Storytime at Glendale - Toddlers

Storytime for Toddlers is running at the Glendale Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library on Wednesday mornings this autumn. The sessions are built for kids aged 2 to 4 and their grown-ups, mixing books, songs, dancing, and crafts with playtime and interaction. It's the kind of thing that keeps a toddler occupied for a full hour, and since it's a series, you can drop in for one or make it a regular Wednesday morning thing.

The Glendale Branch is at 3660 East 62nd Street, and it's a relatively new spot. The branch serves the Glendale and Broad Ripple community, which has had library service at various sites since 1930. The area's first stand-alone library opened in 1949, and a larger branch moved to Broad Ripple Park in 1986. The original Glendale Branch opened inside Glendale Mall in 2000, making it the first full-service library in the country located in a major shopping mall. In 2024, the current 24,800-square-foot branch opened on the site of the former John Strange Elementary School.

If your little one needs a bit of extra support, the library provides sensory items for its programs. Anyone who needs them is encouraged to ask the branch about the accommodations available for a specific session. Admission is free, so there's no ticket to worry about—just show up with your toddler.

The sessions run from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM on Wednesdays, from October 21 through December 16. That's nine dates in total: Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9, and Dec 16.