April 2025

Families find value, fun with available experience passes

Fun, educational and affordable family entertainment is hard to find for Bonnie Mast and her three kids.  Experience passes from Elkhart Public Library offer families opportunities to visit local attractions. […]

Families new to Elkhart connect and socialize at the library

Ellen Longcor fills many roles: mom, assistant principal, fitness coach. Still, she finds the time to slow down and unwind.  Two active little boys keep Ana and Zac Buckley on […]

Brendyn Cane works and plays hard keeping the beat

Come May 16, when Buddy System hits the stage to open this year’s Curbside Concerts, Brendyn Cane will be in rare air up there.   Few musicians have appeared with four […]

Ranger Distribution values reading at all ages

Every employee participates in a quarterly book club at Elkhart’s Ranger Distribution Inc. The assignment covers all staff, from the company founders to the warehouse workers.  “Knowledge is important, and […]

Pat Kelm leaves legacy of caring, friendship

In memoriam  Patricia L. Kelm   Sept. 29, 1939-March 8, 2025  Pat Kelm cared.   She was a book club leader who painstakingly picked titles for consideration. She was a fierce advocate […]

From LEGOs to Bilingual Children’s Books at Pierre Moran Branch

By: Krystal Keagle Our journey exploring each branch of the Elkhart Public Library is now complete, as Maya and I recently visited the Pierre Moran branch. I told Maya we […]

Author marks 60th anniversary of tornadoes with library visit

After 60 years, the Palm Sunday Tornadoes remain one of the worst weather disasters in state history. To mark the anniversary, Indiana author Janis Thornton documented stories from the storm […]

Rocking the roof – free curbside concerts are back

Six years of great musicians doing what they love under the stars. Curbside Concerts is back on the best roof in downtown Elkhart. The stage lights back up at 7 […]