Owls of Indiana Program
Did you know that there is an owl that makes a call that sounds like the words “who cooks for you?” Do you know what owl it is? If you said Barred Owl, you are right! You are well on your way to identifying a major owl species in Indiana. If you would love to […]
October Staff Picks
Spooky season has begun and the staff at Crawfordsville District Public Library have some scary and not-so-scary books and movies to help you enjoy the month! Kicking off with a fabulous movie recommendation is Dennis who suggests rewatching (or maybe watching for the first time!) “Beetlejuice” (DVD Fic Bee): “With the sequel out now, I […]
Information Literacy … with Bigfoot?
This October, we’ve eschewed the typical ghosts and vampires for something even more terrifying… misinformation! It’s impossible to make informed decisions without reliable information. What can we do about it? Let’s practice using a popular topic of debate: cryptozoology. Is Bigfoot real? What about UFOs? Evaluate the materials on our October book display and decide […]
Steck’s Local History Display
The Local History section of the Crawfordsville District Public Library invites the community to visit the second floor to see its newest display and learn about some of Crawfordsville’s retail history. In 1936, Hershel Steck and Harold “Nick” Nixon, founded and opened Steck’s Menswear at 107 E. Main Street. Steck’s Menswear, in business until 1991, […]
Shaping the Future Together
From September 15 to October 15 we celebrate National Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month. The terms Hispanic and Latino (or Latine, Latinx) are loaded with their complexities and problematic uses in their own right. The most basic definition refers to linguistic heritage in conjunction with geographical location. Hence, individuals whose families come from Spanish-speaking Latin […]
The Human Library
The Human Library is hosting an event on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Crawfordsville District Public Library from 10am to 2pm. Have you wanted to ask someone questions about their religion, race, or experiences but felt too uncomfortable? Or have you encountered prejudice or misconceptions about yourself, and you didn’t know how to talk about […]
National Mushroom Month
Happy National Mushroom Month, Crawfordsville! This month we celebrate everything fungi. Even though this month of observation happens in the autumn instead of the spring, we can still enjoy the cornucopia of varieties of fungi to not only view and respect but, of course, to cultivate or hunt to add to our daily diets. The most […]
Job Search Skills Series
This fall the Crawfordsville District Public Library is continuing its Job Search Skills Series with a new class entitled Job Interviews 101. Join us Wednesday, September, 11th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in Classroom D in the library’s lower level. This session is free and open to the public with no registration is required. […]
Libraries: More Than Meets the Eye
I have worked for the Crawfordsville District Public Library for 24 years, but my journey with CDPL started long before then. From the time I started reading, I was an avid library patron. I inhaled books like I needed them to breathe. I read everything I could get my hands on – from Nancy Drew […]
The World is Your Oyster
As summer winds down and life slowly gets back to normal, it’s a good time to sit and think about your goals, and start preparing for the things to come. Whether you’re looking for a new job or headed back to school, we have some resources to help you on your way. We have official […]
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