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News about our libraries and our communities.

Queen Victoria's private journals open for the month of June

Missing the Diamond Jubilee? Explore the life of another famous British Monarch this month with exclusive records made public for a limited time.

  • Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 12:46am

RHS Class of 1942 celebrates Platinum reunion

A lot of people have stopped into the Rensselaer Library this past month to see the display for the Rensselaer High School Class of 1942.

On Saturday, June 9, at SJC's Halleck Center, the Rensselaer Alumni Association will celebrate several reunions this year for classes from 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 2002 and 2012.

  • Posted: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 9:31pm

Time is on your side with our longer loan limits

In June we are launching new circulation rules that we think will be welcomed by patrons of all ages. We are extending loan limits and renewals on some of our most popular materials just in time for the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.

  • Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:11am

Jasper County Trails

If you have imagined a Jasper County full of walking, horse and bike paths, you are not alone.

This spring, representatives of Jasper County Economic Development, the National Park Service and the Northwest Indiana Regional Plan Commission held public meetings around the county to solicit input from citizens as to where and what those paths might look like.

  • Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 1:53pm
Back Home Again in Rensselaer poses with Mayor Wood at Hanley Park

Back Home Again in Rensselaer

This year, the City of Rensselaer is competing with several other communities in Indiana for a chance to be chosen by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2012 "Back Home Again in Indiana" Community Outreach Program to receive a $20,000 grant.

  • Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012 - 5:22pm
National Parks Week 2012 - Picture Yourself in a Park

National Parks Week

It's National Parks Week and through Sunday, April 29, you can get into any national park for free.

  • Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 10:59am

Thanks to our library volunteers

Hundreds of volunteers help out at events all year long at our local libraries. Thanks to their efforts, we are able to make all of the programs and services we offer stretch a little bit farther and look a little bit brighter.

  • Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 - 3:32pm

100 years ago

It was just four days ago (give or take a century) that the RMS Titanic set sail from Ireland, headed for the White Star docks at New York City.

Of course, we know the Titanic never completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic. It was 100 years ago this morning (April 15) that the ship met its tragic fate and became one of the most famous sea voyages in history.

  • Posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 4:57pm

National Library Week - April 8-14, 2012

"Without librarians, I wouldn't be a writer today."

See what bestselling author and Honorary Chair of National Library Week, best selling author Brad Meltzer, has to say about the impact of libraries on his life.

  • Posted: Monday, April 9, 2012 - 12:33am

You Belong @ Your Library

National Library Week honors libraries, librarians, and library staff all across the country, and is celebrated the week of April 9-14.

  • Posted: Friday, April 6, 2012 - 12:25am