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Wall Street Journal available with your library card

Access unlimited free articles from the Wall Street Journal with your Elkhart Public Library card.  Available now through the Digital Library, cardholders can enjoy free access to the Wall Street […]

Janice Dean served Elkhart in schools and the library

Janice Dean, the longest-serving member of the Elkhart Public Library Board of Trustees and a longtime teacher at Elkhart Memorial High School, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023. She spent […]

What happens when the library gets rid of a book?

A library book may land in some unexpected places after it leaves the browsing shelves.  Elkhart Public Library has heard from as far away as Australia, asking how did this […]

Storytimes build the foundation for a lifetime of learning

Building literacy skills and inviting interactive play. Storytimes focus on the key development areas for the youngest learners.  The results are positive, and parents keep coming back again and again.  […]

Summer freedom lets kids build critical skills

Preventing learning loss. Reducing screen time. Increasing reading skills. Students win with the Summer Reading Challenge. Teachers know the best way to prevent the “summer slide,” learning loss that occurs […]

Summer readers discover fun and prizes with challenge

Making reading fun. Building curiosity and creativity. Summer Reading Challenge keeps young readers engaged and carries that enthusiasm into the school year.   By reading what they want, kids find new […]

Find your treasures with Kovel’s

What is that old thing worth anyway? Is it a real antique or faux? A new resource on EPL’s Digital Library will answer those questions.  Kovel’s, a leader in antiques […]

Things to do in Elkhart during Spring Break

Spring Break is here and EPL has lots to do to ensure no one gets bored. If the Indiana weather doesn’t cooperate, the library provides a place to come, hang […]

EPL card unlocks savings

High prices seem to be everywhere, except the library.  An Elkhart Public Library card is free.   And the value it unlocks saves families money.  Elizabeth Ordoñez knows a good deal […]