Create a wreath from beautiful sea glass for a window decoration! 

Drop in for some monthly crafting! Each month we'll tackle a different craft using video tutorials from Creativebug, an online crafting resource that the library subscribes to. This month we'll create a watercolor landscape painting, as pictured. All supplies will be provided.

Join us for a fun and easy paint program and help the Library spruce up its Kindness in Action Rock Garden. Everyone is invited to paint a rock or two for our garden or to set them free into the world to help spread kindness. All supplies are provided; all you must bring is your imagination. All ages welcome and feel free to drop in any time during this program.  #midpublibrocks  This program and garden are kindly sponsored by The SOURCE.

In conjunction with Middlebury Then and Now, the Library is holding a Reading Invasion outside on the library lawn and East Park. A Reading Invasion is a group of people meeting during a set time, at a specific location, to read or listen to books in a communal setting. Bring whatever you're reading/listening to and a comfortable lawn chair or blanket to read and relax outdoors. Rain location: library community rooms. 

Free build imaginative creations with Legos!  In the last 10 minutes, share what you built. Or not. We will meet every Monday in June and July, with the possibility of extending the Lego Guild into the fall at a different day and/or time.  All Legos and build boards are provided. There will be a weekly Build At Home challenge. This program is for tweens - rising 6th graders through 8th grade are welcome to join the Summer Lego Guild. The Lego Guild is free and no registration required- just show up.

Come create an underwater watercolor scene with Aubrey! All supplies are included- you just bring your imagination!

Come join yogi Heather Barron for a 30-minute interactive yoga session! In the session, a story will be acted out using yoga poses and lots of imagination. Heather uses storytelling, movement, breath work, mindfulness, imagination, and creativity in her programs, which creates a whole lot of FUN!   

Love book clubs but don’t want to be told what to read? You rebel, MPL has the perfect book club for you! We offer a monthly book club with a very different style: we choose a theme for the meeting and you choose the book you want to read based on that theme. Each person discusses their choice; it’s a fun way to discover new authors and books while reading a book that speaks to you. Are you a reader of history? Romance? Memoirs? All are welcome! Bring your pick, grab a pint if you'd like, and let’s talk books.

Create one of a kind nature prints using special paper and natural  materials.   We will begin this program by walking outside to gather leaves, grass blades, sticks and other objects to use in creating our sunprints!  

This year, over 600 people signed up for Summer Reading: Oceans of Possibilities! We are so proud of all our youth who have participated! To celebrate, PLEASE join us for our Summer Splash Spectacular to end the season right. The fire department will be here; we'll have water balloons, a ginormous sprinkler, bubbles galore, chalk competitions, and ice cream from Dips on the Vine! 

Join Keith Loutzenhiser of Trout Unlimited for a morning of fly fishing in the Little Elkhart! We'll meet at the fishing dock next to the river at Riverbend Park to practice casting, talk lure, and then get our rods in the water. You'll also learn a bit about entomology (that's the study of bugs!) and tying flies at this outdoor program.

It has been a fun summer, with lots of activities. Sadly, today is the very last day of the summer reading program!  Drawings for prizes will be held early next week and winners will be notified by telephone.  Thank you for participating in another fun summer reading program. We will see you next year with a new theme and more fun, free activities for all ages!

Come create some colorful hanging tropical fish with Aubrey! All supplies are included- you just bring your imagination!

Free build imaginative creations with Legos!  In the last 10 minutes, share what you built. Or not. We will meet every Monday in June and July, with the possibility of extending the Lego Guild into the fall at a different day and/or time.  All Legos and build boards are provided. There will be a weekly Build At Home challenge. This program is for tweens - rising 6th graders through 8th grade are welcome to join the Summer Lego Guild. The Lego Guild is free and no registration required- just show up.

Please join our Children's Librarian for an especially sweet storytime at Dips on the Vine! (Weather permitting, as these few stories will be read outside.)

Join our summer book club! This summer we’ll be reading three books that explore the natural world and how we fit into it. Snacks will be provided at this informal book discussion. Please register so we can let you know when your book is ready to be picked up. 

Free build imaginative creations with Legos!  In the last 10 minutes, share what you built. Or not. We will meet every Monday in June and July, with the possibility of extending the Lego Guild into the fall at a different day and/or time.  All Legos and build boards are provided. There will be a weekly Build At Home challenge. This program is for tweens - rising 6th graders through 8th grade are welcome to join the Summer Lego Guild. The Lego Guild is free and no registration required- just show up.

Try out the library's new Nintendo Switch and games. This event is for grades 6-high school. Homeschoolers are also welcome.  If you have your own Switch, bring it and your favorite games with you and you can sit and play. Please call Katrina to schedule a time slot to try out the Nintendo Switch and the library games. Time slots are 30 minutes each.

Are you interested in learning to do genealogy, but don't know how to start? Did you take a DNA test, just for fun, but now are curious about what other things you could learn with genetic genealogy? Or, are you an experienced genealogist who would like to network with other genealogists, and assist others with ideas for breaking down brick walls? Come join us at LEARN Genealogy! You can expect laughter because a hobby should always be fun; we will educate and assist one another as we move forward with research and networking. All skill and interest levels are welcome!

Art so bad it is breathtaking (out of shock). How hideous of an artwork can you create in an hour? Join us to create your own unique bad art.  The library will provide the canvas, feathers, yarn, paint. markers, glitter, and other art supplies.

Drop in for some monthly crafting! Each month we'll tackle a different craft using video tutorials from Creativebug, an online crafting resource that the library subscribes to. Try your hand at watercolor painting, drawing, printing, fabric crafts, and more! All supplies will be provided.