Teen Tuesday - Bookflix at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-08 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Teens, join Emily once a month for a fun, quirky art project! You don’t have to be an artist because it’s the quirkier the better! This program is intended for patrons 12-18. This month we will be working with pottery!

Ages 12 to 18

Peabody Public Library 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN

https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/teen-tuesday-quirky-crafts-emily-20766

Read-A-Thon at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-10 12:00 - 18:00
Let’s spend the whole afternoon reading! Grab some snacks, your most cozy blanket, and all of your favorite books! For every hour you spend in our Read-a-thon Retreat, you will get to spin our prize wheel to win something awesome! How long can you last?
No age restriction.

Crafts with Angie at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-10 17:30 - 19:00
Want a healthy treat for you and your dog? Why choose between the two? You can make both! Or are they the same thing? ;)
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN 46725
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/humandog-treats-21353

Cafes & Conversations - Hosted by the Whitley County Chamber
2025-07-11 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-08-01 08:00 - 10:00
Kick off your month with great coffee and even better company at Cafes & Collaborations! This laid-back networking event happens on the first Friday of every month, giving you the chance to connect with other local professionals, swap ideas, and build relationships in a relaxed setting.

Each month, we’ll meet at a local bakery or coffee shop to support our community and keep things fresh — so you’ll always have a new spot to explore and enjoy!

When: First Friday of every month starting at 8amWhere: This month, we’re meeting at Ozaras (105 N Main Street in Columbia City)Cost: No cost to attend. Just the cost of your coffee/breakfast!

No need to stress — just bring your business cards, grab a coffee, and get ready to chat. See you there!

Summer Read Finale Foam Party at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-11 17:00 - 20:00
Welcome to our Summer Read Finale Event! Bubble Buddies is joining us for some foamtastic fun. Be prepared to have fun in the sun. This event will include multiple bubble stations and, of course, lots and lots of foam. Please bring your own towels as there are none to provide. Some important information from our friends at Bubble Buddies: The foam may leave you damp after a few minutes and you can easily dry off in the sun. The longer you stay in the foam, the more you get wet. Lightweight shorts and shirts are advisable. Swimsuits and goggles are recommended for kids who will play in it for longer periods.

Teen Tuesday - Movie Night at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-15 16:30 - 18:00
“A movie night!? Shut Up!” -Mia Thermopolis (probably) Teens, come join us as we watch The Princess Diaries and enjoy some royally delicious snacks.

Ages 12 to 18
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN 46725
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/teen-tuesday-21854

American Red Cross Blood Drive at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-17 12:00 - 18:00
You can sign up for an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or use the direct link to our library’s blood drive’s here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=pplcc You can also call to make an appointment at 1-800-733-2767.

Grand Opening Week for Alley Scoops Ice Cream
2025-07-20 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-21 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-22 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-23 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-24 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-25 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-26 12:00 - 20:00
115 W Van Buren Street, Suite 1
Columbia City, IN
Grand Opening Week July 20-26
Noon-8pm

Otherwordly Book Club at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:30
In the beam this month: “All Systems Red” by: Martha Wells Join us in reading the first novella in the Murderbot Diaries! Just when AI goes right and humanity creates bots to serve and protect, it all goes wrong when our narrator flips the script and frees itself by overriding its programming! And what does it call itself? Murderbot of course! The only reason it hasn’t killed the humans it’s meant to protect is because it’s afraid it’ll interfere with its favorite activity. And what’s that you ask? Ohh, just binging 35k+ hours worth of entertainment media, but it better do it soon before the aliens find the remote!
Ages 18+
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN 46725
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/otherwordly-book-club-20848

Teen Tuesday - Game Night at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-22 16:30 - 17:30
Ages 12-18. We will be having fun with all the games our teen lounge has to offer! There will be board games, card games, and virtual games!
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN 46725

Coffee and Cadavers Book Club at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-24 10:00 - 11:00
Ages 18+.
This month we will be reading ‘The Devil in the White City’ by Erik Lawson. Come out and enjoy a cup of coffee and discuss an interesting book. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into the enchantment of the Guilded Age, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.

