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Raising a ruckus

Raising a Ruckus: coming to a device near you

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On August 26, 1920, Hoosier women won the right to vote.

At first glance, the meaning behind that statement is simple enough, but the real story goes much deeper. In Indiana, almost seventy years passed between the first calls for women’s voting rights and the passage of the 19th Amendment. Though momentous, 1920 is just one milestone in a long and ongoing journey, and access to the voting booth is just one part of what it means to be an equal part of the democratic process.

Explore this chronological history of women’s suffrage in Indiana on April 20, 2021, at 12:30 pm virtually from your favorite device with access to Facebook!  Join in on HCPL’s Facebook page to view the live virtual presentation “From Amanda to Zerelda: Hoosier Suffragists Who Raised a Ruckus” by Marsha Miller, a member of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial’s Speaker’s Bureau.

Dressed in historical costume and carrying a suffragist song (or two), special guest speaker Marsha Miller introduces Hoosier women who helped shape the movement, including:

  • Amanda Way, “mother of Indiana suffrage”
  • Helen Gougar, a feisty publisher and lawyer based in Lafayette
  • Zerelda Wallace, one of the founders of Indiana’s Equal Suffrage Society
  • Women who moved into the national suffragist sphere including May Wright Sewall (educator and civic organizer) and Ida Husted Harper (journalist and close friend and biographer of Susan B. Anthony).
Marsha Miller
Marsha Miller

Marsha Miller has taught more than 4,800 information literacy sessions at Indiana State University from 1985-present and coordinates library social media. Her degrees are from Central Michigan University (History) and the University of Michigan (Library Science). Since 2012, as a member of the League of Women Voters of Vigo County, she has served on the steering committee for the annual celebration of Women’s Equality Day. She has created biographical badges of suffragists and collected the songs that they sang when they gathered and marched. She currently serves as the Indiana president of the American Association of University Women, which was founded in 1881. She plays the clarinet and is known as the “Purple Librarian.”

This virtual program was made possible through a grant from the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial, Lilly Endowment, Inc., and Hillenbrand, Inc.

If you cannot make the live event or do not have a Facebook account, it  will be recorded and made available on HCPL’s Program Videos page for future viewing. Click here to view and share the Facebook event.

For more information, call the the Frederick Porter Griffin Center (FPGC) for Local History and Genealogy at 812-738-5412.

Click image to see the Story of Women's Suffrage in Indiana.
Click image to see the Story of Women’s Suffrage in Indiana.

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IUS to hold virtual International Festival

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Practioners of Bharatanatyam, a sacred dance of India, from the Guru Vandana Arts Academy. Photo courtesy of Akila Iler.
Practioners of Bharatanatyam, a sacred dance of India, from the Guru Vandana Arts Academy. Photo courtesy of Akila Iler.

On April 5, the Study Abroad and Global Awareness (SAGA) Committee will hold the annual virtual International Festival to celebrate cultural diversity. This festival will feature a wide variety of entertainment and cuisine. Christopher Lee Proctor II, the representative of Indiana University Southeasts’s SAGA committee says that “we are excited to welcome international performances from cultures spanning the globe. Examples include, inter alia: Andalusia, Cuba, India, Ireland, West Africa, and Zimbabwe.”

The calendar and registration are available here. Join and explore the world virtually!

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Her Story: reads for Women’s History Month and beyond

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Women’s History Month was borne from a week-long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1978.

A few years later, the idea had caught on across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. The U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution establishing a national celebration. In 1986, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March. More information about the history behind Women’s History Month is available at History.com.

Following are select titles to commemorate Women’s History. Click here to browse OverDrive for all Women’s History titles.

eBooks and Audiobooks | available from OverDrive and the Libby app

800 Years of Women's Letters
800 Years of Women’s Letters

 

The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
The Paper Daughters of Chinatown

 

Bad Girls Throughout History
Bad Girls Throughout History

 

A History of U.S. Feminisms
A History of U.S. Feminisms

 

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

 

For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women

 

The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience

 

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War

 

10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World

 

Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law

 

The Feminist Revolution: A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering Women in American History: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Betty Friedan
The Feminist Revolution: A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering

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Bring the Internet home from HCPL

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Mobile hotspots are now available to check out from your local HCPL branch!

The library offers twenty Alcatel Link Zone 2 hotspots that are connected to the Sprint/T-Mobile network and twenty Kajeet SmartSpots. Of the Kajeet SmartSpots, ten are connected to the Verizon network and ten are connected to the AT&T network. Kajeet SmartSpots are best suited for students, as they are filtered for content and are unavailable to use from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Click below to place a hold on a hotspot from the Enterprise catalog:
Kajeet SmartSpots (AT&T or Verizon)

Alcatel Link Zone 2 (Sprint/T-Mobile)

You may also call your local HCPL branch to request that staff place a hold for you.

