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For the Love of Journals

with Leah McNaughton Lederman

2026-09-18 11:00:00 2026-09-18 12:00:00 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. Glendale Branch -

Friday, September 18
11:00am - 12:00pm

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 |

Glendale Branch

Phone: 317-275-4410

Hours
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Mon, Aug 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 22 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 23 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The Broad Ripple community has enjoyed library service at various sites since 1930. The first stand-alone library opened in 1949 adjacent to School No. 80 and continued at that location until a larger branch opened in Broad Ripple Park in 1986. Facing a need for continued growth, the Glendale Branch was constructed in 2000 in Glendale Mall and became the country’s first full-service library located in a major shopping mall. 

In 2024, a new 24,800 square-foot Branch located at the site of the former John Strange Elementary School opened. The move into this new space began the next chapter of service to the vibrant Glendale community.

Upcoming events

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Wed, Aug 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Tue, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, Aug 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Tue, Sep 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Tue, Sep 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Wed, Sep 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
Registration opens Wednesday, August 19 2026 at 10:30am

Tue, Sep 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Tue, Sep 08, 6:00pm - 7:45pm

Wed, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, Sep 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Fri, Sep 11, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Mon, Sep 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Tue, Sep 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Tue, Sep 15, 6:00pm - 7:45pm

Wed, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:30am

Wed, Sep 16, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Thu, Sep 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Fri, Sep 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm