Feb 7, 2023 | Highlights in History, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As part of Black History Month, I would like to look at two individuals who represent two important eras in Noblesville’s race relations – the post-Civil War reconstruction era and the twentieth-century Civil...
Feb 6, 2023 | The Library is for Everyone: Telling Our Stories, Uncategorized
By Pooja Thakkar 2023 is the year of stories at Hamilton East Public Library. Every month on our blog, we’re featuring a guest writer from our community to share in their own words what the library means to them. We hope these stories will demonstrate that...
Feb 1, 2023 | Highlights in History, Uncategorized
By Jessica Layman, Local History and Genealogy Librarian Are you interested in the Civil War? Does your genealogy journey include Civil War ancestors? Are you interested in African American history? In the Indiana Room, we make the effort to offer resources and...
Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized, What's Cooking @ HEPL?
By: Heidi Herald Welcome back to What’s Cooking @ HEPL! I am Heidi Herald, a Public Services Librarian at Hamilton East Public Library, and I review one of the library’s cookbooks quarterly. This month, I am reviewing Budmo! Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen by Anna...
Jan 27, 2023 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
By Rachel Ratajski The theme for HEPL’s next Teen Writing Challenge is love! This can be any kind of love – friendship, family, pets, romance. Teen writers can submit an original, love-themed short story for HEPL’s 4th Teen Writing Challenge! WHO: Teens living in or...
Jan 19, 2023 | Ignite Studio, Uncategorized
By Kris Hurst Every 1st quarter of the year, Ignite Studio focuses on a specific medium or technique. This year, we’ve selected an everyday art material that can be used as canvas, sculpted, folded, woven, cut, pasted, sewn, embroidered and quilled. Guessed it...
