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In the second half of International Games Month with the American Library Association, we are highlighting video games! All the books listed below and more are on display starting November 15th. Are you curious how video games took the world by storm? Read “Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, […]

We are Thankful for You!

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Preparing for holiday gatherings can be quite stressful and overwhelming for many hosts and hostesses, as well as those spending this time alone. Before you become caught in the holiday grind, take a moment to tally all the reasons you have to be thankful. Sometimes, it is difficult to count our blessings when we are […]

Getting Started with Transparent Language

Traveling abroad for work or vacation? Want to brush up on that language you studied for four years in school, but somehow can’t seem to remember at all? We’ve got you covered. CDPL is excited to announce that we now offer Transparent Language Online for free to all of our library card holders. Whether you […]

Getting Started with Libby Extras

Are you looking for some indoor entertainment as the weather grows colder? Would you like to learn something new in the upcoming new year? If you already love using our library’s Libby app for ebooks, we now have even more for you to discover there. In addition to the full collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and […]

Celebrate International Games Month at CDPL

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Greetings, adventurer! The Crawfordsville District Public Library is celebrating International Games Month this November with the American Library Association. After all, the library is not just a repository of knowledge, but a bastion of creativity and community! Will you rise to the challenge and play together? Begin your journey on Saturday, October 28th, with Dungeons […]

Out of the Broom Closet: Non-Traditional Spiritual Resources

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Do you love Halloween? For many, it is a favorite holiday. Halloween was first called Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) and was celebrated as the New Year for many earth-based religions. It was also called All Hallows’ Eve. Samhain was the night when the veil between this world and the other world was the thinnest, and spirits […]

Digital Genealogy Resources

In our June article, we covered the resources available on the Crawfordsville District Public Library website. In this follow-up, we will explore other digital resources available that are fun ways to explore genealogy and the history of our county and state.  Providing a broad range of services and digital ephemera is the Indiana State Library […]

Hauntingly Good Horror Books

The season of chills and thrills is approaching with a crisp fall breeze, bringing with it new titles and remembrances of old favorites. If you love to read books that induce spine-tingling goosebumps, there are many new titles coming to the shelves of the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Check out the New Fiction shelves on […]

Learn About Banned Books Week

Throughout history, books that challenge political ideologies or religious sentiments have often been the first to be faced with censure. During the early 20th century, nations banned and even burned books that they thought might endanger the status of their regimes. By the 1950s, the United States jumped on the “banned wagon.” This was not […]

Wyrd Words Book Club Anniversary

From the moment I first started reading books I wanted to share and talk about those books with people. I have never been the type of person to thoughtfully put a book away and be done with it, no, I must seek out the book’s next victim and wait not so patiently until they also […]

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