Teens, tweens, youth, and preschoolers con have tons of fun at Shelby County Public Library beginning Monday.

Adults can paint like Andy Warhol and meet with book clubs this week, as well.

Elementary-age youth can join Creative Club at 6 p.m. Monday, to delve into activities ranging from science and music to art and improv. Then on Thursday, these youth from ages 6 to 11 can meet to engineer and build during Lego Club at 4 p.m. in Youth Services at the Shelbyville Branch, 57 W. Broadway St.

Monday through Thursday, Molly, Dustin, and Myla present crafts, e-sports, writing, and trivia daily for ages 11 to 19.

Book page snowflakes with Molly will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Youth Services program room. Tuesday at 5 p.m. the Story Club meets. The theme is winter. Sign up and share your stories with Molly at msturgell@sscpl.lib.in.us.

Dustin busts out the controllers at 4 p.m. Wednesday, for Retro Arcade Night in all its 16-bit glory. Finally, on Thursday, at 5 p.m., Myla and Molly pull out the beats for Name That Tune. DND with Blake also meets Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for fans of the role-playing tabletop game.

For more details on each event, check the calendar on the library’s website: myshelbylibrary.org.

For the preschool crowd, Storytime’s theme this week is Christmas Animals. Meet in Youth Services for Storytime’s regular meetings: Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; and Thursday at 1 p.m.

Baby/Toddler Play Time meets this week at 10 a.m. Friday, so children up to age 3 can listen to a short story then crawl and play to their hearts’ (and their parents’ and guardians’) content.

Adults will paint like Andy Warhol at 2 p.m. Monday. Pam will demonstrate techniques to create Christmas trees for holiday decoration. Space is limited, so please sign up in the library or call 317-398-7121. This craft will be longer, so plan on two hours.

D&D Journeys will only meet Monday, at 5:30 p.m. in the Annex. Their second monthly meeting would fall on Christmas Day, when the library will be closed.

All three Book Clubs will meet this week. The Book Group @ The Bookmark will discuss “Hiddensee” by Gregory Maguire on Tuesday, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Café, 9 Public Square.

The Ken Jewell Literary Society also meets Tuesday at the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch at 6:30 p.m. to discuss their favorite reads of 2023.  The Horizon Center Book Club will meet at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 14, inside the YMCA, to discuss members’ favorite books of the year. As always, anyone can come to these book clubs; there are no official “members.”

For more information, check the library’s website: myshelbylibrary.org, or call the circulation desk at 317-398-7121. Or stop by to enjoy the library’s holiday decorations.

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