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Registration opens:
August 16th, 2026

Gardening for the Exhausted

An Intro to Gardening Workshop

2026-09-15 17:30:00 2026-09-15 18:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Gardening for the Exhausted Somewhere along the way, gardening became another exhausting performance review. Join beloved garden expert Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp to learn tricks that can make gardening less exhausting and more enjoyable. East 38th Street Branch -

Tuesday, September 15
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Somewhere along the way, gardening became another exhausting performance review. Join beloved garden expert Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp to learn tricks that can make gardening less exhausting and more enjoyable.

The IndyPL Seed Library is great, but what is even better is learning what to do with those seeds!

Barkitecture: A dog friendly landscape 
Learn which plants are toxic to dogs, how to keep them out of flower and vegetable beds and which plants withstand a little trampling.

Gardening for the Exhausted
Somewhere along the way, gardening became another exhausting performance review. We’ll look at the tricks that can make gardening less exhausting and more enjoyable.

Get ready or follow up by learning from this book list: 

Check out some of the other gardening classes at our locations through our online calendar.

Made possible with support from The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. 

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Gardening | Class/Workshop |

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East 38th Street Branch

Phone: 317-275-4350

Hours
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Mon, Aug 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 11 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 13 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 15 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 16 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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Mon, Aug 17, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Mon, Aug 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Tue, Aug 18, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Aug 19, 10:30am - 11:15am

Wed, Aug 19, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Thu, Aug 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Mon, Aug 24, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Mon, Aug 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This event is full

Tue, Aug 25, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Aug 26, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, Aug 26, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Thu, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Aug 27, 11:00am - 11:30am

Mon, Aug 31, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Tue, Sep 01, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Sep 02, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Thu, Sep 03, 10:30am - 11:00am

Thu, Sep 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration opens Thursday, August 20 2026 at 4:00pm

Fri, Sep 04, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Sep 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Sat, Sep 05, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Sep 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Sep 08, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Sep 08, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Sep 09, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Wed, Sep 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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

Sat, Sep 12, 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Mon, Sep 14, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Tue, Sep 15, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Sep 15, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Registration opens Sunday, August 16 2026 at 5:30pm