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Join sound designer for “Sweeney Todd,” Jacobs School of Music alumnus Martin Gimenez for a conversation about his amazing work in opera productions.
Drop in for basic help with your electronic devices. This includes: installing and connecting to library apps for ebooks and audiobooks, setting up an email, recovering a password, and navigating search engines and more.
If we can’t help you we will do our best to point you to someone who can.
No appointment required, just ask at the check out desk.
Friends of the Library members enjoy an exclusive first look at the Big Book Sale. Enjoy early access to the sale while supporting MCPL programming with your annual membership. All ages.
RSVP Requested.
Doris Lynch’s poetry collection Swimming to Alaska was published by Bottom Dog Press in October, 2023. Meteor Hound, her book of haibun, also came out in 2023. In December, she was nominated for both a Pushcart Prize and a Touchstone Award for Individual Haibun. A long-time resident of Bloomington, she worked as a librarian for Monroe County Public Library and as a writing teacher at Ivy Tech, Bloomington.
Nancy Chen Long is the author of Wider than the Sky (Diode Editions, 2020), which was selected for the Diode Editions Book Award, and Light into Bodies (University of Tampa Press, 2017), which won the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has been supported by a National Endowment of the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in poetry and the Poetry Society of America Robert H. Winner Award. She’s lived in Brown County for over 24 years and works at Indiana University in the Research Technologies division.
Presented by the Friends of the Library. RSVP Requested
The AAPI Movement Short Film Festival’s goal is to showcase and uplift minority voices voices of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and provide an opportunity and place for Asian art and cultures to shine through eight short films. Join us for an enlightening night highlighting the intersection and multi-layered identities within and among the Asian community through stories of heartbreak, pain, resilience, and joy.
A Q&A with filmmaker Neha Gautam will follow the screening.
Host band plays 7pm-8pm, Jam runs 8pm-10pm
Doors at 6:30 pm Lotus audiences know that Väsen has played in Bloomington several times over the years. Northern Resonance’s three members have all had Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson as teachers while studying at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
A.R. Gurney brilliantly parallels his play with the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, transposing the action from ancient Greece to a modern American university in the 1980s where the characters become Judy Miller, a brilliant, headstrong Jewish student and Henry Harper, an unyielding authoritarian professor of Greek Classics. A battle of wills ensues when Harper rejects her term paper, a play in which she takes it upon herself to rewrite Antigone in the context of the nuclear arms race. Judy’s protest to the university grievance committee escalates into an examination of reports of low enrollment in Harper’s courses and student reports of anti-Semitism that pose a threat to his career.
This event is happening at The Endwright Center in College Mall located at 2894 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Doors open 30 minutes before each event.
SOLD OUT.
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
21+
Funds raised support MCPL programming. All ages.
This 2nd annual All Ages event empowers musical expression for the Next Generation. Featuring Youth Revolution and Joe Donnelly’s Rock & Rhythm Bands.
Also preforming:
Orion
Seratones
Aurora&Sophia
Youth Revolution
The Middle Door
Daydream
The Divorced Pigeons
The Married Swans
Riverbed
The Questioners
The Radiators
A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written in the structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.
Beyond the Binary is an all trans and non-binary show!
Beyond the Binary is back with a stellar cast and the same stellar hosts!!
Hosted and Produced by Oliver Closeoff and Kitt St. Clair
Starring Jizzelle Vontrell, St. Pussifer, Andromeda, and Starletta!
Representing the city this Saturday is Bloomington Fire Chief, Roger Kerr, who will be greeting the public at the Market between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
This event is open to public and provides free parking, a Button Bush seedling to first 400 visitors, Garden Thyme cafe, family friendly garden activity booth to create seed pods, garden everything booth, and a house plant doctor booth to answer questions!
Funds raised support MCPL programming. All ages.
Drop in and bring any clothes or other textiles in need of repair; please clean items first. Discardia will be on-hand to show you how to mend them or do it for you. All ages.
Join a park naturalist for a guided hike of Trail 7 around Lake Ogle! Hear about the history of the lake and learn about the animals that make it their home. Trail 7 is 1.2 miles and considered moderate. It will take about an hour and a half to complete. It has short staircases, uneven surfaces, and possible muddy spots.
Makers Meet-Up is a monthly get-together for crafters, makers, and artists of all skill-levels and media.
The Orchestra, now in its 15th year, consists of recorder players who are coming together from 7 states!
Program: pieces by Bach, de Bailly, Shannon, Holst, Piazzolla.
The new film by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) is one of the nominees for Best International Feature Film.
Outside of his structured life in Tokyo, Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the world around us. An absorbing slice-of-life drama led by a remarkable Kôji Yakusho performance.
