Crawfordsville District Public Library
205 S. Washington St., Crawfordsville, IN 47933 | 765-362-2242 | (fax) 765-362-7986 | Mon-Thur: 9-9 | Fri-Sat: 9-5 | Sun: 1-5
The Crawfordsville District Public Library is home to the Marian Morrison Local History Collection, featuring materials on Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana and surrounding areas. Located on the second floor of the library, our Local History and genealogy section is a part of the Reference Department and features a robust online database in addition to the […]
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Nonprofit and grassroots organizations have been around for a long time. In fact, the first nonprofit organization in the United States was the creation of the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage back in 1775. The first grassroots movement began in the early 1900s, but really took hold in the […]
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The Crawfordsville District Public Library launched its Summer Reading Program on May 30. This year’s theme, All Together Now, focuses on kindness, friendship, and unity in our community. As a way to celebrate, a Pride Month display is available on the second floor of the library in the adult non-fiction section. Learn about the beginnings […]
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Are you looking for some good books to enjoy out in the sun, or to read for our Adult Summer Reading Program? Don’t miss our library staff members’ latest favorites! All these staff picks are on display on the first floor of the library throughout June and may be checked out with your library card. […]
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June is, among other things, National Audiobook Month, and your Crawfordsville Public Library has many titles from which to choose in our audiobook collection. Now, I must confess that for many years I spurned audiobooks in favor of the act of reading physical books. I delighted in their scent, their feel and weight in my […]
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The Crawfordsville District Public Library’s Summer Reading Program begins May 30th for all ages—children, teens, and adults. Challenge yourself to read this summer and earn fun prizes. Children, ages 0-19, can register for the youth summer reading program, “Sweet Reads.” Registration begins Tuesday, May 30th at the library’s Youth Service Desk. This year children will […]
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Crawfordsville District Public Library’s second-floor house plant collection is growing. We currently have over 11 different types of plants that call CDPL home. If you haven’t visited before, our plants are a welcoming sight in the Reference and Local History department on the second floor. Throughout the floor, various houseplants encourage you to sit and […]
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Our adult summer reading theme for 2023 is All Together Now, which is focused on unity, friendship, and kindness. Check out our book suggestions that go along with this theme. If you are participating in our Adult Summer Reading Challenge, reading any of these books will help fulfill our All Together Activity Challenge. (And if […]
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If you live in Indiana, you know the phrase, “Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!” These classic and nostalgic words ring throughout my memory from years of listening to the Indianapolis 500 on my little stereo, hearing the roar of the engines as they burst to life, and the buzz and hum of the Indy […]
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Stephen King is regarded as a master of horror. Among his most famous works are classics turned into film such as Carrie (FIC Kin, DVD FIC Car), The Shining (FIC Kin, DVD FIC Shi), and It (FIC Kin, DVD FIC It). This is all well and good, but I personally don’t have the stomach for […]
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