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
Library Garden at Martindale-Brightwood
Martindale-Brightwood Branch
Learn the basics of gardening at The Library through gardening and crafts.
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!
Community Art Pop-Up
East 38th Street Branch
Pop in for 5 minutes or stay for the whole session to curate your own contribution to a community art project about People We Meet on the Bus! Supplies will be available to create art or writing that share meaningful interactions around the city.
Digital Creativity Workstations
Central Library & 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
Children's Craft Club
Wayne Branch
This is a school age program for children to come in and learn how to make new crafts every month! Creations can be taken home after the meeting is over. Younger children may need assistance from parents. Program occurs every 2nd Friday of the month.
Art Adventures with Mr. Jeremy
Spades Park Branch
Make tissue paper flowers with Mr. Jeremy and watch your child's creativity bloom! This hands-on program with Jeremy South of Ripple Mobile Arts will foster artistic expression, fine motor skills, and a deeper connection to the beauty of nature.
Library Garden at Martindale-Brightwood
Martindale-Brightwood Branch
Learn the basics of gardening at The Library through gardening and crafts.
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.