Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Dr. Low

Pokégnek Bodéwadmik, The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians: Survival and Revival through Storytelling

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Program Type:

Educational, Historical

Age Group:

Adults
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dr. John Low, Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University and citizen of the Pokagan Band of Potawatomi, will lead a discussion on the Potawatomi in northwest Indiana with a focus on the Nappanee area. 

Under the Same Stars book cover

Not So Young Adult Book Club

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Cube at Nappanee Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Not So Young Adult Book Club is for adults who love to read young adult books.

In April, we will read and discuss Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray. Visit the Library to register and pick up a copy of the book. 

Watercolor paints, painting, and phone showing podcast episode

Crime & Crafting

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

watercolor paints, dog painting, and phone showing podcast

Crime & Crafting

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

watercolor paints, dog painting, and phone showing podcast

Crime & Crafting

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

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April Showers

4:00pm–4:45pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

April Showers bring May Flowers! Join us to decorate your own umbrella to keep yourself dry from the rain.

Creative Canvas

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint a boho painting. 

Beaded Plants

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens 12-18
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a plant that will last forever using beads and wire.

Farmer's Market

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Cooking and Food
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Outside/offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cooking and Food
Event Details:

Support your local community during National Library Week! Join us at our farmers market! Celebrate local crafters, bakers, and makers. 

Crafting with Jen

10:00am–11:00am
Teens 12-18, Adults
Arts & Crafts
Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

April: Beeswax Wraps

Crime & Crafting

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Crime & Crafting

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Denim Day

4:00pm–4:45pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's Denim Day at the library! Bring something denim, like a jacket, bag, or jeans, and customize it with iron on patches and fabric paint.

ChompSaw Saturday

2:00pm–4:00pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in anytime between 2 and 4 pm to try out the ChompSaw and create a fun project!

Tiny Art

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens 12-18
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a tiny masterpiece using acrylic paint and mini canvas.

Book Page Earrings

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 5-12, Teens 12-18
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12, Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library to create a custom, handmade pair of earrings. Design a pair for yourself or create a unique gift for a loved one, just in time for Mother's Day! Use recycled book pages to decorate earrings.

Saturday Stitchers

11:00am–3:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Pinterest Night

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each month make trendy DIY projects from Pinterest. Come hang out, get creative, and leave with something awesome you made yourself! 

Project: Button bouquet 

Crafting with Jen

10:00am–11:00am
Teens 12-18, Adults
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

May: Tin Punching 

Slime Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us every other month to make a new slime. All supplies are provided.

Wooden Jar Painting

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 5-12
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Kids 5-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's almost time for summer break! Get in the summer mood and paint a wooden mason jar and fill it with wooden bug cutouts.

Creative Canvas

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint a lighthouse painting.

Mosaic Picture Frame

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens 12-18
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Cube
Age Group: Teens 12-18
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a custom mosaic picture frame using glass!

Crime & Crafting

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Crime and Crafting

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.

Beeswax Candles

10:00am–12:00pm
Teens 12-18, Adults
Arts & Crafts, Historical
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make rolled beeswax candles at the Heritage Collection. A variety of different colors of wax and shapes will be available to make your candle special. 

Saturday Stitchers

11:00am–3:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Crime & Crafting

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Crime and Crafting

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.