Mar 1, 2024 | Library News, Staff Picks For Teens
By Rachel R., Teen Librarian The theme for HEPL’s next Teen Writing Challenge is science fiction! Aliens, time travel, parallel universes, robots, advanced technology, and more! Teen writers can submit an original, science fiction-themed short story for HEPL’s 6th...
Feb 16, 2024 | Library News, Uncategorized
By Kelly Hartman Every year in March, we celebrate Disability Awareness Month! We asked co-chair for the Fishers Advisory Committee on Disability, Kelly Hartman, to write a guest blog about her personal connection to this month and her thoughts on the importance of...
Sep 20, 2023 | Staff Picks For Teens, Uncategorized
By Rachel Ratajski The fifth HEPL Teen Writing Challenge has concluded, and three winners were chosen out of ten entries from teens. The Teen Writing Challenge was the idea of a student who shared it with the library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB loved...
Sep 20, 2023 | Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By Laura Hoffman The HEPL Adult Writing Challenge has concluded, and three winners were chosen out of ten entries from patrons. The August 2023 Adult Writing Contest challenged patrons to write an original short story twisting one of their beloved classics. Some of...
Sep 18, 2023 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As Fishers builds the Arts & Municipal Complex, its newest city building, it’s interesting to look back and see how the local seat of municipal government has changed through the years. Since Salathiel Fisher died soon...
