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Getting kids ready to read

Literacy starts before kindergarten

Read 1,000 books to your children and they'll be set up for school success.

With 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, children will be set up for school success.

Tap into your creativity

Creativebug has tutorials, videos, classes, templates and more at your fingertips.

Creativebug has tutorials, videos, classes, templates and more at your fingertips.

Over 1,000 tutorials, classes, templates, patterns and more for all of your crafting needs.

Find new books on NoveList

Find new titles with Novelist

Find new titles with Novelist

Find new titles, authors and releases with NoveList

Honors students helping other students

Honors students helping other students

Get help on any subject from National Honor Society students at any of our locations.

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Thousands of newspapers and magazines available at your fingertips, from anywhere with PressReader

Thousands of newspapers and magazines available at your fingertips, from anywhere with PressReader

Featured
Events

Día de los libros/Día de los niñosApril 28 @ 2:00 pm

We are celebrating books and children with an afternoon of activities. We'll be at Studebaker Park in Elkhart from 2 to 4 p.m. with bilingual stories, an art project with Francisco J Avila and book giveaways. A ...Read More

May the Fourth Be with You: Star Wars Escape RoomApril 30 @ 4:00 pm

Celebrate Star Wars Day with an escape room experience. BB-8 has been captured by the First Order. Help us solve the codes to break him out. This event is ages 12-18. Can’t make it? There's ...Read More

Wed 24

Fun Family Movie

April 24 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Mon 29

Intermediate Microsoft Excel

April 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Tue 30

Baby and Me

April 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Books
Still the library's cornerstone ... you can find it on our shelves, order it up through our online catalog, or request a title we don't have through interlibrary loan.
Check It OutBooks
Still the library's cornerstone ... you can find it on our shelves, order it up through our online catalog, or request a title we don't have through interlibrary loan.
Check It Out

Audiobooks
It's the book you just can put down. Whether you multitask while driving or just enjoy the storytelling aspect, audiobooks are worth a listen.
Take Time To ListenAudiobooks
It's the book you just can put down. Whether you multitask while driving or just enjoy the storytelling aspect, audiobooks are worth a listen.
Take Time To Listen

Movies
From new releases to the old classics - pick up one to six on your way home. We also offer an extensive collection of concerts, educational titles, and more.
Settle InMovies
From new releases to the old classics - pick up one to six on your way home. We also offer an extensive collection of concerts, educational titles, and more.
Settle In

Music
Have you checked out Hoopla? This free streaming service gives you access to thousands of current chart toppers and classic standards.
Listen UpMusic
Have you checked out Hoopla? This free streaming service gives you access to thousands of current chart toppers and classic standards.
Listen Up

EPL
Blogs

Fiction writing group to start May 6 Ashley Knapp was looking for a group of fellow writers to bounce ideas off of and when she couldn't find what she was looking for, she decided to start a group of her own. Beginning at ...Read More

Meagher brings vibrant and enthusiastic storytelling to Pierre Moran Maureen Meagher has had a successful three years working at EPL’s Pierre Moran location. She’s read to numerous kindergarten classes and shared an enthusiasm for literacy through storytimes. She even met her husband at her library. She says Carlos, ...Read More

Tap into your creativity New resource Creativebug offers 1,000 craft tutorials Stop scrolling through Pinterest and trying to follow poorly made YouTube tutorials. You can get professional crafting help from real experts with Creativebug. The newest addition to EPL’s digital library, ...Read More

1,000 Success stories – getting kids ready to read Reading books to children at an early age gives them a jump start on learning how to read. Studies indicate it's positive preparation for school, too. Children's author Mem Fox once said, “If every parent and ...Read More