You are invited online or in-person to meet-up with fellow creatives to learn a new skill or improve one you have always enjoyed! Books, e-books, magazines, video tutorials, and more will keep your creative muse flowing all year long!
Don't miss Meet the Artists, our annual featured event that takes place after the first of the year at Central Library. Meet the Artists has been showcasing local artists for more than thirty years!
For Adults
Crafternoon at West Indianapolis
West Indianapolis Branch
Crafternoon at West Indy is an arts and crafts club. You can bring your current creative project to work on or use our supplies to start something new! A Cricut is now available for patron use. Everyone is welcome. Join us every Monday at 2:30 p.m. for an afternoon of crafting and conversation!
Cricut Design Space for Beginners
Central Library
This class will guide you step-by-step through Design Space, the software for designing Cricut projects. Explore the Design Space canvas and the functions and tools bringing your designs to life. Learn about the material prep screen and unloading and assembling a beginner-level cut project.
Crafternoon at West Indianapolis
West Indianapolis Branch
Crafternoon at West Indy is an arts and crafts club. You can bring your current creative project to work on or use our supplies to start something new! A Cricut is now available for patron use. Everyone is welcome. Join us every Monday at 2:30 p.m. for an afternoon of crafting and conversation!
Digital Creativity Workstation
East 38th Street
Looking to edit photos, videos, audio or make a new graphic design? Or want to use The Library's learn-on-demand collection to learn how? The Digital Creativity Workstations have specialized software to support multimedia projects including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Vegas Pro Video Editor, and more. A reservation is required. Learn more and make a reservation.
For Kids & Teens
Pets Rock!
Warren Branch
Rocks make wonderful pets! Unleash your imagination as you choose, decorate, and personalize your very own pet rock companion. This program is for all ages - families welcome!
Paws for a Cause
Glendale Branch
Kids and families will create DIYs to benefit IndyHumane to make a positive impact on animals in the Indianapolis community. This program is for all ages - families welcome!
Paws for a Cause
East 38th Street Branch
Kids and families will create DIYs to benefit IndyHumane to make a positive impact on animals in the Indianapolis community. This program is for all ages - families welcome!
Book List: Igniting and Sustaining Creativity
Creativity flows in many different facets of life. This collection of books offers insights from musicians, producers, actors, dancers, writers, physicists, psychologists, and more. I hope they help you find inspiration and delight in your creative process.
See all our Staff book lists about art, artists, and creativity.
Your Idea Starts Here
77 Mind-expanding Ways to Unleash your Creativity
Looking for ways to help spark and grow your creativity? Dip in to any of the 77 approaches in this book to give your creative process a boost. Also available as an eBook.
The Shape of Ideas
An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity
Flip open the book to any page and allow the illustrations, humor, and insights to wash over you. Also available as an eBook and a Downloadable Graphic Novel.
The Remembering Process
A Surprising (and Fun) Breakthrough New Way to Amazing Creativity
What a great approach to creativity! Track forward into the future and then look back to remember the process of creating whatever it is you're looking to bring into being. Give it a try. I find this has a lot of merit.