All Library Locations Closed for July 4
It's Independence Day and all Library locations are closed today. The Indiana Digital Library is open 24/7! Download the Libby app and check out e-books, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines!
8 Pride Audiobooks for Your Next Road Trip
These queer audiobooks will help you celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month and forget how much you're paying for gas on your summer road trip. Two birds - one (free) stone! Whether you're heading out on a wonderful vacation or just listening around town or while you're exercising or doing chores, all of these audiobooks are available [...]
Juneteenth Books for Kids
How are you celebrating Juneteenth? Join us at the Library tomorrow (Saturday, June 18 from 11am-2pm) and/or check out some of these new books about Juneteenth to learn more about this national holiday. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolley [...]
Queer Joy for Pride Month
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! If you're looking for some Queer Joy this month, look no further. I've got you covered with these books! Whether you're a member of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally, celebrate all love with these summer reads. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (2020). Also available on e-book and downloadable audiobook [...]
5 Picture Books to Celebrate Asian American Heritage
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang (2019) - also available on e-book from the Indiana Digital Library. Amy loves to make bao with her family, but her bao never come out quite perfect. Can Amy figure out how to make the perfect bao? This sweet picture book celebrates perseverance and you can [...]
8 Queer Books for Asian American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so what better time to check out some of these books about queer Asian American kids? The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy (2019). Also available on e-book and downloadable audiobook from the Indiana Digital Library. Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles [...]
April Showers: Picture Books for a Rainy Day
April showers got you stuck indoors? Cozy up with one of these awesome picture books about rain to have a great time inside. The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates (2018). A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain. Ivy and the Lonely Raincloud by Katie Harnett (2017). A lonely [...]
April is Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, a wonderful time of year to learn about Autism, read books and pieces by Autistic authors, and celebrate all our differences. We've blogged before about books by Autistic authors and children's books that focus on Autism. Today, I want to share some new books by Autistic authors! But first... [...]
New Resource! NewspaperArchive African American Newspaper Collection
The Indiana Room has added a new collection to our NewspaperArchive subscription: the African American Newspaper Collection. You can now search and browse more than 100 historic African American newspapers from across the U.S., with dates ranging from 1850 to 2016. The best way to learn about Black history is through primary sources, and this [...]
Mark Hublar: Thriving with Disabilities
Please join us on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00pm on the upper level of the library to hear a fabulous local speaker, Mark Hublar. March is Disability Awareness Month and Mr. Hublar will speak at the library about his own personal experiences with Down syndrome and help the audience understand that people with disabilities [...]