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
UPDATE from June 14, 2024: This program has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sugar Creek stomp? Benthic macroinvertebrates? Water quality? What does all this have to do with environmental monitoring? Benthic macroinvertebrates are bottom-dwelling aquatic animals without backbones that are large enough to see with our eyes. These animals […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The circus is a staple of our global culture, dating back thousands of years in its earliest forms and hitting its peak in the late 19th century. Though it’s not the titan of entertainment it once was, it’s never far from the limelight. The spectacle of the circus is a natural setting for magic, as […]
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We are offering an offsite Spring Tree ID hike on Saturday, May 18 at 10 am. Join us as the Library Naturalist leads us on this hike of trees native to Indiana, and their identifying characteristics. Patrons will meet at the library pavilion (in the parking lot), at which time there will be a brief […]
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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 […]
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On Tuesday, May 14th at 7 pm, the Montgomery County Genealogy Club will be hosting a guest speaker on “Woody Landscape Plants of Early 19th Century Cemeteries: History, Symbolism, and Identification.” Join us as library assistant and resident dendrologist Stephanie Morrissette will provide an in-depth view of why certain trees and other woody plants were […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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