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City Nature Challenge
Be A Citizen Scientist
2026-04-11 10:30:00
2026-04-11 11:45:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
City Nature Challenge
Learn about this international event where people LIKE YOU record the natural world around them. This workshop will introduce you to the app/website used in this challenge, assist you in signing up to participate, and practice with hands-on tips and tricks for taking and sharing good pictures.
Lawrence Branch -
Saturday, April 11
10:30am - 11:45am
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2026-04-11 10:30:00
2026-04-11 11:45:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
City Nature Challenge
Learn about this international event where people LIKE YOU record the natural world around them. This workshop will introduce you to the app/website used in this challenge, assist you in signing up to participate, and practice with hands-on tips and tricks for taking and sharing good pictures.
Lawrence Branch -
Learn about this international event where people LIKE YOU record the natural world around them. This workshop will introduce you to the app/website used in this challenge, assist you in signing up to participate, and practice with hands-on tips and tricks for taking and sharing good pictures.
*This session will have an ASL Interpreter.
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual four-day nature census in which participants around the world use biodiversity recording platforms like iNaturalist to document nature in their neighborhoods. These contributions become data to understand and protect nature worldwide.
Join thousands around the world by sharing your observations of the natural world as part of the City Nature Challenge from April 24-27, 2026. Sign up to join the challenge online or in the iNaturalist app/website. Your images can help track flora and fauna.
In 2025 the Indianapolis metro area had 286 individuals make 9,437 observations over the three days.
City Nature Challenge Goals
- Connect people to nature where they live
- Build community through collective action for local nature
- Make and share nature observations to help fight biodiversity loss
- Grow and support nature documentation globally
- Have fun doing science while collaborating with people around the world
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Class/Workshop | ASL Interpreted |
Lawrence Branch
Hours
About the branch
The Lawrence Branch opened in 1967 on North Franklin Road in a storefront previously occupied by the Lawrence Post Office. It was the first branch to open within an incorporated town in Marion County. Rapid population growth demonstrated the need for a larger, permanent facility to serve the northeast side. A 3.44 acre site was purchased from MSD Lawrence Township for a new 13,500-square-foot library that opened in 1983.
Renovated in 2020, the Lawrence Branch re-opened to changes that maximized access to the Library’s services and collections, created engaging and functional spaces for those of all ages, and increased access to new technology. The project also provided group study and tutoring areas, improved lighting, more outlets for charging stations, and updates to the entrance, public restrooms and interior finishes.