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Register 13 Seats Remaining

For the Love of Journals

with Leah McNaughton Lederman

2026-11-14 10:00:00 2026-11-14 11:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis For the Love of Journals Explore the benefits of journaling - on a personal level and as part of a writer's practice. Wayne Branch -

Saturday, November 14
10:00am - 11:00am

Explore the benefits of journaling - on a personal level and as part of a writer's practice.

This class examines different approaches to the practice of journaling; beyond its benefits to mindset and perspective, journaling can be a tool for an author's practice. 

This workshop is presented in partnership with the Indiana Writers Center. Check out other writing workshops at library branches this season!

Instructor Leah McNaughton Lederman has created two volumes of Café Macabre: A Collection of Horror Stories and Art by Women (SourcePoint Press, 2019; 2021) and her own short story collection: A Novel of Shorts: The Woman No One Sees (2020). Her creative nonfiction has been published in The River and South Review, The Wrath-Bearing Tree, and Defenestration Mag, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her essay “My Bleeding Heart” in the online anthology, What is and What Will Be: Life in the Time of COVID. She works with the Indiana Writers Center and serves as the Executive Director of the Midwest Writers Workshop.

Get ready for this writing workshop with some book lists about writing and journaling:

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Class/Workshop |

TAGS: | Writing Workshops for Adults | Writing Skills | Writing | Adults | #Adult |

Wayne Branch

Phone: 317-275-4530

Hours
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We're closed Monday October 12 due to Indigenous Peoples' Day
Mon, Oct 12 Closed
(Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Tue, Oct 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 14 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Oct 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Oct 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 17 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 18 Closed

About the branch

The Wayne Branch Library first opened in December of 1969 in a shopping center located at 7341 Rockville Road. Due to high demand, the storefront space was enlarged in 1973, but the need for more space was evident. A permanent 13,500 square foot location opened in 1984, and the branch remains in that same building today. The Wayne Branch underwent a $1.1 million renovation in 2020 to add more seating and activity space, study rooms, and a quiet reading area, but still features the split design of a separate children's and adult wing.

Upcoming events

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Thu, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, Oct 15, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Fri, Oct 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00am - 11:30am

Mon, Oct 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Tue, Oct 20, 10:30am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 20, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tue, Oct 20, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
This event is full

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Wed, Oct 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Thu, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Mon, Oct 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Tue, Oct 27, 10:30am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Tue, Oct 27, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Tue, Oct 27, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Oct 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:15am

Thu, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Tue, Nov 03, 10:30am - 11:30am

Wed, Nov 04, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Thu, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:30am

Fri, Nov 06, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Registration opens Friday, October 23 2026 at 2:00pm

Fri, Nov 06, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Registration opens Friday, October 23 2026 at 9:00am

Sat, Nov 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Sat, Nov 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration opens Saturday, October 24 2026 at 2:00pm

Cancelled
Sat, Nov 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Nov 10, 10:30am - 11:30am

Tue, Nov 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Registration opens Tuesday, October 27 2026 at 10:30am

Tue, Nov 10, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Thu, Nov 12, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Nov 14, 10:00am - 11:00am

Sat, Nov 14, 2:00pm - 4:00pm