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After screenings at all five Elkhart Public Library locations, plus showings around the world, the Manhattan Short Film Festival announced the 2026 winners on Sunday. The Gold Medal for Best […]

Whether it’s spooky season or apple cider and pumpkins season, fall is full of fun. We’ve rounded up activities around the Elkhart area this fall. Plenty are free events; some […]

Nearly every Monday, 11-year-old Emmanuel and 9-year-old Jeremías Tacuri come into Cleveland Branch with their backpacks and folders.  They sit down with the tutor at the Homework Help table. On this particular day, it’s 18-year-old America […]

City of Elkhart officials announced the 2026 road improvement schedule for Bristol Street, which may disrupt regular travel routes to the Osolo Branch this fall. However, the branch will remain […]

Founded in 1903 and approaching 125 years of faithful and reliable service to the community, Elkhart Public Library is looking to the future. It starts wiht developing a facilities master plan. […]

When first-hand stories of slavery were shared, Edith Pasley was there. When W.E.B. Dubois was preparing his campaign for Black liberation, Edith Pasley was there.  When the Rev. Martin Luther […]

Be a film critic for an evening and have a say in a festival-winning movie during the Manhattan SHORT film festival this fall at Elkhart Public Library. The worldwide contest […]

As Elkhart Public Library approaches its 125th anniversary in 2028, the seven-member Board of Trustees wants to see how library facilities plans will meet future needs. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, […]

Artificial Intelligence – AI for short – and machine learning have been making headlines and popping up in our everyday lives. While exciting, this emerging technology is changing almost constantly.  Eric Nord, Elkhart Public Library’s Computer Services Department Head, provides some answers to the most common questions he […]