“Hold on Tight, Spider Monkey!”

twilight movie showing at the depot

“Hold on tight, spider monkey!” We’re traveling to Forks, Washington this Winter Break for a showing of the romantic fantasy film Twilight! Based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer, Twilight follows teenager Bella Swan as she moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.

FREE snacks and drinks will be provided! This movie is rated PG-13, so anyone 13 or older is welcome! We’ll be doing a door prize giveaway of some Twilight merch! Come visit us at the Old Aurora Train Depot on December 28th at 5:30 pm.

APLD Holiday Events

Celebrate the Holidays with the library

Happy Holidays from your hometown library, the Aurora Public Library District! Looking for something fun to add to your holiday calendar? There will be a little of the library sprinkled in these special occasions across Southern Dearborn County, thanks to the Aurora Public Library District Foundation! Check it out!

On Saturday, December 2nd, visit the Moores Hill Winter Walk in downtown Moores Hill, where a special guest may be in attendance! Who could it be? Do I hear jingle bells and the hooves of reindeer? I bet he may have a fun treat for good girls and boys (and teenagers too!), courtesy of APLD! For more information, follow the Moores Hill Indiana Winter Walk Facebook page.

Visit us on Saturday, December 2nd at Dillsboro’s yearly holiday festival, the Dillsboro Hometown Christmas, on the Dillsboro lawn to enter in a raffle prize, including a Reindeer Ridge visit, courtesy of APLD! For more information, follow the Dillsboro Main Street Facebook page.

Looking for some more holiday fun? Visit the LIVE reindeer and other cool animals from Silly Safaris from 1-4 pm on December 3rd and 17th at the Lions Club in Downtown Aurora, brought to you courtesy of APLD! For more information, follow the Aurora Main Street Facebook page.

We can’t wait to see you there!

It’s Getting UGLY!

ugly sweater party at the aurora library

It’s about to get UGLY at the library! Break out your sweaters because we’re hosting an Ugly Sweater Holiday Party at the Aurora Public Library on December 15th at 4 pm. Whoever has the ugliest sweater will win an Amazon gift card!

No sweater? No problem! Anyone 13-19 is welcome with or without a sweater.

Free snacks and drinks will be provided! We hope to see you there!

Game ON!

 

Join our monthly video game group, Gaming & Grub on November 16th at 4 pm at the Aurora Public Library!

We meet for one hour on the third Thursday of every month at 4 pm to play games on our Nintendo Switch! Battle it out in Super Smash Bros, race towards the finish line in Mario Kart, and help us decide what other games we should try out!

FREE snacks and drinks will be provided! We hope to see you there!

PLEASE NOTE: This program’s time has been moved to 4 pm from its regular 6 pm slot.

The Library is HAUNTED!

Library Haunted House October 27

Shriek freely and pardon the screams… the library is HAUNTED!

The Aurora Public Library is hosting a haunted house! After closing at 6 pm on Friday, October 27th, the library will be open again at 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm for some frightening fun. This walkthrough might be too scary for younger ghouls, so recommended age is 3rd grade and up.

Registration is required by 1 week before the event. To register, speak to a librarian or call 812-926-0646.

Who knows what might be lurking in the library!

Show Off Your Spooky Look!

Costume Party APL October 29

Show off your costume, play some spooky trivia, and win prizes at our Halloween Costume Party! We’ll vote for the scariest, funniest, and most original costumes! Winners will receive a secret spooky surprise!

Anyone ages 13-19 is welcome to attend! Dressing up is highly encouraged, but not required.

We’ll be showing off our costumes for the spookiest season of the year at the Aurora Public Library on Thursday, October 26th at 6 pm! We’ll have light refreshments available.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Teen Book Club Reads The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Teen Book Club Reads The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Ready for the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie in November? Before you catch the movie, join us and read the book the movie is based off of at our Teen Book Club! We meet once a month to eat snacks and chat about our latest book pick.

We will be meeting on Tuesday, October 24th @ 4 pm at the Aurora Public Library.Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.” -Scholastic

Get Your Game ON!

Gaming Club Meets October 19th

Join us on the third Thursday of this month at 6 pm for an hour of gaming fun at Gaming & Grub, our teen gaming club! Battle it out in Super Smash Bros, race towards the finish line in Mario Kart, and help us decide what other games we should try out!

FREE snacks and drinks will be provided! We hope to see you there!

We will be meeting at the Aurora Public Library on Thursday, October 19th at 6 pm.

I Smell… CHILDREN!

Hocus Pocus Movie Night at the Depot

Oh no… you lit the black candle! You know what that means! The Sanderson Sisters are coming to the Aurora Train Depot!

It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! Join us at the Local History Library at the Depot for a showing of Hocus Pocus, a family film that follows a villainous comedic trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night.

FREE snacks and drinks will be provided. Anyone ages 13-19 are welcome to attend!

We’ll watch the Sanderson Sisters return on Thursday, October 12th at 6 pm at the Local History Library at the Depot. Wear your spookiest attire if you feel so obligated!

The Sanderson Sisters