EPL a donation spot for EEF Tools for School
Elkhart Public Library locations will serve as donation sites for the Elkhart Education Foundation’s Tools for School program. Teachers in the Elkhart Community Schools system report spending an average of $1,000 of their own money on supplies and hygiene products for their students each school year, according to EEF. To combat this, the foundation is […]
Would you be interested in test proctoring at EPL?
Elkhart Public Library is considering holding test proctoring for homeschool or online students or for anyone else that needs it. We are working to understand how much and when the demand would be for. This is an activity that the library gets requests for, so if it something you’re interested in or would be interested […]
Janice Dean reflects on library board time
The longest-serving member of the Elkhart Public Library Board of Trustees has retired after 18 years of service, completing another chapter of a lifetime spent fostering knowledge and curiosity in others. Janice Dean joined the board after she retired from teaching at Elkhart Memorial High School in 2001. Her final library meeting took place June […]
Take a walk, read a book at Wellfield
Visitors to the Wellfield Botantic Gardens can enjoy the beautiful flora and get a great story during Story Walk. The ongoing program pieces out a children’s book onto stands around the gardens where visitors can walk up and read them as they make their way around the grounds. The current book is “Water Can Be…” by Laura […]
Free downloads and streaming for all of your devices
Elkhart Public Library offers all sorts of streaming services for entertainment – perfect to get you through long holiday weekends. (Speaking of which, all five library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day.) Access our streaming services: RBdigital for magazines (formerly Zinio) with no waiting and no limits, and also books and audiobooks. (Read […]