Elkhart Public Library Archives
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Celebrate stories and storytellers ‘On The Heritage Tale’
Elkhart’s story is about to be told “On The Heritage Tale.” Authors, musicians and other creatives will be featured in a week-long celebration at the downtown library the week of […]
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Journey to 1,000 books: Book Bundles add titles
Editor’s note: This is the third part in a series documenting one parent’s approach to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Part 1 can be found here Part 2 can be found here […]
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Al and Helen Free understood science and changed the world
Meet Al and Helen Free. They raised six kids, committed themselves to educating youth, served the community, and changed the world.
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2020 was one for the books
We don’t want to repeat 2020, but it will be a year that Elkhart Public Library can look back on and feel pride in the services we offered the community. […]
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Ben Barnes ‘was second to none, but never better than anyone else’
Role model, author, leader - Ben Barnes was a powerful and caring presence for Elkhart
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A dark winter filled with anguish, uncertainty … and hope
At Christmastime in the midst of a different dark winter, Elkhart already had lost far too many souls. The weather was unseasonably warm. Main Street had no snow, but it […]