Traveling Through Time

Although it’s hard to imagine when the cold weather persists, spring really is around the corner. I have an idea if you’re wondering how to pass the time while it’s still cold and rainy – time travel! Here at the Crawfordsville District Public Library, we have all the books, movies, and TV series on our shelves to keep you entertained for days.

Binging a TV series is a favorite pastime for many of us, and you have so much to choose from here! Like historical fiction? “Sleepy Hollow” (DVD TV FIC Sle), “Timeless” (DVD TV FIC Tim), and “Outlander” (DVD TV FIC Out) are excellent choices, and we have all the available seasons. If full-on science fiction is more your speed, how about “Doctor Who” (DVD TV FIC Doctor)? We have enough to keep you busy for weeks!

Maybe you feel like watching a movie instead? The first one that comes to mind is “Back to the Future!” In fact, why not make a day of it and watch the trilogy (DVD FIC Bac). A great adaptation is “A Wrinkle in Time” (DVD FIC Wri). Or perhaps you’re into Anime, in which case “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (DVD ANIME FIC Girl) should go on your list. For some silliness, check out “Land of the Lost” starring Will Ferrell (DVD FIC Lan), and last but not least, for our superhero fans, “X-Men, Days of Future Past” (DVD FIC X) is a must-see!

Of course, if you’re a time travel enthusiast like me, you’ll also be looking for some great time travel books, and we have tons! Starting with fiction, let’s go way back to a classic: “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells (FIC Wel). This story was written in 1895 and follows the journey of a scientist to the year 802701 A.D. where he finds that the social classes of his day have evolved into two separate races. Or how about “The Jane Austen Project” by Kathleen Flynn (FIC Fly), where two researchers from the future are sent back in time to meet Jane and recover a suspected unpublished novel. If nonfiction is more your speed, may I suggest “Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe” by J. Richard Gott (FIC Got), who leads us to take time travel out of the land of science fiction and into the realm of possibility with an exciting new theory about the origin of the universe.

You will find these materials and many more on a new display on the second floor of the library starting the second week of March. We look forward to assisting you soon! Questions? Please call the Adult Services Information Desk at 765-362-2242, ext. 3. Our hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.