The digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis portrays our city’s past and present achievements, struggles, people, and places.
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15 years ago, the Hoosier Dome, the first home stadium for the Indianapolis Colts, was closed down following the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium. Learn more about the history and funding of the stadiums from the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. indyencyclopedia.org/hoosier…
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#OTD 1853, John Freeman, a free person of color, was arrested in Indianapolis. Pleasant Ellington alleged Freeman was his property & that he had fled from him years ago when he lived in Kentucky. Learn about Freeman's ordeal: blog.newspapers.library.in.g…
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Remember folks, voting for the @state_library's Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award is open now through July 31. Young children are encouraged to vote with the help of an adult. Click here to check out which picture books are on the ballot! ➡️ in.gov/library/icb/firefly/
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Tonight, Monday, February 13, access to our website may be interrupted between 9 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. while we perform system maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Applications for our Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowships are currently open through March 31. If you’re a scholar interested in applying, take a look at this blog post that highlights some of the amazing research completed by our inaugural cohort. bit.ly/3ltwHJK
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Today is National Inventors Day! Madam C.J. Walker was an inventor, entrepreneur and one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. She was an amazing businesswoman with a philanthropic career, including constructing a YMCA in Indianapolis in 1913.
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Due to the winter weather, IHS will be closed today, Wednesday, January 25. We hope everyone stays safe and warm!
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All Indianapolis Public Libraries will be closed on January 25 due to inclement weather. Don't forget about one of the hundreds of activities, books, or resources you can access on our website at indypl.org!
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Friends, preeminent Indiana women's suffrage historian @AnitaMorganhist needs your help locating an oil portrait of Grace Julian Clarke. What we know: @indystar published a copy of it in 1938, crediting artist Simon Baus. If you don't know its whereabouts, you can help by RTing!
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Our InfoZone location will remain closed on December 27 as TCM is still doing cleanup. All other IndyPL branches resume normal service tomorrow.
