Sarah Dorton, circulation clerk at the Elizabeth branch library, is HCPL’s  Who’s Awesome! winner for December. There were 19 nominations for the honor this month. Eden Ransdell, youth services manager, nominated Dorton writing, “Sarah made an awesome promo video for the Winter Reading challenge! ” Dorton joined the HCPL staff in October of 2012 and was [...]

Are you ready to become a Reading Machine?  Wednesday, January 1 is the first day of the 2025 Read to Feed Harrison County Winter Challenge! The challenge is open to all ages, January 1 – 31.  The goal is to read 10,000 books as a community. If the goal is reached, Harrison County Community Services […]

Deadline – January 21, 2025 Letters About Literature is a letter writing contest for Indiana students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write to the author (living or deceased) about how the book affected how they see themselves or how they see the world. Indiana students in grades 4-12 are […]

Amanda Embrey, circulation clerk at the Palmyra branch library, is HCPL’s  Who’s Awesome!  winner for November. There were four nominations for the honor this month. Nikki Esarey, the Palmyra lead circ associate, nominated Embrey writing, “Recently, Amanda purchased a variety of puzzles to create a puzzle swap for our free book cart, and the patrons [...]