Peabody Public Library, 1160 E St Rd 205, Columbia City, IN 46725

Movie Marathon at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-24 12:00 - 18:00
The dog days of summer got you down? Cool off indoors for a day with our Movie Marathon! We will have back to back movie showings from 12:00-6:00. One bag of popcorn will be provided per person. Join us for 3 movies that are sure to be a ROARING good time.

Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City, IN 46725
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/movie-marathon-21858

Homespun Workings - Country Garden Gate at Peabody Public Library
2025-07-30 18:00 - 19:45
Ages 18+. Each month we will explore different types of textiles as we create a homespun craft! This month join us as we make “Country Garden Gates”! You can choose between a shelf sitter or a fridge magnet!
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, Columbia City, IN 46725
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/homespun-workings-19306

Curtains: A "Who-Dun-It" Musical Comedy
2025-08-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-08-02 19:30 - 21:00
Curtains is a musical-theater parody of whodunnit classics, with numbers ranging from the classic musical theater song-and-dance “A Tough Act to Follow” to the heartfelt “I Miss the Music.” A comedic send-up suitable for all ages, Curtains will have the audience laughing until the last curtain falls.
PG-13
Hosted by The Harold Company Performers at Columbia City High School
Purchase tickets online at https://cur8.com/40418/project/130804
$10 online; $15 at the door

Teen Tuesday on the Wetlands
2025-08-05 16:30 - 17:30
Join us as we enjoy the library’s backyard; the wetlands! We will be enjoying some lawn games and soaking up the sunshine!
Peabody Public Library 1160 E SR 205, CC

https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/teen-tuesday-bookflix-22329

A Brush with Madness Painting Class
2025-08-05 18:00 - 19:30
This month we will be using acrylics to make flowers. The madness this month is we will be using a mix of brushes, q-tips, and our hands to paint! This one may be a little messy, so be warned!

Must be 18 or older to participate.
Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, CC
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/brush-madness-painting-class-16512

Woodlands Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
2025-08-09 11:00 - 14:00
The Woodlands @ 710 N Opportunity Dr, Columbia City
To show your classic vehicle, the entry fee is $15. Prizes will be awarded! DJ Tom Fromm will provide music. Food & drinks available for purchase.

The Woodlands Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
2025-08-09 11:00 - 14:00
Come and see beautiful cars, trucks and motorcycles. Vote on your favorite. Food & drinks available. Door prizes. Free car seat safety check. For more info, call 260-248-8944.
701 N Opportunity Drive
Columbia City, IN 46725
For display vehicles, $15 registration only. All spectators are free!

"I Survived" Book Club
2025-08-14 16:30 - 17:30
Celebrate the “I Survived” book series by Lauren Tarshis with this monthly book club! Each session will focus on a specific book in the series where we will talk about the time period and do a fun experiment or activity. Then go home with a copy to read and then discuss at the next session. This month’s title is “I Survived the American Revolution”.

Peabody Public Library, 1160 E SR 205, CC

Ages 6 to 11

Crafts with Angie at Peabody Public Library
2025-08-14 17:30 - 19:00
18+ and FREE

It’s summer time! Join us in making some fun Beach signs!
https://peabody.librarymarket.com/event/day-beach-popsicle-stick-signs-21998

Tales with Tails at Peabody Public Library
2025-08-22 16:30 - 17:30
Ages 6-11, FREE
At tales with tails we will have a service dog at the library that you can sit with and read to! You can probably even sneaks in a few pets as well!

RENU Block Party
2025-08-23 13:00 - 16:00
It’s our best deals of the year, local vendors, food, drinks, music!
Giveaways and door prizes! FREE to attend, no age restriction!

104 W Walker Way
