Feb 1, 2026 | Library News, New & Exciting, Staff Picks For Teens
The theme for HEPL’s 10th Teen Writing Challenge is Historical Fiction or Historical Fantasy! Teen writers are challenged to write a complete short story with a historical setting. Stories must be set in our world during a time before the 2000s. You could keep it as...
Nov 21, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian Back in February, I wrote a blog that outlined a list of resources for learning about the Ku Klux Klan and their impact on Indiana and the Midwest in the early 20th century. We’re revisiting it now because of an...
Oct 17, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A version of this article originally appeared in the Aug.-Sept. 2015 issue of the Hamilton County Business Magazine. I recently wrote about Isaac Cachell, a story that went viral in the 1830s. Another example of a historic...
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...
Aug 22, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A version of this article first appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of the Hamilton County Business Magazine It’s unpredictable what will catch the public’s attention and make a person famous (or infamous) on the internet....
