Upcoming Events

Join us for this year’s Scholastic Book Fair and explore all the exciting books and treasures available! Every purchase helps support the Library, with a portion of the proceeds going toward next year’s Summer Reading Program grand prize books free for all participants!The Book Fair will be open during regular Library hours in the Children’s Department Story Hour Room.

Join us for Yoga every Friday from 9:30 to 10:30, led by Bayley Thompson, a certified RYT-500 yoga instructor. This session features a traditional yoga flow that is slow and gentle. The Subtle Yoga style emphasizes wellness, resilience, and the regulation of the nervous system. Everyone is welcome to participate, though the ability to get down to and up from the floor is required.

Join us for this year’s Scholastic Book Fair and explore all the exciting books and treasures available! Every purchase helps support the Library, with a portion of the proceeds going toward next year’s Summer Reading Program grand prize books free for all participants!The Book Fair will be open during regular Library hours in the Children’s Department Story Hour Room.

Drop in and play! Chess Hang Out is a casual, come-and-go program where kids can stop by during the scheduled time to enjoy friendly games with other young players. No instruction is provided—just a relaxed space to play, practice, and connect with fellow chess enthusiasts. All skill levels welcome!

We’d love for you to join us for a super fun and cozy 45-minute Storytime adventure and craft! Our sessions are perfect for kids ages 3 to 5 and will include two delightful stories, some interactive songs, fun movement activities, and a cute craft to make or take home! To keep things comfy and cozy, we limit each Storytime to just 16 children. We encourage parents to let their little ones attend on their own, as this helps build important school readiness skills and encourages independence. Session times:10:00 am & 11:00 am

Join Beth McCoun every Tuesday at 4:45 PM for chair yoga and discover a gentle yet effective form of exercise that can benefit seniors both physically and mentally. Chair yoga makes yoga accessible to adults with mobility limitations, providing a comfortable alternative to traditional yoga practice. With chair yoga, you can experience the benefits of yoga while seated, eliminating the need for up-and-down movements typically associated with yoga practice.

Join author and historian Ted Franklin Belue for a fascinating look at James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans, its influence on American literature, and Belue’s own experience working as an extra on the 1991 film set. From frontier history to Hollywood adventure, this engaging program offers a unique behind-the-scenes perspective on one of America’s most iconic stories.Belue is an award-winning author, historian, and media consultant whose work has appeared on the History Channel, BBC, NPR, and more. He is the 2021 recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award and author of numerous books including Finding Daniel Boone and The Long Hunt.This free public program is presented in collaboration with the Shelby County Historical Society as part of the With Liberty & Justice For All speaker series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.Celebrating 250 Years of History in Shelby County, Kentucky!

Cardio Drumming is an invigorating, inclusive workout that people of all ages and fitness levels can enjoy. It’s a dynamic blend of drumming and cardio set to music, boosting heart rate, enhancing rhythm, building upper body strength, refining motor skills, and hand-eye coordination—all while torching calories. What's truly incredible is that you don't need drumming experience or even actual drums! Instead, we'll use stability balls, buckets, and drumsticks. Tristen Stansfield will be leading us in an energetic session of Cardio Drumming. Buckets and drumsticks will be provided, but attendees must bring their own stability ball.

Come and join Bayley Thompson every Thursday at 10:00 AM in the Carnegie Library Center for a rejuvenating Tai Chi experience. Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise that can alleviate stress and various other health conditions, such as decreasing anxiety, elevating mood, and increasing muscle strength. Experience the graceful and soothing movements of Tai Chi and let it guide you towards enhancing your well-being.

Hold onto your heart-patterned boxers! Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular (and just plain wild) Dungeon Crawler Carl series, joins us to chat about his latest book, A Parade of Horribles.As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon.Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle, and the track gets more challenging. It all seems a little too normal, a little too simple.Ignore those strange glitches that are occurring with increasing frequency. Don’t listen to those whispers about what’s happening on the mysterious eleventh floor, something the system AI calls A Parade of Horribles. Nobody, not even the showrunners, knows what that means. Just that the AI has ominously dubbed it “a coming-out party for the ages.”Everything is fine, Crawler. I repeat, everything is fine.Carl hates that it’s business as usual. The rules of this floor have taken away his agency. That just will not do.So, Carl is planning a party of his own. It’s a plan so dangerous, so insane, he can’t even consult his friends lest the AI put a stop to it. Because if it goes wrong, it’s not just the end of Carl and Donut. No. The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been.Register Here for a fun-filled discussion you won’t want to miss!