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An opportunity for a free SAT practice test and advice on improvement is coming to Elkhart Public Library. Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at the downtown library, a limited number of practice SAT tests will be administered by Sylvan Learning Center tutors. According to librarian Allison McLean, this is a chance for high […]

Cleveland Branch is changing from a library to a home repair a day as it hosts Dare to Repair. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, the branch will host Dare to Repair, a one-stop repair clinic for all your repair needs. Bring in a small appliance or bicycle that needs a […]

Reading books to children at an early age gives them a jump start on learning how to read. Studies indicate early literacy is positive preparation for school, too. Children’s author Mem Fox once said, “If every parent and every adult caring for a child read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the […]

Using our Digital Library is very easy, whether you’re using your EPL card or a student ecard, the Digital Library has all of the answers, entertainment and reading materials you could ever want. 8. Music, books, movies – OK, so that’s three things, but so what? Hoopla has it all! 7. Magazines – Overdrive and […]

As students begin the 2020-2021 school year, Elkhart Public Library is delivering them with one tool that will help them achieve academic success both virtually and at school. For the fifth full school year, students in the Elkhart and Concord school systems, as well as participating private schools, will receive an ecard from EPL in […]

An out-of-this-world kit is available for check out at the Downtown library starting this week. Two NASA Space Explorers Backpack enter circulation from the downtown location Friday, Aug. 9. The backpacks contain items for studying and learning more about space, including books, a telescope, a coding game, constellations and moon resources and more. The Explorers […]

Stop in and see the butterflies at Dunlap Tuesday during their Butterflies Galore Open House. At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Elkhart County Parks will be giving a presentation about the Monarch butterflies that the library has and then attendees can see them up close on the counter. Dunlap keeps some caterpillars on […]

Elkhart Public Library is considering holding test proctoring for homeschool or online students or anyone else who needs it. We are working to understand how much and when the demand would be. This is an activity that the library gets requests for, so if it is something you’re interested in or would be interested in […]

Back in the summer of ’69, Elkhart was focused on improving traffic patterns, debating whether the city should have one or two high schools, taking a hard pass on annexation, and getting more and more people to come downtown. And, with all those, local historian Paul Thomas of the Time Was Museum doesn’t hesitate to […]