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March 2025

March 25
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Strange Bird
128 S Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219 United States
Free

Books, Booze & Brains: It’s Not Hysteria

Central, Online

Join us for our monthly book club for the scientifically curious!

March 25
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Conner Prairie
13400 Allisonville Rd.
Fishers, IN 46038
Free

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: Bryan Glover

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about the history of the Roberts Settlement, a historic Black community founded in the 1830s in Hamilton County.

March 26
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Jeffersonville Township Public Library
211 E Court Ave
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Free

An Evening with Best-Selling Author Stephanie Dray

Southeast

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Jeffersonville, Indiana, by attending a talk by award-winning author Stephanie Dray on the marquis and the remarkable women in his life.

March 29
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House
2613 E 3rd St
Bloomington, Indiana 47401
Free

Black Quilters: Hard Topics, Soft Blows

South

Join Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson of the Advancing Racial Equity Speakers Bureau for a free community talk hosted by the Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House.

April 2025

April 4
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Fort Wayne Cinema Center
437 E. Berry St. #1
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Free

“More than Corn: Hawkins Family Farm” Film Screening

Northeast

Join Hoodox and the Fort Wayne Cinema Center for a screening of “More than Corn: Hawkins Family Farm.”

April 6
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The History Center
302 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Free

George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series: “Genealogical Research Using Church Records”

Northeast

Attend the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society’s monthly lecture series to learn how to research ancestors using the records of Jewish and Christian congregations and archives.

April 9
9:15 am - 10:15 am EDT
Indianapolis Public Library Impact Academy

Writing Workshop: Dave Griffith

Central, Online

Six Impact Academy satellite schools within Indianapolis Public Schools will be participating in a Writing Workshop led by David Griffith. The focus will be on the power writing can provide in healing trauma and dealing with stress.

April 9
9:30 am - 2:30 pm EDT
University of Indianapolis – Schwitzer Center
1400 Campus Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46227 United States
Free

Tenth Annual Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership

The University of Indianapolis and Indiana Humanities invite you to attend the 2025 Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership.

April 9
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Ferdinand Library
112 East 16th Street
Ferdinand, IN 47532 United States
Free

Katherine Higgs-Coulthard at Ferdinand Library

Southwest

Join Ferdinand Public Library in an author visit and book signing by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard!

April 12
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Greentown Historical Society History Center
103 E. Main St.
Greentown, IN 46936
Free

Greentown Historical Society Presents Janis Thornton

Central

Hear author Janis Thornton discuss the history of tornadoes in Howard County, Indiana, and in particular the tornado outbreak on Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965, the deadliest ever to hit the state.

April 19
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
220 N. Union St.
Kokomo, IN 46901 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Curtis Crisler

North

Join Kokomo-Howard County Public Library for a writing workshop by Curtis Crisler!

April 24
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Putnam County Public Library
103 E Poplar St.
Greencastle, IN 46135
Free

Marabai Rose at Putnam County Public Library

West

Join us for Holding Hope, a presentation by author Marabai Rose!

April 26
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library – Whitestown Branch
6310 Albert S. White Dr
Whitestown, 46075 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Larry Sweazy

Central

Join award-winning Indiana author Larry Sweazy as he shares The Big Secret: Starting and Finishing Your Novel!

April 29
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Bartholomew County Public Library
536 5th St
Columbus, IN 47201 United States
Free

All Booked Book Club: Tess Gunty Author Visit

Online, South

Join author Tess Gunty, who will attend virtually, for a special discussion of The Rabbit Hutch!

April 29
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Strange Bird
128 S Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219 United States
Free

Books, Booze & Brains: Our Moon

Central, Online

Join us for our monthly book club for the scientifically curious!

May 2025

May 1
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 United States
Free

Beyond el Barrio Documentary Premiere

Join the Indiana Historical Society for the premiere screening of its new documentary that shares the untold history of Indianapolis’s Latino community, then stay for a panel discussion with the film’s creators and leading scholars.

May 2
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT
The Museum at Lassen’s Resort
7408 Constitution Ave.
Cedar Lake, IN 46303
Free

2025 Season Opening Celebration

Northwest

Kick off summer at Cedar Lake by joining the Museum at Lassen’s Resort as it reopens for the season.

May 4
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The History Center
302 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Free

George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series: “History and Impact of Landscape Architecture in Fort Wayne”

Northeast

Attend the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society’s monthly lecture series to learn about the role of landscape architects in the creation of both the Fort Wayne park system and the current landscape of the city as a whole.

May 12
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Big Four Station Park
223 Pearl St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Free

Celebrate General Lafayette’s Visit to Jeffersonville in 1825

Southeast

Commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Indiana by joining a series of community celebrations.

May 13
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Conner Prairie
13400 Allisonville Rd.
Fishers, IN 46038
Free

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: R. Douglas Hurt

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about the history of agriculture in the 19th-century Midwest.

May 15
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Indiana Landmarks
1201 Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Free

Conversations in Indiana’s African American History: “‘Slavery Can Have No Existence in the State of Indiana’: Black Women, Slavery, and Unfreedom in Indiana, 1787–1830”

Central, Online

Join Freetown Village’s monthly conversation with historians, researchers, and educators to discuss topics related to Indiana’s Black heritage.

May 23
10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Marion Public Library
600 S. Washington St.
Marion, IN 46953
Free

Rebecca Mullin at Marion Public Library

Northeast

Join us for a delightful and enriching event centered on early childhood literacy!

May 27
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Strange Bird
128 S Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219 United States
Free

Books, Booze & Brains: Everything is Tuberculosis

Central, Online

Join us for our monthly book club for the scientifically curious!

June 2025

June 1
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The History Center
302 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Free

George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series: “Tracing the Paths: Indiana Migration and Discoveries”

Northeast

Attend the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society’s monthly lecture series to explore the rich history of migration to and within Indiana and to uncover the diverse stories and journeys that have shaped the state.

June 2
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Boswell Public Library
101 N Clinton St
Boswell, IN 47944 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Samuel Love

West

Join Boswell Public Library for an oral history workshop by Samuel Love!

July 2025

July 15
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Hamilton County Courthouse
33 N. Ninth St.
Noblesville, IN 46060
Free

Curious Conversations Speaker Series: James H. Madison

Central

Join Conner Prairie for a talk about how Hoosiers resisted the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana in the 1920s.

August 2025

August 28
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
West Lafayette Public Library
208 W. Columbia St.
West Lafayette, IN 47906 United States
Free

Writing Workshop: Samuel Love

West

Join West Lafayette Public Library for an oral history workshop by Samuel Love!

September 2025

September 6
9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Starke County Public Library
152 W. Culver Rd.
Knox, IN 46534
Free

Beyond the Book Festival

Northwest

The Beyond the Book Festival is an annual event hosted by the Starke County Public Library in Knox, Indiana, dedicated to celebrating literature and fostering a love for reading within the community.