Get ready for loads of family-friendly geeky goodness and fandom activities for all ages at HEPL’s 2nd annual LibraryCon! on Saturday, November 15 from 11 AM – 3 PM at the Fishers Branch.
Cosplay is highly encouraged but not required! Dress up as your favorite character and take pictures or video in the 360° photobooth. Join other cosplayers for an optional cosplay group photo op at 12:30pm or 2:50pm! Get your face painted or show off a new airbrushed tattoo from Indy Face Painting & More artists.
Get crafty in one of our themed workshops led by professional cartoonist David Reddick. Try your hand at making a comic – anyone can do it! Or, make a manga-themed button or magnet in the TeenZone. Interested in miniature painting? Sign up for an introduction to painting tabletop miniatures with Levi Huddleson, all supplies provided! Or, join Ignite Studio’s Maker-in-Residence Matt DeLoughery who will show you how to prototype your own geeky fashion in his Style Lab workshop.
Interact with our Star Wars friends from Star Wars Indiana who will be roaming throughout the library during the day!
Be a real-life superhero and donate blood at the Versiti LibraryCon! blood drive. Donors will receive a special gamer-themed t-shirt and a free book!
Forward Motion members Eric Salazar and Ashton Vickery
Music lovers rejoice! Enjoy live performances with a mixture of anime, video game, television, and movie music from world (and out of this world) musicians il Troubadore, as well as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. Forward Motion members Eric Salazar and Ashton Vickery will perform a set of music from the Legend of Zelda series for clarinet and piano. “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this!”
Want to test your trivia chops? Sign up for one or both sessions of the all-ages LibraryCon! Trivia Showdown. Whether you’re a Jedi Master, a wizard in training, or a Pokémon champion, there’s something for everyone. The top three teams will win fantastic prizes, so bring your A-game! Space will be limited for trivia so if you want a guaranteed spot, be sure to register on the HEPL event calendar.
Drop in to our open board gaming room with Who’s Yer Gamers and Indy Tabletop Game Creators to learn a new game, playtest a design, or enjoy an old favorite. If digital is your thing, check out the GameStar Mobile video game truck!
Visit the Artist Alley in the LibraryCon! Marketplace to purchase fandom art and other goodies. Or, visit the LibraryCon! Community Corner to talk with board game designers and publishers, local musicians, the newly launched HEPL Foundation, and more! See the full list of artists, vendors, and organizations below.
Check out the Friends of the Library bookstore in the lobby for a special LibraryCon! Sale. Swing by the lower lobby to see the “Random Fandom” Art Exhibit, featuring fan art from local artists.
Wrap up the day by completing our special LibraryCon! scavenger hunt—everyone who completes the hunt will be entered into a prize drawing! Also, fill out a short evaluation of the event for the chance to win more awesome prizes!
Schedule of Events
*pre-registration recommended **pre-registration required
Drop in anytime 11am-3pm for:
- Food trucks and mobile coffee cart ($)
- Versiti Blood Drive*
- Community Corner
- Artist Alley & Marketplace
- Face painting and temporary glitter or airbrush tattoos
- Learn-to-Play Dungeons & Dragons
- Open board gaming and playtesting
- GameStar Mobile video game truck
- 360° Photobooth
- Scavenger Hunt (completion earns an entry into prize bundle drawing!)
- Sticker Pixel Art
- Roaming cosplay Star Wars Characters from Star Wars Indiana
- Style Lab with Maker-in-Residence Matt DeLoughery*
- Sensory Friendly Room
- Random Fandom Art Exhibit
Scheduled Performances, Trivia, Workshops, and more!
- Make and Take Fandom Chevron Bookmarks – 11am-1pm
- Comics For All! with professional cartoonist David Reddick* – 11-11:45am
- Trivia Showdown* – 11:15-11:50am
- Forward Motion’s Eric Salazar & Ashton Vickery perform music from Legend of Zelda – 11:15am-12:15pm
- Manga Button & Magnet Making – 11:30am-12:15pm
- Teen Advisory Board’s Charades with a Twist – 12-12:45pm
- Comics For All! with professional cartoonist David Reddick* 2nd Session – 12-12:45pm
- Cosplay Group Photo Op #1 – 12:30pm
- il Troubadore Performance – 12:45-1:45pm
- Trivia Showdown* 2nd session – 1-1:45pm
- LEGO Open Building – 1:30-3pm
- Miniature Painting with Levi Huddleson** – 1:30-3pm
- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Performance – 2-2:45pm
- Teen Mario Kart Tournament – 2-2:45pm
- Cosplay Group Photo Op #2 – 2:50pm
Participating Artists, Vendors, and Organizations
- 360 Photobooth Indianapolis
- abitofkake
- Art by Enchanted Fay
- CatBat Art
- Chook Art
- Clever Girl Designs
- Creations by Corrie
- David Reddick
- Friends of the Library
- Forward Motion members Eric Salazar & Ashton Vickery
- GameStar Mobile
- Gray Gauntlet Games
- grimcartoons
- Hamilton East Public Library Foundation
- HEPL Teen Advisory Board
- il Troubadore
- ISO Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
- Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Indy Face Painting and More
- Indy Tabletop Game Creators
- Kolossal Games
- Levi Huddleson
- LiminaLost
- Lizzy’s Fancy
- Matt DeLoughery
- Moonshot Games
- Pineberry Paper
- Schooley’s Hots and Brats
- Starbase Indy
- Star Wars Indiana
- The Toy Drop
- Who’s Yer Gamers
- Yafa Golden Coffee
- Yoda’s Hut Collectibles
Please note that the list of scheduled activities and participating artists, vendors, and organizations is subject to change.
