Reading Program

Planning a trip to one of Indiana’s thirty-two state parks and reservoirs?  Harrison County Public Library now circulates 2026 Indiana State Park Passes as part of its Adventure Packs program.  Two backpacks with passes are available, each containing binoculars, a field guide to the Nature of the Midwest, a magnifying glass, and an Indiana State Park Pass, good for regular admission to any state park property until December 31, 2026.  Four additional backpacks are available without the Park Pass.

Library patrons age 18+ may check out an Adventure Pack at the Youth Services Desk of the Corydon Branch.  The backpacks are limited to one per household, for a one-week checkout with no renewals.  Indiana State Park Passes cannot be checked out separately from the backpack.

HCPL’s Library of Things began in 2022 with LovEvery toy kits, and has since expanded to include American Girl dolls, cake pans, board games, puzzles, microscopes, portable CD players, and more.  To see all that is available, view a Library of Things binder at any library branch.  For questions, please contact the Youth Services Desk at 812-738-4110.

 

Harrison County Public Library is proud to announce the final results of the 2026 Read to Feed Harrison County Winter Challenge.  A total of 2,801 participants submitted their reading throughout the month of January, including 2,385 students across 7 schools–more than double our 2025 participation numbers.  With 17,984 books read, we have met and surpassed our community goal of 10,000 books! The top school this year was Lanesville Elementary, with over 3,000 books submitted.

 

Thanks to our hard-working readers, Harrison County Community Services will receive $1,000 from Duke Energy, $1,000 from Lucas Oil, $500 from Caesars Southern Indiana, $250 from Eckart Supply, and $200 from Harrison REMC.  These donations will help provide food and clothing to our neighbors in need.  Thank you so much to all of our readers and sponsors for helping Read to Feed Harrison County!

Get cozy this January while you Read to Feed Harrison County!  The winter reading 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 will receive $1,000 from Duke Energy, $1,000 from Lucas Oil, $500 from Caesars Southern Indiana, $250 from Eckart Supply, and $200 from REMC. Canned food will be collected at all library branches.

During the Winter Reading Challenge, everything counts! Books, eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines can be used from any source, both library and personal. Check out free books and audiobooks from Overdrive or the Libby app, and enjoy digital materials without wait times on Hoopla. Track your reading with Beanstack to earn badges and explore activities inspired by this year’s theme, Read with Benny! You are challenged to read at least 10 books in the month of January to unlock the badges.

If you have participated in a reading challenge with us before, you already have a Beanstack account. The library will assist you if you have any difficulties logging on. If you do not want a Beanstack account, the library will be happy to log your reading for you. Just stop in at any library branch to pick up a Winter Read bookmark. HELP READ TO FEED HARRISON COUNTY!

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 will receive $1,000 from Duke Energy, $1,000 from Lucas Oil, $500 from Caesars Southern Indiana, $250 from Eckart Supply, and $200 from REMC. Canned food will be collected at all library branches.

During the Winter Reading Challenge, everything counts! Books, eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines can be used from any source, both library and personal. Check out free books and audiobooks from Overdrive or the Libby app, and enjoy digital materials without wait times on Hoopla. Track your reading with Beanstack to earn badges and explore activities inspired by this year’s theme, Reading Machine! You are challenged to read at least 10 books in the month of January to unlock the badges.

If you have participated in a reading challenge with us before, you already have a Beanstack account. The library will assist you if you have any difficulties logging on. If you do not want a Beanstack account, the library will be happy to log your reading for you. Just stop in at any library branch to pick up a Winter Read bookmark. HELP READ TO FEED HARRISON COUNTY!

This New Year, make a resolution to give back to the community.  Monday, January 1 is the first day of #WinterRead2024 – READ TO FEED HARRISON COUNTY! 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 will receive $1,000 from Duke Energy, $1,000 from Lucas Oil, $250 from Eckart Supply, and $200 from REMC. Canned food will be collected at all library branches.

During the Winter Reading Challenge, everything counts! Books, eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines can be used from any source, both library and personal. Check out free books and audiobooks from Overdrive or the Libby app, and enjoy digital materials without wait times on Hoopla. Track your reading with Beanstack to earn badges and explore activities inspired by the book Where We Come From by Diane Wilson. You are challenged to read at least 10 books in the month of January to unlock the badges.

If you have participated in a reading challenge with us before, you already have a Beanstack account. The library will assist you if you have any difficulties logging on. If you do not want a Beanstack account, the library will be happy to log your reading for you. Just stop in at any library branch to pick up a Winter Read bookmark. HELP READ TO FEED HARRISON COUNTY!

Harrison County Public Library is proud to announce that the participants of the Read to Feed Harrison County Winter Challenge donated 102 pounds of food to Harrison County Community Services during the month of January!  In addition to these canned good donations, HCCS also received 100 cases of chicken from Tyson, $1,000 from Duke Energy, $200 from REMC, and a $75 gift from Walmart.  These generous donations from the community helped feed 724 households with 1,746 individuals.  Great work, Harrison County!

Pictured above, Kymberli Wilkinson, HCCS Director of Development, accepts a Walmart gift card from Eden Ransdell, HCPL Youth Services Manager.

Harrison County Public Library is excited to announce that 30,418 books were read for the #WinterRead2023 Read to Feed Harrison County Winter Challenge during the month of January.  This is more than three times the original goal of 9,500 books! 1,789 readers participated, including 1,428 students.

Thanks to the hard work of the community, Harrison County Community Services will receive 100 cases of chicken from Tyson, $1,000 from Duke Energy, $200 from REMC, and a $75 gift from Walmart.

Missed out on the challenge?  1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is always open for children from birth through Pre-K.  Track your reading with Beanstack or pick up a memory book from any library branch.  Try out HCPL’s new app to access eResources and more.

If you have participated in a reading challenge with us before, you already have a Beanstack account. The library will assist you if you have any difficulties logging on.