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Pioneer Plant History Hike

The Library Naturalist will lead a Pioneer Plant History Hike at Brickyard Nature Park (759 Concord Road) on Saturday, May 17 at 10 am. We will meet in the parking lot before beginning our hike. As we enter the woods, we will look for (mostly) native, ephemeral wildflowers to identify, and then discuss important characteristics […]

Story Smorgasbord

Food is a constant in our lives. It’s a basic need like oxygen, but not one we fulfill without thought or opinion. The type of food we eat, the people we share it with, all of this occupies a huge place in our experience of the world. Naturally, restaurants are a popular element in stories […]

May Staff Picks

From sweeping sagas to fast-paced thrillers, the staff at Crawfordsville District Public Library have some fabulous book recommendations for you this month. You can check out all of these staff picks and more from our first floor display through the end of May.  Emily recommends reading Kristin Hannah’s latest book, “The Women” (FIC Hannah). This […]

Drop-In Resumé and Job Application Help

The Crawfordsville District Public Library continues our Job Search Skills Series with weekly drop-in resumé and job application help. We invite you to visit the second floor Info Desk on Monday evenings anytime between 5:30 to 7:00 PM to get help from a librarian with a background in human resources. I am a Library Assistant […]

Plan Your Getaway at CDPL

Dreaming of a restful retreat? We have a bounty of state and world travel guides, information about historical destinations, language learning for travelers, and traditional atlases to help you plan your next vacation. Visit the library to find materials to guide you to a well-deserved break without emptying your pockets. Eyewitness Books is a series […]

Arbor Day Community Forestry Events

Hello, Crawfordsville tree huggers! Crawfordsville District Public Library and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Community and Urban Forestry team are hosting a special Arbor Day Community Event on Saturday, April 26, from 10 am until 12 pm at the library. An introduction to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Community and […]

Moss Discovery Hike

Who doesn’t love moss? An emerald green carpet growing on the ground, over rocks, up trees, and down branches is hard to overlook when it accents everything around it. But not all mosses are green. There are red, brown, and golden mosses, too! Did you know that mosses can grow in the winter under the […]

Rainy Day Reads

If April showers are keeping you indoors with nothing to do, come check out the library’s display on the second floor. There you will find a wide-ranging selection of reads from different genres to keep you busy during this rainy season. For those stormy nights, why not settle in with a creepy thriller? Alex North’s […]

Not Available? Not Necessarily!

At the Crawfordsville District Public Library, we have more than 80,000 books on our shelves, but sometimes, we don’t have the one you need! What do you do when you find a gap in our collection? First, ask a librarian! We’re great at tracking things down. The information you’re looking for might be hidden under […]

National Library Week

We’ve made it through the winter, and it’s finally spring! That’s always good news, but April brings libraries and their communities something even more special. National Library Week will be celebrated from April 6th to April 12th this year, and it provides us with a great opportunity to invite everyone to visit CDPL. This year, illustrators […]