Feb 20, 2026 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Emeritus We think of driverless cars as some of today’s cutting-edge technology, but people have been experimenting with the concept for a long time. One such experiment on a Hamilton County farm in the 1930s attracted...
Feb 16, 2026 | Staff Picks For Adults
By Tori R., Collection Development Librarian Growing up, my mother told me that her mother’s mother’s side of the family was distantly Italian. There was ample evidence to support this claim. My Roman Catholic great-grandmother (still alive and kicking!) is a...
Feb 12, 2026 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Guest Blog
By Anusha, Crossroads Discovery Center Intern The Future collection, part of the Crossroads Discovery Center collection of digitized resources, contains three editions of the newspaper – published in June, July, and August of 1929. Based in Noblesville, The...
Feb 9, 2026 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens
By Tori R., Collection Development Librarian Roughly 29% of American adults – including 1 in 4 Hoosiers! – have some type of disability. In 1987, President Reagan declared March as National Disabilities Awareness Month. Nationally, this has become a time to celebrate...
Feb 6, 2026 | Staff Picks For Adults
By Claudia S. and Peyton C. Valentine’s season is the perfect time to celebrate stories that make our hearts race, swoon, and dream. From timeless historical tales to trending subgenres like romantasy and sci-fi love stories, romance fiction offers something for every...