Hotspot Policy

  1. Borrowers of the Harrison County Public Library Hotspots must hold a current residential or paid Harrison County Library card, be 18 years of age or older and have an account in good standing. Any fees present on an account must be paid and any overdue materials must be returned before a Hotspot can be checked out. Hotspots are available 1 per household only!
  2. When checking out a Hotspot, the patron must sign a form assuming complete responsibility for any damage to and/or loss of the equipment or software configurations. Cost for replacement of Hotspot is between $95 and $129.88 (depending on device) with any damages being capped at replacement cost.
  3. Patrons must return the Hotspot by the time specified. Hotspots overdue for more than 14 days will be declared lost and full replacement costs will be charged to the patron’s account.
  4. Hotspots may be checked out for a two-week period. Hotspots cannot be renewed.
  5. Hotspots must be physically returned to a library employee. Hotspots may NOT be returned to the Book or Media Drops; any damage caused by returning the Hotspot via Book or Media Drop will be charged to the borrowing patron. Failure to return the Hotspot to a library employee will result in a six-month suspension in Hotspot privileges.
  6. Hotspots must be able to be turned on to check for functionality before being removed from the patron account.
  7. If a Hotspot becomes overdue, it will be deactivated until it is returned.

The Alcatel Link Zone 2 hotspots were largely funded by an Indiana Library Services and Technology (LSTA) Grant. The Kajeet SmartSpots were funded largely by the Marilyn M. Rhodes Community Foundation Endowment Fund.

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Seniors: need help registering/scheduling the COVID vaccine?

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If you are a senior who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, HCPL staff at any branch will be glad to assist you in the registration and scheduling processes.

Indiana residents who are age 65 or older on the date of their first shot are now able to register. Visit ourshot.in.gov to register and get more information. If you are unable to travel to your local HCPL branch for assistance, please call 211 from any phone and someone can help you make an appointment. You may also call any HCPL branch and the staff will be happy to help.

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Find your fREADom

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Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from libraries’ shelves and from classrooms. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 377 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2019. In all, 566 books were targeted.

A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objections of a person or group; banning is the removal of those materials.

Banned Books Week, which spans from September 27 to October 3, 2020, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. BBW spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools, and brings together the entire book community, including librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers, in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas — even those some might consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Learn more about why books are challenged here.

Click to see the Top 10 Challenged Books in 2019
Click to view Censorship by the Numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readers across the country and around the world will participate in a Stand for the Banned Read-Out during Banned Books Week 2020.

Visit the American Library Association’s Stand for the Banned Read-Out playlists to view videos from past participants which include videos from Judy Blume, Chris Crutcher  Stephen Chbosky and Dav Pilkey, as well as actors Jeff Bridges and Whoopi Goldberg!

 Where do challenges take place?

 

Reasons for book challenges graphic

Click here to review lists of the most frequently challenged books in previous years.

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September 22, 2020 is National Voter Registration Day

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Be #VoteReady! 

If you have recently moved, changed your name, become a U.S. citizen or turned 18 years old, please visit the Indiana Voters Portal to update your registration information or register to vote.

On September 22, 2020, Americans will celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a massive cross-country effort to register voters well in advance of Election Day this November.

With a historic presidential election approaching, every eligible American voter should exercise his or her right to be heard at the ballot box, and National Voter Registration Day is the right day to start by getting registered.

Thousands of national, state, and local organizations and volunteers will be the driving force behind National Voter Registration Day 2020. Partner organizations will coordinate hundreds of National Voter Registration Day events on and offline nationwide, and leverage #NationalVoterRegistrationDay in all social media platforms to drive attention to voter registration.

www.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org provides a listing of National Voter Registration Day events across the country, in communities and held virtually.

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is designed to create an annual moment when the entire nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right—the right to vote. Nearly 3 million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday since the inaugural National Voter Registration Day in 2012.

I Want to Get My Community #VoteReady

 

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Celebrating a Diverse Indiana | 4th Grade Student Essay Competition

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What is diversity and why is it important to Indiana?

Hey, fourth graders–write an essay reflecting on this question, and you could be honored at a virtual Statehood Day celebration!

First Place: CollegeChoice 529 Deposit of $250

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Place Winners: CollegeChoice 529 Deposits of $150

Click here for your entry form!

