All The Colors Of The Rainbow
How do we choose to learn the stories and experiences of people who surround us? How do we welcome those who we pass by every day (or only occasionally) at the grocery store, at work, and on the streets? How do we show we care about the people in our community? At CDPL it is […]
Summer Reading 2024
The school year is almost over, and the temperatures are starting to signal that summer is at our door. At CDPL we are busy preparing for a season of reading fun, and exciting activities to go with it. And we are starting with a bang! On Tuesday, May 28, from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM come to […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month was started in the United States in 1949 by Mental Health America (MHA). MHA is the leading national nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health, well-being, and illness prevention. They offer a self-guided “Mental Health America Screening” that takes less than 10 minutes at screening.mhanational.org. There are an estimated 60 million adults aged […]
Community Forestry
Happy Arbor Day Crawfordsville! Did you know that trees provide more than aesthetic and environmental beautification? Trees improve our air quality, providing us with life-giving oxygen, providing wildlife habitat, mitigating air pollution, and reducing ground and air temperatures. They reduce noise, create a traffic flow along streets and roads, improve feelings of relaxation, provide recreational […]
Memorializing Sidney Speed
Stop by the library’s second floor to learn about Civil War veteran, Crawfordsville mayor, and renowned stoneworker, Sidney Allen Speed. He designed and built many iconic monuments in Montgomery County and beyond, including General Lew Wallace’s thirty-foot-tall gravesite memorial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Sidney Speed was one of three Speeds to work in the monument […]
Our Annual Statistics
Each year, CDPL reports our previous calendar year’s statistics to the Indiana State Library. It’s a great opportunity to take a look back at the previous year to set our performance in perspective. Over the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted normal patterns of library usage, but the good news is that our usage […]
Eclipse Central & More
The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County invites the community to learn about eclipses through “Eclipse Central,” currently on display at the museum as part of our annual Spring Break Science program. Several different eclipse-themed activities and crafts will be available throughout the building through Saturday, April 6. Visitors will be able to explore interactive eclipse […]
Body Image and Autonomy
What should you do with your body? What are you allowed to do with your body? Who gets to decide? These questions are central to women’s struggles throughout history. This Women’s History Month, we are highlighting items in the collection that deal with women’s body image and bodily autonomy, past and present. “Stuff Mom Never […]
Backyard Songbirds of Indiana
As spring approaches, we notice little signs that nature is slowly greening. With the new buds beginning to elongate and prepare to open, many bird species will visit our feeders in the knowledge of the warmer temperatures to come. Many songbirds you may already know, especially if you stock your bird feeders. Maybe you even […]
Journaling
Journaling has been around for a long time. One of the earliest known journals was penned by Ma Dubo nearly 2000 years ago. His travel journal was written as daily entries describing his journey across China from Luoyang to Mount Tai. Ma Dubo wrote of the people he saw along the way and their daily […]
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