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Two young boys wearing safety goggles using hammers to construct small wood projects.

Registration opens:
June 11th, 2026

Build It!

Woodworking with Deeply Ingrained

2026-06-25 14:00:00 2026-06-25 16:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Build It! Let's get building! Learn basic woodworking skills and how to use tools safely to build your own project. Each participant starts with raw materials and leaves with a sense of accomplishment, pride, and a functional finished piece. This program is for kids ages 6-12. East 38th Street Branch -

Thursday, June 25
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-25 14:00:00 2026-06-25 16:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Build It! Let's get building! Learn basic woodworking skills and how to use tools safely to build your own project. Each participant starts with raw materials and leaves with a sense of accomplishment, pride, and a functional finished piece. This program is for kids ages 6-12. East 38th Street Branch -

Let's get building! Learn basic woodworking skills and how to use tools safely to build your own project. Each participant starts with raw materials and leaves with a sense of accomplishment, pride, and a functional finished piece. 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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East 38th Street Branch

Phone: 317-275-4350

Hours
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Mon, May 25 Closed
(Memorial Day)
Tue, May 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, May 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 31 Closed

About the branch

The first library to serve the neighborhood opened in 1957 as the Emerson Branch. This frame house near East 38th Street and North Emerson Avenue soon became too small to meet the neighborhood's needs, leading to the construction of a 7,500-square-foot branch at the same location in 1962. The Emerson Branch closed its doors in 2003 when the current 16,000-square-foot library opened as the East Thirty-Eighth Street Branch.

Upcoming events

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Tue, May 26, 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Tue, May 26, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Cancelled
Wed, May 27, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, May 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Thu, May 28, 10:30am - 11:00am

Sat, May 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 01, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Tue, Jun 02, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Jun 02, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jun 03, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Thu, Jun 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Jun 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sat, Jun 06, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 08, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 08, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Tue, Jun 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tue, Jun 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Jun 09, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jun 10, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, Jun 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Thu, Jun 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Mon, Jun 15, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration opens Monday, June 1 2026 at 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 15, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tue, Jun 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration opens Tuesday, June 2 2026 at 2:00pm

Tue, Jun 16, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jun 17, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, Jun 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Thu, Jun 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Sat, Jun 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Sat, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Registration opens Saturday, June 6 2026 at 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 22, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Mon, Jun 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This event is full

Tue, Jun 23, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Jun 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Registration opens Wednesday, June 10 2026 at 10:30am

Wed, Jun 24, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, Jun 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Thu, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration opens Thursday, June 11 2026 at 2:00pm