— ESSAY CONTEST RULES AND DEADLINES —

  • The competition is open to any Indiana 4th grade public, private, or homeschooled student, in the 2020-2021 school year.
  • A panel of judges will choose 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place winners.
  • Essays must range from 100 to 300 words, handwritten or typed.
  • Essays must be submitted with an entry form.
    • Individual entries should use the 2020 Individual Entry form.
    • Class sets should use the 2020 Group Entry Form. The following information should be included on each essay for class sets: student name, teacher name, and school name.
  • All Entries may be mailed OR emailed.
    • Mail your entries to: Indiana Center for the Book Indiana State Library 140 N. Senate Ave Indianapolis, IN 46204
    • Mailed essays must be postmarked by Friday, October 16, 2020.
  • OR:
    • Email your entries as an attachment to [email protected]
    • Emailed entries must be received by Friday, October 16, 2020.

Writing Prompt: Celebrating a Diverse Indiana – What is diversity and why is it important to Indiana? Essays should be well organized and reflective of the theme. Judges are looking forward to seeing your students’ interpretation of the theme. Some ideas to help them could be: What is diversity? What does it mean to live in a diverse state? In what different ways can a state be diverse? In its people? Its plants? Its economy?

Virtual Ceremony Hosted by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center:

Winners of the essay contest will be honored on Friday, December 11, 2020 in a virtual ceremony. The winners will be expected to record their essays for a virtual ceremony open to any fourth grade class or student.

Any Indiana fourth grade class or student is welcome to attend the Statehood Day virtual ceremony, regardless of whether or not they participate in the contest or have a winner. Registration is required.

Visit this link to register for the online virtual ceremony: https://bit.ly/Statehood_Day

Questions? Email [email protected].

This contest supports the following Indiana Educational Standards: 4.W.3.2, 4.W.4, 4.W.6.1 all, 4.W.6.2 all. The Indiana Center for the Book hosts this essay competition to commemorate Indiana’s 204th Statehood Day.

 

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Am I eligible to vote?

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Important dates to remember:

  • October 5, 2020 – Deadline to register to vote
  • October 22, 2020 – Application deadline for absentee ballots at 11:59 p.m. Absentee ballots must be received in the election office by November 3 at 12:00 p.m.
  • November 3, 2020 – General Election day

To vote in Indiana, an individual must be a citizen of the U.S. who will be least 18 years of age at the time of the next general, municipal or special election. The voter must have resided in their precinct for 30 days prior to the next general, municipal or special election.

You have the right to vote if…

  • You have been previously incarcerated

Voting rights are restored upon release from jail or prison. People who have been previously incarcerated should check their registration, and re-register to vote if it has been canceled. Individuals on parole, probation, home detention, or people who are in jail awaiting trial can vote. People who are in a community corrections program, such as work release or electronic monitoring, can vote. Learn more and view corresponding Indiana code.

  • You are Transgender 

Transgender people can vote, even if their gender does not match what is listed on their government issued ID. Transgender people must be registered with the name that is listed on their government issued ID. Full list of accepted photo ID forms below.

  • You are a recently naturalized citizen

Recently naturalized Americans have the same voting rights as someone who was born in the U.S. Visit our Know Your Rights Page to learn more. Recursos en Español:

  1. Guía informativa para el Votante de Indiana
  2. La intimidación al votante
  • You are a student

College students have a right to register and vote in the place they truly consider to be “home” — whether their dorm room, apartment or parents’ house. High school students who will turn 18 by the next General or Municipal Election, may register to vote before the registration deadline even if they have not yet turned 18.

  • You are an individual with a disability

Each polling place in the state of Indiana must have at least one accessible voting machine and each location must be physically accessible.Voters that require assistance may designate a relative or friend to assist them at the polling place, or receive assistance from one of two poll workers who have completed the Affidavit of Voter Assistance at the Polls.

PHOTO ID REQUIREMENTS

Accepted photo identification is as follows:

  • State of Indiana identification with the voter’s name, photograph, and an expiration date that is current or expired after the most recent general election
  • U.S. government identification that meets the above criteria
  • Student ID from a public institution in Indiana that meets the above criteria
  • Military ID (need not include an expiration date)

Voters may also submit an application for a free photo ID at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The Secretary of State provides further information.

Information supplied courtesy of ACLU of Indiana.

 

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Request your absentee ballot for the 2020 General Election

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Click image to download an absentee ballot request application.

Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Ballot requests must be received in the election office by Thursday, October 22, 2020.

For more information about absentee voting, visit the State of Indiana’s Absentee Voting page.

How to vote by mail:

  1. Download the absentee ballot application or stop by your local HCPL branch to pick up a free copy of the application.

  2. Fill out the application completely. You may complete the form in your PDF reader or print a copy to complete by hand.

  3. Submit the request to your local election office. You should request your ballot as far in advance of the election as possible.

  4. When your ballot arrives, read it carefully and follow the instructions to complete it and return it.

To register to vote and to check your voter status, visit the Indiana Voter Portal.

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