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Sunny Play

Meet & Play

2026-09-30 11:00:00 2026-09-30 11:45:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Sunny Play Stay after Sunshine Storytime for an open-ended sensory, loose parts, nature, and heuristic playtime! Martindale-Brightwood Branch -

Wednesday, September 30
11:00am - 11:45am

Stay after Sunshine Storytime for an open-ended sensory, loose parts, nature, and heuristic playtime!

During Sunny Play, your young child will have opportunities to explore natural materials, for sensory experiences, to play with loose parts, to create art, and to play make-believe.

Sunny Play is a busy program that is moderately noisy with focused, high activity in groups with plenty of calmer individual play spaces.

This program emphasizes the early literacy activities of PLAY, READ, TALK, SING, and WRITE, which are essential habits for getting ready to read as determined by the American Library Association's Every Child Ready to Read program.

Caregivers - You, too, will have your own table to enjoy a calming activity and an opportunity to mingle with other grownups. 

AGE GROUP: | Preschoolers | Babies and Toddlers |

EVENT TYPE: | Art/Crafts/Hobbies |

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Martindale-Brightwood Branch

Phone: 317-275-4310

Hours
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Mon, Aug 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Sep 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Sep 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Sep 06 Closed

About the branch

The Brightwood Branch opened in 1901 as the sixth public library in Indianapolis. It served the Brightwood community at several locations along Station Street, one street west of its current North Sherman Avenue storefront site which opened in 1972. A 1996 renovation at this location doubled the size of the branch to 5,400 square feet. In 2020, a brand-new branch building, across the street from the previous branch, was completed and re-named as the Martindale-Brightwood Branch.

Upcoming events

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Wed, Sep 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Thu, Sep 03, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Thu, Sep 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Sep 09, 11:00am - 11:45am

Cancelled
Thu, Sep 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, Sep 10, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Fri, Sep 11, 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Mon, Sep 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Wed, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Sep 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Wed, Sep 16, 11:00am - 11:45am

Thu, Sep 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Sat, Sep 19, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Registration opens Saturday, September 5 2026 at 2:30pm

Mon, Sep 21, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Registration opens Monday, September 7 2026 at 6:00pm

Wed, Sep 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Sep 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
This event is full

Wed, Sep 23, 11:00am - 11:45am

Thu, Sep 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thu, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Fri, Sep 25, 5:00pm - 5:30pm

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

Wed, Sep 30, 11:00am - 11:45am