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 […]
Look Up in the Sky
Get in your element for National Library Card Month with amateur astronomy! The annual Perseid meteor shower wrapped up at the beginning of this month, but you still have a lot to look forward to. The Orionid meteor shower is September 26 to November 22, with its peak in the early morning of October 22, […]
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which continues through October 15th. Originally a weeklong celebration instituted by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the rich, diverse cultures of the Latino community and recognizes their indispensable contributions to the United States. Although every year, Latino Americans proudly participate and use […]
Remembering September 11
Many of us can remember when the World Trade Center towers were attacked on September 11, 2001. Many of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. Many of us were frightened for our families, our children, our friends, and our country. No contrails marked the sky where airplanes had been. […]
September Staff Picks
September is National Library Card Month, and our staff has many recommendations of wonderful books and more that you can check out with your library card! All these staff picks are on display on the first floor of the library throughout September. Many are available digitally on our Libby app as well! The Unofficial Princess […]
What’s In Your Wallet?
September is National Library Card Month, and I’m borrowing a famous advertising line to invite you, the community we serve, to come to the library and sign up for a library card or update your card if it has expired. During the month of September, everyone who gets a new card or renews their old […]
What Do You Know about Labor Day?
Monday, September 4, is Labor Day, a federal holiday honoring working people in the United States. It also recognizes the achievements of the labor movement toward ensuring fair pay and safe working conditions. To make these changes, labor unions, workers united by a common trade or employer, negotiate as an organized group in a technique […]
August Staff Picks
No matter what genre you love, the staff at Crawfordsville District Public Library have a reading recommendation for you this month. All these staff picks are on display on the first floor of the library throughout August and may be checked out with your library card and many are available digitally on our Libby app […]
Fall Adult Programs
CDPL offers various opportunities for research and learning, including digital materials, fiction, and nonfiction books, as well as children, teen, and adult services and programs. If you are searching for a fun program to attend, the Reference Department has upcoming adult programs that might appeal to you. September is National Library Card Month and this […]
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