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
Celebrate women’s history at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. We have a vast collection of reading materials about women. We strive to document our local women in our Genealogy and Local History department and work diligently to provide a vast array of materials about national and international superstars. The celebration of women’s history began in […]
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The Crawfordsville District Public Library’s genealogist, Dellie Craig, has been hard at work creating a new section in the Marian Morrison Local History collection. Dellie has organized a collection of genealogy and local history books, magazines, and DVDs that you can check out and take home. You can also place holds on these items if […]
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February is National Library Lovers Month, and we invite the community to check out what your local library has to offer. Crawfordsville District Public Library’s (CDPL) collection includes books, audiobooks, graphic novels, visual materials on DVD and Blue Ray formats, music CDs, magazines, newspapers, and much more. Most items are located in the library and […]
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February is the month of Valentine’s Day and is also National Library Lover’s Month! The staff at Crawfordsville District Public Library is ready with several book recommendations that they love. These books are all currently on display on the first floor of the library. Stop in and check them out, and perhaps you’ll fall in […]
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Do you love movies that inspire you to step above and beyond? You can find an excellent selection at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. We have a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction films and there are multiple ways you can watch your favorites. You may check out a DVD or Blu-Ray for (7) seven […]
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In the United States, February is recognized as Black History Month. During this month, federal and local organizations pay tribute “to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.” This celebration started in 1925 during a week in February that encompassed the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and […]
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Interest in sewing, mending or re-making clothes has become popular again. As people found joy in hand crafts during COVID, they also became aware of the pitfalls of Fast Fashion, a term referring to quickly-made, cheap clothing that is a fad and will be instantly discarded. The cheap garments fall apart or fade fast, they […]
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UN member states observe January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a time to call to mind not only that dark chapter from our world’s history but also to be mindful of how that history does (or doesn’t) inform our lives and actions today. The UK’s Holocaust […]
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It’s a new year, and we are forging ever onward into the future! We may not have flying cars or teleportation, but the canny library patron can travel far and wide. Get your ticket to the future (or even, perhaps, the past?) and check out one of our Time Travel themed books displayed on the […]
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If you love a good mystery, make sure to place a hold on this atmospheric page-turner! Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is […]
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