.

Come see what gaming and art fun Pam has in store! Create a Picasso-like painting using Dice! Time to gamble on your art skills! For Adults, and Teens are welcome. Meet in Room D of Shelbyville Main.

All Shelby County Public Library locations will close early on Friday, March 29 at 5 pm in honor of Good Friday. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, the main Shelbyville Branch, and Carnegie East Wing, which houses the Computer Lab, the Genealogy & History Department, and the Friends of the Library Used Book Store.

All locations will open at 9 am on Saturday, March 30.

Join in the card-playing fun as Pam organizes a game of progressive Euchre on Wednesday, March 20 at 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Players will have a new partner each game. Drinks and light snacks will be provided. There is a limit to 24 players. Sign up at the circulation desk in Adult Services in the main building of the Shelbyville Branch, 57 E. Broadway St.

Euchre Fun! meets each month on the third Wednesday. This event is always FREE!