As a true master of light, cinematographer Robby Müller captured some of modern cinema’s most beautiful and haunting images. Directors like Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, Lars von Trier, Sally Potter, Peter Bogdanovich, and William Friedkin entrusted the visual style of their films to Müller’s uncanny grasp of light; innovative lens and camera methods; observant, free, and sometimes whimsical framing; and his ability to make the most complicated shots appear effortless. Rarely without a camera in his hands, Müller was a man obsessed with harnessing light and finding beauty for himself and his collaborators in the simple moments of everyday life. With access to thousands of video diaries, personal pictures, Polaroids, and feature films that Müller photographed throughout his career, director Claire Pijman presents an intimate portrait of a complex man, consummate observer, and singular artist. [86 min; documentary; English, German, French, and Dutch with English subtitles]
A.R. Gurney brilliantly parallels his play with the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, transposing the action from ancient Greece to a modern American university in the 1980s where the characters become Judy Miller, a brilliant, headstrong Jewish student and Henry Harper, an unyielding authoritarian professor of Greek Classics. A battle of wills ensues when Harper rejects her term paper, a play in which she takes it upon herself to rewrite Antigone in the context of the nuclear arms race. Judy’s protest to the university grievance committee escalates into an examination of reports of low enrollment in Harper’s courses and student reports of anti-Semitism that pose a threat to his career.
This event is happening at The Endwright Center in College Mall located at 2894 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Doors open 30 minutes before each event.
A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written in the structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.
The Quarryland Men’s Chorus presents a snapshot of life in Indiana, featuring the titular rock anthem of John Mellencamp, wistful and evocative Indiana songs of Hoagy Carmichael and Jon McLaughlin, and Hoosier favorites like “On the Banks of the Wabash” and “Back Home Again in Indiana.” The chorus is preparing this concert to be presented at its Bloomington home, First United Church, 2420 E 3rd St. QMC sings proudly as the musical voice of the LGBTQ+ community in south central Indiana, and will represent our state at the international GALA Choruses Festival this summer.
Curious about The Ground Floor teen space, but you aren’t a teen? Patrons of all ages are invited to check it out on the second Sunday and fourth Saturday of the month.
It’s Bag Day! Fill a Friends of the Library tote bag with great books for only $10 per bag or $15 per box.
Join us for our last cat yoga session of the semester!
People that sign up will play 3 tracks or 15 minutes of audio and tell the group about your vinyl choices!
Free Admission
Free Coffee
All Ages
Vibraphonist Dick Sisto, pianist Steve Allee, bassist Jeremy Allen, and drummer Dick Hyman perform a free concert of sacred, spiritual and contemplative jazz composed by John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and Mary Lou Williams, as well as music written by Sisto for a documentary about the renowned monk and spiritual writer Thomas Merton. Sisto will discuss his friendship with Merton, and there will be a brief presentation about sacred jazz as well as a reception with the musicians following the concert!
A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written in the structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.
A.R. Gurney brilliantly parallels his play with the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, transposing the action from ancient Greece to a modern American university in the 1980s where the characters become Judy Miller, a brilliant, headstrong Jewish student and Henry Harper, an unyielding authoritarian professor of Greek Classics. A battle of wills ensues when Harper rejects her term paper, a play in which she takes it upon herself to rewrite Antigone in the context of the nuclear arms race. Judy’s protest to the university grievance committee escalates into an examination of reports of low enrollment in Harper’s courses and student reports of anti-Semitism that pose a threat to his career.
This event is happening at The Endwright Center in College Mall located at 2894 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Doors open 30 minutes before each event.
The new film by Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) is one of the nominees for Best International Feature Film.
Outside of his structured life in Tokyo, Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the world around us. An absorbing slice-of-life drama led by a remarkable Kôji Yakusho performance.
Open mic to follow.
Bring your needles and yarn to our weekly fiber arts group meeting at the Endwright Center in Ellettsville! Whether it be crochet, needlepoint, knitting, or anything else, all fiber-arts enthusiasts are welcome! No registration required.
This program focuses on the challenge of transitioning to adulthood at the age of 18 for individuals with autism. Age 15 and up.
Financial preparedness, waiver qualifications, Social Security, guardianship, supported decision making and Power of Attorney options are discussed. Options for services after schooling are also considered.
This program is in partnership with the Autism Society of Indiana.
This is a four-part series that introduces the basics of making a quilt. Topics covered will include: parts of the quilt, fabric selection, sewing basics, and cutting and piecing. This series assumes no previous sewing experience and uses no special equipment. At the end of the series, you will have completed two small projects. All supplies will be provided. Age 16 and up.
Monroe County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) provides advocacy for children that are involved in abuse or neglect cases in the Monroe County court system. This event is open to all interested community members as well as current volunteers and board members.
Support the Library while eating local! Dine Out at the Uptown Cafe and show them this flyer (
) and a percentage of your tab will go towards Friends of the Library fundraising for MCPL programs. All ages.
It’s game night! Join us to chat and play a fun selection of board games out in the community at Hopscotch Kitchen. All ages.