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The Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau is a public library building, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest public library in the state of Indiana, housing over 60,000 manuscripts. Established in 1934, the library has gathered a large collection of books on a vast variety of topics.
The Indianapolis Public Library system attributes its beginnings to a Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sermon by Hanford A. Edson, pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church (which would later become Second Presbyterian Church), who issued a plea for a free public library in Indianapolis. As a result, 113 residents formed the Indianapolis Library ...
Central Library is the main branch of the Indianapolis Public Library in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Central Library opened to the public on October 8, 1917. [ 2 ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Central Library (Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library) on August 28, 1975.
Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) 115: Paoli Paoli: Jan 31, 1913: $8,000 147 E. Court Street Building is still owned by library. New location (2010) is located at 100 W. Water St. 116: Pendleton Pendleton: Apr 25, 1911: $8,000 424 E. State St. Open 1911–1991, currently an alternative school. 117: Peru Peru ...
Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6, also known as Spades Park Library (Carnegie), is a historic Carnegie library located in Indianapolis, Indiana.It was built in 1911–1912, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italian Renaissance style masonry building on a raised basement.
The $2.4 million renovations included an addition at the rear of building that included a 2,200-square-foot (200 m 2) computer room and an elevator to make the library compliant with the American Disabilities Act, the last branch in the library system to become compliant. The project also created community space in the basement and updated the ...
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is dedicated to championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. It opened in January 2011 and was located in The Emelie , a structure on the National Register of Historic Places at 340 North Senate Avenue in Indianapolis ...
The library's holdings include more than 1,338,889 volumes, 36,000 current periodicals and journals, 1.197 million microforms, and 152,400 government documents and audiovisual materials. Services are available to university students, faculty, and staff, as well as individual citizens, businesses, professional firms, and public agencies.