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Bloomington Storytellers Guild

The Bloomington Storytellers Guild The Bloomington Storytellers' Guild was formed in 1974 to help keep the ancient tradition of oral storytelling alive.

The Guild holds open meetings about six times a year when anyone who is interested in stories and story presentation can join us. Anyone may participate in open auditions for Guild Events, usually in the Fall for our Festival of Ghost Stories and in late winter for our Wintertelling. Guild members are available for performances for a wide variety of audiences and occasions, fees are usually negotiated with individual tellers. Please use the Guild email to request tellers.

01/30/2026

Join the Bloomington Storytellers Guild at the Monroe County Public Library (Indiana) for
WINTERTELLING 2026
Friday February 6
7:00-8:30 pm
Kirkwood Doors open at 6:30pm
Every year storytellers gather at the Library to share warm tales on a cold night, a special concert of traditional and original stories, best enjoyed by adults, teen, and seniors. This is WINTERTELLING.

11/19/2025

The 50th annual Festival of Ghost Stories is over, but the Guild is still celebrating storytelling!
Mark your calendars for our December meeting:
Sunday
December 7th,
Monroe County Public Library (downtown)
Room 2-c
12:15 - 1:45 pm.

If you have a seasonal story, bring it along. If you are considering a tale for Wintertelling and want to try it out or describe it to get some feedback, plan to share it.

10/08/2025

We’re telling on October 17 at T. C. Steele!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17ib8DYtsK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10/05/2025

50 years of telling scary stories!
https://btownstorytellers.blogspot.com/

10/02/2025

The Commemorative Posters for the 50th Annual Festival of Ghost Stories are now available! Pick one up at the spooky story meeting this Sunday (12:30, Monroe County Public Library, Room 2C) Bring your scary story to share.

09/10/2025

Check us out at Bug Fest! Stories at 12:30 -1:00.
https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/bug-fest

08/27/2025

September starts our storytelling year! Join us for our first Fall meeting on Monday September 8, 7:00-8:30 pm, at the Monroe County Public Library (Indiana) room 1B.
Anyone interested in the traditional art of oral storytelling is welcome - listeners and learners as well as experienced tellers.

07/21/2025

Summer Tales are told - summer camps are done -- thanks to all our marvelous tellers, our wonderful sponsors, and especially to you, the listeners who laughed and gasped and applauded as we shared our stories!

07/09/2025

Summer Time -- and BSG tellers have Summer Tales!
Come, sit back in the cool auditorium, and let us spin you a story.
Monroe County Public Library (Indiana)
Friday July 18
Kirkwood doors open at 6:30 p.m., stories begin at 7:00 p.m.
Adults, teens, and families with tweens welcome!
Show is FREE.

04/13/2025

Have a story you'd like to tell? Everyone is welcome to share a tale at our open meeting --April 27, at the Monroe County Public Library (Indiana) from 12:30 to 2 pm in Room 2C.
(You can also just come to listen!)

02/25/2025

The Bloomington Storytellers Guild presents
The First Snow : a Readers Theatre playlet
based on books by Matthew Cordell
and in celebration of the Armstrong Exhibit of original art by Matthew Cordell
https://mcpl.info/cordell

Sunday, March 2, at 2:00pm and at 4:;00pm
Downtown Monroe County Public Library (Indiana) -Auditorium
For Families and children 4 and up
with activities to follow
FREE

02/18/2025

Join us on Friday, February 21, from 7 to 8:30 at the Monroe County Public Library (Indiana) for an evening of storytelling for adults and teens! Free show.

Address

Bloomington, IN

Telephone

+18123397224

Website

http://www.btownstorytellers.blogspot.com/

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