This winter at the La Porte County Public Library, library customers enjoyed a 10 week online course learning to draw. After the course, one customer remarked that she appreciated using the free resources and thanked the Library for offering this series. “Other...
For the 800,000 to 1,500,000 Hoosier adults who read basic or below basic levels of comprehension, it can be difficult to function effectively in the world as we live in it now.1 Healthcare becomes a problem when a person is unable to read and understand health...
A number of years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. While I was initially most excited for an exhibit of Georgia O’Keefe paintings, the Native People in the Southwest exhibit astounded me. There are 21 federally recognized...
Half sun? Zone 6? What? If planning your garden and ordering seeds from catalogs is getting you down, the La Porte County Public Library is here to help. This year, the Library is hosting a series featuring Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, The Hoosier Gardener. In her...
Walk With a Doc is doing another walking challenge and everyone is invited to join in! The challenge is to virtually trek the Grand Canyon from rim-to-rim during the two week period between February 13-26. How much will you walk? This challenge is a little...
Are you ready to kick off your new years reading goal? Join our Book Club Battle Royale! Your team of 3-5 bookish friends will have until February 25th to read the books and prepare for our Zoom-based competition. Teams will receive a Battle Kit including one...
Challengers of all abilities and talents from around the world will embark upon a personal challenge to move along Kilimanjaro and forge friendships along the way. Virtual "base camps" staffed with Walk With a Doc physicians will provide encouragement on the virtual...
Impress friends and family with your knowledge of beer. According to the Beer Institute, the average Hoosier drinks 25.9 gallons of beer a year, or roughly one six-pack a week! Learn more about different styles of beer, how they're made, and what makes them different....
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