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  • ‘Lewis and Clark’ | SWIHS March Program

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

      Join SWIHS as Matthew J. Alschbach, Associate Professor of History at Owensboro Community and Technical College explores the travels of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lieut. William Clark as they…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Pam Jenoff

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib Join us for an exciting trip through time as we chat with New York Times bestselling historical fiction author Pam Jenoff about her newest book Code…

  • WPL’s 138th Birthday Party

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    You're invited to Willard Public Library's 138th Birthday Party! Help us celebrate Indiana's oldest public library with friends, refreshments and activities for everyone - Tuesday, March 28th at 6:30PM. Adults…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • 4 Good Community – Easter Egg Hunt

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    4 Good Community is back at Willard Public Library for another Easter Egg Hunt and hundreds of prizes!   Join WPL and 4 Good Community Saturday, April 1st at 10AM…

  • Beyond Books — Yoga with Ms. Ayla

    Join us for a kid-friendly introduction to yoga with Ms. Ayla. This will take place in the Browning Gallery on the first Tuesday of every month ending in April. Don't…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Adult Crafternoon: Paper Bag Bunnies

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Hop on over to WPL for our April Crafternoon! Learn how to make cute paper bag bunnies and clothespin carrots! These bunnies make the perfect treat bags, Easter decorations, or…

  • Beyond Books — Art in the Afternoon

    Join us for an afterschool program for kids with an easy first crochet lesson. All supplies are provided. All events are free & open to the public.

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Ernest Hemingway: One True Sentence

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us as Mark Cirino presents "Ernest Hemingway: One True Sentence" on Monday, April 17 at 6:00pm in the Browning Gallery (lower level) at Willard Public Library. Book signing to…

  • Beyond Books — Art in the Afternoon

    Join us for an afterschool program for kids with crafts, games and read alouds. All events are free & open to the public.

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Beyond Books — Art in the Afternoon

    Join us for an afterschool program for kids with a Color Nature Hunt! (weather permitting) kids will use Willard Park that surrounds the library to take a nature walk tied…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Virtual Author Talk: William Kent Krueger

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib You are in for a riveting hour online with New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger! Join us as he discusses his…

  • Victorian Period Psychical Mediumship and Mesmerism in Evansville

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Fascinated by the mystique of the Victorian era? Want to explore the spiritual and psychic practices of the time right here in our city? Join host Drew Von Greencastle at 6:00pm on…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Britt Hawthorne

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib Are you committed to building an antiracist family environment for your children? Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver,…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Adult Crafternoon: Paper Cup Florals

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

     Join us in the Browning Gallery at 4:00pm on Wednesday May 3, 2023! Attendees will learn how to make a beautiful paper bouquet from a few simple supplies. These everlasting…

  • Mother Jones

    Mother Jones

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Chances are you’ve never heard of Mother Jones, but this is a story you’ll want to hear.  Born Mary Harris in Cork Co. Ireland, she immigrated with her parents to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Toddler Story Time

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us for a story time directed at very young children, in the story room with Ms. Lucy in the Story Room.   All events are free and open to…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Jena Friedman

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib Growing up, Jena Friedman didn’t care about being likable. And she never wanted to be a comedian, either. A child of the 90s,…

  • The Siren Song of Homogeneity: Evansville and the 1920s

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Evansville's Department of Metropolitan Development in partnership with WPL is excited to present this lecture by Kelley Coures titled "The Siren Song of Homogeneity: Evansville and the 1920s." During this…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Courtney Summers

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib When sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis discovers the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, she teams up with Ashley's older sister, Nora, to find and…

  • Yoga Basics with April Mitchell-Nading!

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

        Join certified yoga instructor, April Mitchell-Nading, at 6:00pm in the Browning Gallery! Attendees will learn a variety of gentle yoga poses and techniques. All ages and skill-levels are…

  • Children’s 2023 Summer Reading Program: Pop Culture Classroom

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Sign ups for Children's Pop Culture Classroom Summer Reading Program will begin Saturday, May 27th. Magician, Daniel Herron will visit the library to KICK OFF our Summer Reading Program. Signing up…

  • Adult Summer Reading Program 2023 – Dewey Decimal Challenge!

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Are you a KEEN read? An AVID reader? A VORACIOUS reader? This summer, Willard Public Library challenges you to read the Dewey Decimal System! May 27 - August 4, 2023…

  • 2023 Annual Book Sale

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

      Mark your calendars for the first Saturday in June - June 3, 2023 for the Willard Public Library Annual Book Sale - in the Browning Gallery from 9AM -…

  • Mesker Park Visits the Library- Program Wednesday June 7

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

      Join us for the Mesker Park Zoo bringing in some amazing animals! What will they bring? The Movie, Zootopia showing in the Story Room after the program. This program…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Mike Rucker PH.D

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib Doesn’t it seem that the more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes? There is an easy fix, hiding in plain sight.…

  • Adult Crafternoon: Mini Birdhouse Note Holders

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

     Join us in the Browning Gallery at 4:00pm on Thursday June 8, 2023! Learn how to make a fun miniature birdhouse note holder! Participants will receive one mini birdhouse and…

  • The Graham Brothers Tractors and Evansville

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Michael E. Keller, author of the recently released book The Graham-Bradley Tractor: A History will present a program in the Browning Gallery at the Willard Library on Saturday, June 10th,…

  • Humane Society Visits the Library – Program Wednesday June 14

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    Join us to learn about pets with the Vanderburgh Humane Society. Paw Patrol will be showing in the Story Room after the program. This program is a part of Pop Culture…

  • Virtual Author Talk: Jamie Beck

    Register and view future Author Talks here: https://libraryc.org/willardlib An American in Provence is a beautiful collection of exquisite portrait, scenic, and still-life photography from New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck.…

  • (Almost) Midnight Madness

    Willard Public Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN, United States

    We are back! Well, almost.  We will still offer the excellent programming you have come to expect from us, the friendly staff, exemplary service,  and we will stay open late…