2022 Year-Long Display Reading Challenge

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For our most passionate readers and regular library visitors, this year we are introducing a year-long reading challenge based on our displays! Each month our librarians lovingly curate custom book displays based on different unique themes. We hope these displays help our visitors discover books that they wouldn’t have found otherwise and introduce them to […]

Let it Snow! Outdoor Winter Activities

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For many people, the thought of winter is intimidating, with the cold and blustery wind, frigid wind chills, and the desire to want to stay warm and cozy indoors.  But for those of us who have always loved winter, especially when there is snow, there are so many outdoor activities that snow provides! The first […]

Become INSPIREd at your local library

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The Indiana State Library supports Indiana public libraries in many ways, but one of the best bargains it provides to all Hoosiers who have Internet access at home or at their public library is a free service called INSPIRE, a collection of databases and other resources that support the educational needs of Indiana students and […]

Christmas: Oh Yes!…Or Oh No!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Whether you are dressed head-to-toe in red and green and have been listening to Christmas music since Labor Day, or whether you are dreading the sparkly and sugar-coated weeks to come, we’ve got you covered here at the library.  We’ve got plenty of suggestions for fiction, non-fiction, […]

Should you base your reading choices on the mood of a geriatric pug?

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Remember Me When…

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Almost all of us have them…a small collection of yearbooks from our school years that sparks nostalgia in our hearts every time we browse through them. For some Montgomery County students in the 1880s, they did not receive yearbooks but might have received an autograph book for their birthday or a holiday if they were […]

Crafting does a body good!

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STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Many people think that one of these things is not like the others…but science has proven many times over that the Arts and creativity have a huge impact on the brain. Not only does it have cognitive benefits on left-brain development but more recently it has been shown […]

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at CDPL

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Superhero fans, please don your capes and join us at CDPL to celebrate Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, August 14 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.! Comic book fans of all ages are welcome to visit the Youth Services Department to pick up a free comic book and a superhero goodie bag while supplies […]

You Spoke, We Listened: Inspirational Fiction Survey Results

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In June you may recall that we put out a paper and online survey asking for your feedback regarding our Inspirational Fiction collection; we received over 20 responses!  We’ve been busy at work compiling the results of the survey, comparing them to our current collection and beginning to select new titles.  Some of our orders […]

The Mystery of the Missing Grocer

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True crime stories, both fictional and nonfictional, are popular at the Crawfordsville District Public Library, but my interest was snagged by a real “whodunit” I came across in a Crawfordsville letter. During the third week of March in 1857, a young man named William N. Organ received a letter from his childhood friend, Robert Rhea […]

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