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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 Journal’s award-winning journalism without becoming a paid subscriber.  WSJ.com is available both inside all library locations and from anywhere. Use the link on our Digital […]

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 her career fostering knowledge and curiosity in others. Janice joined the Elkhart Public Library board of trustees after she retired from teaching at the former […]

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 book, with EPL stickers, end up here? Is it stolen? Lost?  The answer is it was sold. Like many of our withdrawn books, they are […]

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.  Theresa Long brought her older daughter, Elliet, to library programs several years ago. Elliet is now 9 and thriving in school thanks to the 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 when students are on the long summer break is to stay active in learning. One of the easiest ways is Elkhart Public Library’s Summer Reading […]

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 genres and rediscover a love of reading for fun.   Binti Seely, 14, says that she was in a reading slump, not wanting to read books […]

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 out, pick up books, or just enjoy some fun. Here is what is happening at the library during Spring Break. Storytimes Each location hosts a […]

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 when she sees one.  “Elkhart Public Library offers a lot of great resources for me, my family and also as a teacher,” she says.  Digital […]

The anticipation is over. All branch locations are open.  Soft and cozy furniture, bright and fun children’s areas, and big windows letting in natural light make the new-look branches feel more like home.  Completed in just less than two years, the improvements bring the neighborhood libraries up to date. The designs are intentional, as planners […]