Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Text: Storytime in the Park presented by Portage Parks Dept. and PCPLS, imagery of kids playing in a park made of books

Storytime in the Park (Portage Branch)

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth Services Room at Portage Branch

Age Group:

Littles (0-5)
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Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Youth Services Room
Age Group: Littles (0-5)
Program Type: Special Event
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Meet us at Founders Square in Portage for a 30-minute program of songs, rhymes and stories. 

No registration is required. This event is for children and their accompanying adults. Drop-offs are not allowed.

PCPLS Logo above text: Garden Concert Series, music notes floating through a blue sky, green grass at the bottom

Pops Concert

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Portage Library Garden at Portage Branch

Age Group:

All Ages
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Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Portage Library Garden
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
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Join us for an outdoor concert at the Portage Library Garden! Feel free to bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets; additional seating will be provided.

Text: Paws to Read, yellow words centered on a big blue pawprint with the PCPLS logo above, there's also a photo of Caleb the Comfort Dog

Paws to Read

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kouts Branch at Kouts Branch

Age Group:

Kids
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Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Kouts Branch
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Play & Learn, Special Event
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PCPLS partners with LLC K-9 Comfort Dog to present monthly comfort dog visits at the Library. Stop by the branch and visit with Caleb the Comfort Dog! No registration required 

YMCA Logo with text: Fitness Class, imagery of weights, yoga mat and water bottle in the corners

Silver Sneakers Circuit

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event
Registration Required
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Join our free fitness classes sponsored by PCPLS, Valpo YMCA, and Porter County Health Department! Open to ages 14 and up, with kids 10-13 welcome if an adult joins them.

An image of a woman smiling with an excited little boy watch a science experiment begin to expand in its container. The background is green with white bubbles floating sporadically. Sticker images of beakers, a dropper, and a bubbling beaker surround the image. The text above the image reads, "Science Heroes: Adventure of The Missing Color"

Science Heroes : Adventure of the Missing Color

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room at Kouts Branch

Age Group:

All Ages
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Library Branch: Kouts Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
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Join Science Heroes on our mission to turn science into an adventure!

Discover how fun and colorful science can be through hands-on experiments all about:

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Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Portage Branch
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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Come read a different book every month! This month is "The Measure" by Nikki Erlick. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

Book Club

10:30am–11:30am
South Haven Branch
Library Branch: South Haven Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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Come read a different book every month! This month is "The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Valparaiso Branch
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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Join us for a discussion of All the Lights Above us by M.B. Henry. 

 

Walk-ins welcome! 

Book Club

11:00am–12:00pm
Valparaiso Branch
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of All the Lights Above us by M.B. Henry. 

 

Walk-ins welcome! 

Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Portage Branch
Library Branch: Portage Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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Come read a different book every month! This month is "The Berry Pickers" by Amanda Peters. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.

Game Night

5:00pm–6:00pm
Valparaiso Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Valparaiso Branch
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your friends or your partners for an evening filled with games galore! It's a perfect date night or chance to make some new friends!

Light refreshments and games provided. Ages 16+

Book Club

10:30am–11:30am
South Haven Branch
Library Branch: South Haven Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come read a different book every month! This month is "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't! Let a librarian know if you need help reserving the book.