Porch Party with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the Avon-Washington Township Public Library

Avon, IN— Race fans, start your engines! The Avon-Washington Township Public Library (AWTPL) is proud to announce its second Porch Party with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), happening on Friday, May 15^th, from 5:30 to 7:30. This is a very special event with activities for all ages, and for which the library will be staying open past its usual Friday hours, until 8 PM.

Last year, over 500 fans came to the library to pick up porching kits, attend a presentation from the Harrison Center, meet INDYCAR driver Callum Ilott, and check out the activities from the Speedway and their partners. This May will be another great opportunity to pick up a kit with everything you need to decorate for your own Porch Party (while supplies last), as well as play some Brickyard Crossing-themed mini golf, mess around with a racing simulator, get registered for Summer Reading, and more. No registration is required to come to this completely free event; add it to your calendar from avonlib.librarycalendar.com.

Get ready for the Porch Party by registering for the AWTPL Hoosier Reading Challenge, which is available now through May 8^th, for all ages. Readers log time spent reading or listening to books, as well as various Indianapolis 500 and Hoosier author themed activities, to earn raffle tickets which can be put towards prizes like tickets to Indy 500 qualifying weekend at the track, Indianapolis Motor Speedway merch, and a 2025 Indy 500 program signed by the entire field of drivers! The participant who logs the most reading during the challenge will also win a bonus prize – the Borg-Reader trophy, which will be presented to them during the Porch Party. The Hoosier Reading Challenge is available online at avonlibrary.net and in the Beanstack app, where you can find all of the library’s reading challenges. Visit www.AvonLibrary.net or stop by the library for more information.