Orleans, INVisit the Library and Archives We built a brand-new children’s program area to use for our summer reading program events, weekly story time sessions, and other events throughout the year. The new program area is called the Carnegie America 250 Program Area. We held our ribbon-cutting celebration for our new Carnegie America 250 Program…
Pendleton, INVisit the Library and Archives One of the goals on the library’s strategic plan is to improve technology in public spaces. One of the spaces that really needed an update was our primary meeting space for patrons. This area is used daily, and the AV setup was very outdated. The inputs in the wall…
Akron, INVisit the Library and Archives I grew up in Akron, a very small town in Indiana. When I was in third grade (80 years ago), I would walk to the Carnegie Library, check out an armful of books, take them home to read, take them back to the library, and check out another armload.…
Linden, INVisit the Library and Archives We are a beautiful rural Carnegie Library built in 1922. I have been the library director here for 20 years and have met so many wonderful patrons and made great friends. I have the best staff at Linden. When I hire someone, I tell them they are the “face”…
Alexandria, INVisit the Library and Archives I’m the Local Historian for the Alexandria Monroe Public Library — here is my favorite memory. On December 3, 2023, we celebrated the 120th anniversary of our Carnegie Library by holding an open house. We followed the original open house itinerary as described in the archival newspapers of December…
Converse, INVisit the Library and Archives I am the director of our small local Carnegie Library. I have been in this position for ten years now and can honestly say that it has shaped and changed my life. I have enjoyed so many different aspects of my job at the library. At times, it seems…
Jeffersonville, INVisit the Library and Archives Credit: Brent Moore, CC BY-NC 2.0 I’m a writer and retired professor, and the Warder Park location of JTPL was where my little sister and I got our first-ever library cards when we were very young (1967, I think). I’m pretty sure it’s where our father got his first…
Kirklin, INVisit the Library and Archives I have been the director here since 2004. In that time, I have seen thousands of patrons walk through our doors. We are a small, rural community, and our Carnegie Library is vital to our town. It was built in 1913 and placed on the National Register of Historic…
Milford, INVisit the Library and Archives I am the new library director in Milford, Indiana. The Milford Public Library got its start in 1907 with the Columbian Reading Circle, a women’s group that continues to meet today. Motivated women in Milford, passionate about education and community service, have been the backbone of the library’s support,…
Flora, INVisit the Library and Archives The Flora-Monroe Township library has been a staple of Flora, Indiana, since its construction in 1918. It even has its own painting that hangs in the first floor from local artist Terry Lacey, which commemorates the people who have invested in the success of the town and the library.…