Jul 17, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
Books Build Bridges is a community read program hosted by Hamilton East Public Library each fall to build community through shared experience, provide diverse reading opportunities, and engage our community with noted authors. This year’s featured books are...
Jul 10, 2023 | Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By Amy Weigel, Public Services Librarian Disability Pride Month is celebrated every year during the month of July, in honor of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Officially passed on July 26, 1990, this year is the 33rd anniversary of the ADA, which...
Jul 5, 2023 | Indiana Room, Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By Ann Grilliot, Genealogy and Local History Coordinator Come celebrate Hamilton County’s Bicentennial with us! Did you know the county was authorized by the State Legislature 200 years ago on April 7, 1823? To mark the occasion, the Hamilton County Bicentennial...
Jul 4, 2023 | Highlights in History, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By Pam Lamberger, Public Services Librarian It’s time to run Old Glory up the flagpole in honor of the grandest of America’s summer celebrations – Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July. The Stars & Stripes symbolizes the patriotism and pride felt by...
Jun 16, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
Experience the opportunity to unjudge someone by sitting down together in a safe space to challenge stereotypes and stigmas. HEPL will host its first Human Library event on Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm at the Fishers Library. This event for adult readers...
Jun 13, 2023 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I have looked at Juneteenth from some different angles over the last couple of years, including Hamilton County’s connection to the holiday and the African American Civil War soldiers from Hamilton County. But, I...
