Oct 1, 2025 | Ignite Studio, Library News
Ignite Studio is proud to host solo exhibits by artists from Hamilton County and surrounding areas as part of our mission to promote and display art from our talented community. Our final solo exhibition of 2025 is from artist Laura McCormick. Laura is a long-time...
Sep 26, 2025 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
By Rachel R.,Teen Librarian The 9th HEPL Teen Writing Challenge has concluded, and three winners were chosen. The Teen Writing Challenge was the idea of a student who shared it with the library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB loved the suggestion and felt it was...
Sep 22, 2025 | Ignite Studio, Library News
Ignite Studio invites central Indiana artists to serve as a Maker-in-Residence in 2026. Ignite Studio is an arts-focused makerspace designed to offer the Hamilton County community with broad access to a variety of art and making practices. We help patrons on-ramp to...
Sep 19, 2025 | Ignite Studio, Library News
Anime! K-pop! Books! Video games galore! What are you passionate about? Ignite Studio and HEPL are seeking submissions for our second “Random Fandom” exhibit, a group exhibit to celebrate LibraryCon! on November 15, 2025 from 11 AM – 3 PM. We are seeking fan art that...
Sep 16, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian If you’ve read much Indiana history, you’ve heard about the attempts to build canals and the failures that resulted. One of the classic stories is that of the Central Canal which only now exists in two sections between...