Little Sprouts

Little Sprouts is back at the Southport Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library on Monday, October 26, from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM. It's a hands-on workshop for preschoolers, and the whole point is that the kids get to build something and take it home with them. If you've got a little one who likes to tinker, it's a good way to spend a Monday morning.

The session is made possible by the Everwise Foundation through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, so it's one of those community-supported programs that keeps the library's kids' calendar full. It's a short session—just 45 minutes—which is about the right length for that age group before they start getting restless.

If you're not familiar with the branch, the Southport Branch has a bit of a history in the neighborhood. It started back in 1967 as a small storefront in the Madison Square Shopping Center, and the current 15,700-square-foot building opened in 1974 on East Stop 11 Road. Even before that move, a group of Perry Township residents raised more than $5,000 to buy extra books for the new building, so the place has been a community effort since the beginning.

Little Sprouts runs on Monday, October 26, from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM at the Southport Branch, 2630 East Stop 11 Road, Indianapolis, IN 46227.