Jan 22, 2021 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens
By: Lori Holewinski Bedtime stories are a traditional way to help children transition into sleep after a busy day. The Mayo Clinic suggests that bedtime rituals, like reading, can help all of us ease from wakefulness into sleepiness. (Imagining a bear settling down...
Jan 12, 2021 | Library News, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids, Staff Picks For Teens
By: Allison Kartman Magic awaits at our annual Harry Potter Book Night reimagined into a fully virtual week of everything magical and fantastical! Beginning on February 1 and continuing through Sunday, February 7, join us virtually for our Week of Wizardry and...
Jan 6, 2021 | Staff Picks For Adults
By: Pam Lamberger “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. When you think of civil rights in America, the first name that likely comes to mind is that of Martin...
Dec 28, 2020 | Highlights in History, Staff Picks For Adults
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian An announcement was posted in the local newspaper, the Noblesville Plain Dealer, on December 26, 1850, which said: “NEW YEAR’S ADDRESS – Our patrons will receive a New Year’s address. The money received for the address...
Dec 1, 2020 | Highlights in History, Staff Picks For Adults
Written by: Nancy Massey, Indiana Room Coordinator November’s genealogy roundtable was all about genealogy gratitude. In keeping with HEPL’s Season of Gratitude celebration now through January 15, 2021. I thought I would share some of the genealogy gratitude...
Oct 20, 2020 | Staff Picks For Adults
By: Julia Welzen With the autumnal weather guiding us to cozy activities, you may be curious about joining or starting a book club as a way to reflect on your reading and develop social ties. The format lends itself well to online get-togethers in a socially-distanced...
