Invasive Species of Indiana: What You Need to Know
Invasive species are organisms that move into a habitat that is not naturally where they occur. Invasive species can be both plants and animals. Some invasive species you may have heard of are garlic mustard, multiflora rose, autumn olive, Emerald Ash borer, Asian carp, or zebra mussels. These species have moved into Indiana through a […]
Celebrate Summer with Your Local Library and Museum
Hello dear readers! Did you know that the Crawfordsville Public Library (CDDPL) and the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County (CMMC) have a full calendar of activities and events for the months of June and July? We provide lots of fun and learning for all ages for free (or at an extremely low cost). Let me […]
Youth Summer Reading Program
The Youth Services Department at the Crawfordsville District Public Library would like to invite all children up through the age of 18 to register for the summer reading program, “Reading Round-Up”. Registration begins Monday, May 23, 2022. You may register at the library or online at www.cdpl.beanstack.org. This year children will earn prizes for reading […]
Quilts and Other Creative Resources at CDPL
The exhibits in the Mary Bishop Memorial Art Gallery at CDPL can be lovely to view, move us to explore new ideas, and enhance our knowledge of the arts in general, but when the Sugar Creek Quilters hold their quilt shows at the library – as they recently did through the month of April – […]
Learning About the Jewish Experience
The Trail He Left Behind
Time marches along steadily whether we like it or not. In my case, before I knew it, ten years slipped by…ten long years in which I doggedly researched and wrote a biography about William Bratton, our local hero who was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. When I began the process, I discovered […]
Local News: Sugar Creek Water Panel Discussion at Carnegie Museum
Join us at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 from 7 to 8 p.m. as we engage in a community conversation with a panel of local conservation experts and Sugar Creek enthusiasts. We will talk about the challenges facing the Creek, the impact of our individual and collective actions upon […]
Nurturing Through Nature: Spotlight on Sugar Creek
Did you know that our own Sugar Creek begins in a field near Kempton, Indiana, which is located in Tipton County? It flows through Tipton, Clinton, Boone, Montgomery and Parke Counties until it joins with the Wabash River. The Wabash, of course, joins the Ohio, the Ohio to the Mississippi, the Mississippi to the Gulf […]
Indiana Authors (April Display)
Indiana has an abundance of great authors and this month we wanted to feature some of our favorites. There’s something for everyone, classics and newly published novels, fiction, non-fiction, and even a webcomic! Fiction Kitsune-Tsuki Laura VanArendonk Baugh FIC Bau Summary How does one find a shapeshifter who may not even exist? The onmyouji Tsurugu […]
Studio Ghibli Vibes at CDPL
When you reflect back on the stories of your childhood that left deep impressions on you, what were those stories like? Tales of adventure or romance? Tales of magic? Like many others of a certain Millennial age, my formative early years in the ’90s and early aughts were often flavored by the emerging popularity in […]
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