Join us for Better Together: Celebrating US, a family-friendly celebration exploring what it means to belong, participate, and build community—together. Through hands-on activities, storytelling, artmaking, and conversation, we’ll reflect on our nation’s history and imagine our collective future.
The event will provide experiences to deepen civic engagement and learn about what makes US and our communities thrive. Share your own civic reflections, test your citizenship knowledge, and build bridges — literally and figuratively — through collaborative art, quilt, and design activities that envision a connected, civically engaged community.
The day will include screenings and thematic discussions around new PBS' THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, an exhibit about women's suffrage, Revolutionary War trivia mini golf, collaborative art pieces, viewings of WFYI local productions about civics and democracy, Indigenous storytelling, local history presentations, and bilingual story times. There may even be American rabbits, whose history helps us reflect on what it means to be called “American.” This interactive program invites everyone — from children to adults — to discover their role in shaping the story of “us.”
Hosted at Indianapolis Public Library's Central Library on January 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. presented by WFYI and Indiana Humanities with the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Conner Prairie, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Freetown Village, Immigrant Welcome Center, Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Landmarks' Black Heritage Preservation Project, Indianapolis Public Library, Indiana State Museum, Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, League of Women Voters, Spirit and Place - Indiana University Indianapolis and Storytelling Arts of Indiana.
Together, let’s celebrate our past, strengthen our present, and imagine the next chapter of our shared civic journey.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | School-Age Kids | Preschoolers | Families | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Multicultural | Movie/Film | Lecture/Panel Discussion | Exhibit/Display | Concert/Performance | Art/Crafts/Hobbies |
TAGS: | America250 | All Ages |
As the hub of the Indianapolis Public Library system, Central Library showcases renowned architecture and services. The original 1917 building, designed by Paul Cret and constructed of Indiana limestone in the Greek Doric style, was considered one of the most outstanding secular buildings in the U.S. Its six-story glass and steel-framed addition, designed by Evans Woollen, opened in 2007.
