Metamora Closed for Inventory

The Metamora branch will be closed on Friday, August 8, 2025, for inventory.  All other branches will remain open according to their regular schedules.  Metamora will reopen on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 9:00 am.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The IPDPL Digital Library is always open!  Manage your online library account, search the catalog, access digital resources, and download or stream e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, and more anytime, from the comfort of home!

 

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

An assortment of anthropomorphic cartoon animals. Text: Level Up at Your Library Summer Reading Prize Party.

Summer Reading Prize Party

Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Animal Events, Celebrations & Parties, Family Programming, Games & Gaming, Outdoor Activities, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Youth (0 - 18), Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2 - 6), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Youth (0 - 18), Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2 - 6), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Animal Events, Celebrations & Parties, Family Programming, Games & Gaming, Outdoor Activities, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Celebrate your reading success!

Join us for a fun-filled celebration at our Summer Reading Prize Party!  Enjoy face painting, balloon sculptures, Reading to Dogs, and more!  We'll announce the grand prize winners, branch

Book cover for "The Lies I Tell," by Julie Clark

Spring Bay Bookies

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Reading Room (SB) at Spring Bay

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Spring Bay
Room: Main Reading Room (SB)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

The Lies I Tell, by Julie Clark

Two women. Many aliases.

Cartoon illustration of a human brain with arms and legs lifting a weighted barbell overhead.

Wits Workout: Apple a Day

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Workshops

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on August 6, 2025 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshops
Registration requested
Event Details:

Apple a Day

🍎 "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," or so the old saying goes.  What you eat doesn’t just fuel your body💪 — it fuels your mind🧠.

Text: Silent Book Club

Silent Book Club: Coffeehouse Edition

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on August 7, 2025 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration requested
An anthropomorphic panda is doing a martial arts kick.

Benson Feature Film Friday

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Main Reading Room (B) at Benson

Program Type:

Family Programming, Movies

Age Group:

Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Benson
Room: Main Reading Room (B)
Age Group: Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Family Programming, Movies
Event Details:

Kung Fu Panda

From Dreamworks Animation and Universal Studios

Child reading to a dog.

Read to Dogs

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Animal Events, Educational Programming, Family Programming, Literature & Writing

Age Group:

Youth (0 - 18), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Registration will close on August 11, 2025 @ 2:00pm.
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Youth (0 - 18), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Animal Events, Educational Programming, Family Programming, Literature & Writing
Registration requested
Event Details:

Grab a book and cuddle up with some tail-wagging friends from WOOF—We Offer Our Friends! These lovable pups are all ears, and they can’t wait to hear your stories. Join the fun and level up your reading skills at Read to Dogs!

 

Book cover for "Tell Me Everything," by Elizabeth Strout.

Book Buzz Book Club

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Tell Me Everything, by Elizabeth Strout

It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer, Bob Burgess, has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother.

App icons for Hobbies and Crafts Source, hoopla Digital, Kanopy, Libby, Teen Book Cloud, and TumbleBooks Library

How to Library: Let Me Entertain You

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A/B (M) at Metamora

Program Type:

Classes, Educational Programming, Family Programming, Workshops

Age Group:

Everyone
Registration will close on August 13, 2025 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Meeting Room A/B (M)
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Classes, Educational Programming, Family Programming, Workshops
Registration requested
Event Details:

More than just books . .

Three men in green shirts standing next to a bank of blue plastic recycling toters.

Community Shred Event

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
West Lawn (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Outreach, Technology, Workshops

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: West Lawn (GH)
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach, Technology, Workshops
Event Details:

Confidential, Secure Destruction for Your Sensitive Documents and Electronics

Cartoon illustration of a human brain with arms and legs lifting a weighted barbell overhead.

Wits Workout: School Days

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Workshops

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on August 20, 2025 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshops
Registration requested
Event Details:

School Days

Every day, we are presented with opportunities to learn new things.

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Benson Feature Film Friday

4:00pm–5:45pm
Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Benson
Library Branch: Benson
Room: Main Reading Room (B)
Age Group: Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Family Programming, Movies
Event Details:

Movies at the Library

Join us at the library for a free movie!  Whether it's a classic favorite, a new discovery, or one you've always meant to watch, now’s your chance.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy a film that’s sure to entertain!

 

Kung Fu Panda

From Dreamworks Animation and Universal Studios

Mining for Fun: Movie Edition

1:30pm–3:30pm
Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Germantown Hills
Open
Registration requested
Registration will close on September 12, 2025 @ 1:30pm.
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Family Programming, Games & Gaming, Movies
Registration requested
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of pixelated adventure as we watch an exciting block-building story come to life on the big screen! Bring your friends and be among the first 8 attendees to receive a special door prize.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Registration is requested for this program.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives our staff the ability to contact you in the event of any last-minute schedule changes.

 

Blue Heeler Hooray Party!

10:00am–12:00pm
Youth (0 - 18), Everyone
Germantown Hills
Open
Registration requested
Registration will close on October 18, 2025 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Age Group: Youth (0 - 18), Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebrations & Parties, Educational Programming, Family Programming, Games & Gaming, Movies
Registration requested
Event Details:

Drop in for a pawsome celebration inspired by everyone’s favorite blue heeler family! We’ll have playful games, creative crafts, and plenty of imagination—just like your favorite show. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Registration is requested for this program.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives our staff the ability to contact you in the event of any last-minute schedule changes.