Community calendar – Oct. 1

Events listed for Tuesday, Oct. 1

Bartholomew County

Toddler Time — 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. and 10 to 10:30 a.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. This relaxed program is a toddler-friendly introduction to storytime. Toddler time features books and activities geared toward children ages 18 months to 3 years old.

Columbus Board of Works — 10 a.m., City Hall, 123 Washington St., Columbus.

Preschool Storytime — 11 to 11:30 a.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Children ages 3-5 are invited to join us at the library for Preschool Storytime. These storytimes build the early literacy skills that promote school readiness through fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement.

Chair Yoga — 1 to 2 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. A one-hour session with a certified yoga and chair yoga instructor. These sessions are great for beginners and those who want to focus on gentle practice.

Beginning Again — 2 to 3:30 p.m., or 5:30 to 7 p.m., Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 17th St., Columbus. Beginning Again Group is for anyone who has lost a family member. In-person meetings with Zoom option also available. Contact hospice bereavement specialist David Dopson for more information on how to attend and preregister. Information: 812-314-8096, [email protected]

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 021 — St. Peter’s Lutheran School, 719 Fifth St., Columbus. Enter Door A, off Fourth Street parking lot each Tuesday. Weigh-in: 3:20 to 3:40 p.m. Meeting follows. Information, call 812-552-8397.

Teen DIY — 3:30 to 5 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Get ready for spooky season by adding your favorite ghosts, bugs, cryptids, or other scary pals onto a painting, or if that’s too creepy for you, just paint pumpkins everywhere. We’ll provide the paints and the paintings to edit, so you just need to come prepared with your artistic vision for spookiness and horror!

BCPL Express — Elizabethtown United Methodist Church, 200 Washington St., Elizabethtown. BCPL Express, a mobile free book program from the Bartholomew County Public Library, at Love Chapel Mobile Pantry.

Columbus City Council — 6 p.m., WebEx and City Hall, 123 Washington St., Columbus.

Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Board — 7 p.m., Flatrock-Hawcreek Central Office, 9423 State Road 9N, Hope.