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Junior Paleontologist

with the Indiana State Museum

2025-07-29 12:30:00 2025-07-29 13:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Junior Paleontologist Be a paleontologist for a day and learn about Indiana's geologic history! Try your hand at finding, studying, and recreating fossils. This program is for kids ages 6-12. Fort Ben Branch -

Tuesday, July 29
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-29 12:30:00 2025-07-29 13:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Junior Paleontologist Be a paleontologist for a day and learn about Indiana's geologic history! Try your hand at finding, studying, and recreating fossils. This program is for kids ages 6-12. Fort Ben Branch -

Be a paleontologist for a day and learn about Indiana's geologic history! Try your hand at finding, studying, and recreating fossils. This program is for kids ages 6-12.

Please register individual children attending program, not adults.

Due to limited workshop space, we cannot accommodate camps and childcare groups at this program.

Made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

AGE GROUP: | School-Age Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program | Class/Workshop | Art/Crafts/Hobbies |

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Fort Ben Branch

Branch manager
Shelby Peak

Hours
Mon, Jul 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 25 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 26 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 27 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The 22,000 square foot Fort Ben Branch provides easy access to Library services and collections due to its location in a high-traffic community with access to public transportation. It includes community meeting spaces and study rooms, beautiful landscaping components, and walk-up, bike-up, and drive-up material return locations. Its roof-top solar photovoltaic system will provides 80% of the building's electricity needs. The Library was envisioned as part of a redevelopment plan since the land was decommissioned and transitioned from the U.S. military to the City of Indianapolis in the 1990s.

The Branch is the first library branch in the state of Indiana to become a Certified Autism Center™ by receiving an international autism accreditation through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). 

Upcoming events

Mon, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration is now closed

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration is now closed

Tue, Jul 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:30am

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Mon, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Tue, Jul 29, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
This event is full

Tue, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
This event is full

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 5
This event is full

Mon, Aug 04, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sat, Aug 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room 5

Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 12:30pm
This event is full

Sat, Aug 09, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sat, Aug 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
This event is full

Sat, Aug 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 5

Rescheduled
Sat, Aug 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
New date Saturday, August 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm