by Kristi Chadderdon | Mar 8, 2021 | Public Services
Each March, Hoosiers celebrate Disability Awareness Month, sponsored by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities. Promoting awareness and focusing on community inclusion for all members of the community is the goal. Each March, we celebrate...
by Kristi Chadderdon | Mar 1, 2021 | Public Services
EXCITING NEWS! March is National Craft Month and we are celebrating! Introducing Creativebug, the newest tool in your library’s toolbox of creativity. Customers can enjoy an all-access, no-boundaries pass to thousands of online art and craft classes on Creativebug...
by Kristi Chadderdon | Feb 1, 2021 | Public Services
Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Among prominent figures are George Washington Carver, who derived nearly 300 products from the peanut; Rosa Parks, who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and galvanized the civil rights...
by Kristi Chadderdon | Nov 1, 2020 | Library News
The history of La Porte County Public Library goes all the way back to 1856 when the McClure’s Workingman’s Institute was established with a grant. Following this important first step is a lengthy list of changes, including an 1871 move to the third floor of the S.B....
by Kristi Chadderdon | Aug 18, 2020 | Public Services
Isamu Noguchi may possibly be one of La Porte’s greatest success stories, and at the same time, one of its least talked about. Isamu (aka Sam Gilmore) came to the area at the young age of 14 in the early 1910s. Through the hospitality of three La Porte families,...
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