Indiana State Library

Do you recognize this unidentified city skyline? The photo - from the Indiana State Library’s genealogy collection - was most likely taken in Illinois or Iowa in the mid-1950s. Link to picture: tinyurl.com/59dt8yj8 #Illinois #Iowa #mystery

The new Indiana State Archives building is scheduled to open later this year. The building will be located along the downtown Indianapolis Canal Walk between Ohio and New York Streets, in close proximity to the Indiana State Library and the Indiana State Museum. #Indianapolis

Congratulations to Brent Abercrombie, regional coordinator and reference librarian at the Indiana State Library, who was recently appointed to the Depository Library Council by Government Publishing Office director Hugh Nathanial Halpern. Read more here: tinyurl.com/y3ssztbe

Thank you to everyone who attended Tuesday's Lunch and Learn lecture "Account Books in the Indiana State Library.” The next presentation in the series, "Help with Statistical Research," will take place on Tuesday, June 9. Read more and register here: isl.libcal.com/event/16327372

“Putting Indiana on the Map,” a new exhibit that charts Indiana’s history from colony to statehood, is now on display in the Exhibit Hall of the State Library. In commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the U.S., the library is highlighting holdings from its collection. #maps

"U.S. 250 Trivia" will take place on Tuesday, April 14, from 12-1 p.m., in the History Reference Room at the Indiana State Library. The free lunchtime trivia game will test participants knowledge on American history in three rounds of five questions each. isl.libcal.com/event/16327264

Last week, Lincoln Heddleston, one of 2024's Letters About Literature winners, found his letter to John Green in the Letters About Literature compilation book in the Indiana Young Readers Center at the Indiana State Library. #LettersAboutLiterature #JohnGreen #reading

This USAF poster provides a visual timeline of American airpower. The red, white and blue star mark on the top left of poster was federally authorized and used on approved commemorative materials as the official American Revolution Bicentennial logo. #genx #bicentennial #posters

Yesterday, a group of children visited our Young Readers Centers before heading to our Authors Room for a giant map activity! #children #maps #Indiana

"Wikipedia for Librarians and Information Professionals" is a free two-day workshop for librarians and information professionals that will teach attendees about utilizing DPLA and Wikipedia for institutions, however all are welcome to attend. tinyurl.com/3f9d98bu

Ogden Dunes Ski Club announced in 1927 that a $75,000 ski jump with a tower of 192 feet would be built north of the Ogden Dunes station of the South Shore line. Winter Olympians practiced there in the late 1920s and early 1930s. tinyurl.com/4cm9us4x #Olympics #winter #skiing

This catalog from the South Bend Bait Company shows the fishing tackle and equipment that was available to those who were fishing in 1953. tinyurl.com/3939k245 #fishing #spring #Indiana

Come visit Clifford's doghouse in the Indiana Young Readers Center in the Indiana State Library! #Indianapolis #dogs #Clifford

The State Library's hybrid Lunch and Learn series will return Tuesday, March 10, with "The Business of Archives: Account Books in the Indiana State Library." Some of the oldest manuscripts in the library are accounting books. Read more and register here: isl.libcal.com/event/16264345

In 1931, the Scarf Club of Butler University defied any bad luck on Friday the 13th by standing under a ladder and holding a broken mirror for their “jinx” party. Read more on the front page of the Indianapolis Times via the Hoosier State Chronicles. tinyurl.com/6v2hpecm

The USAF published posters in 1976 for recruiting and public affairs that were tied to Bicentennial imagery and "Spirit of 76" messaging. This particular poster, from the Indiana State Library's collection, plays on Revolutionary War imagery. #genx #bicentennial #poster

Announcing the 2026 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award nominees! "Little Freddie Two Pants," written by Drew Daywalt, will have children giggling and rolling on the floor! Read about the award - and how children ages 0-5 can vote - here: in.gov/library/icb/fi…

"Proper Decoration: Women in Book Design" is now on display at the Indiana State Library. The exhibit presents 20 examples of publisher’s bindings designed by the three leading book designers from the period of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibit runs through April.

Announcing the 2026 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award nominees! "Let's Be Bees," written by Shawn Harris, is a story of imagination as a little child and a father play make believe! Read about the award - and how children ages 0-5 can vote - here: in.gov/library/icb/fi…

Announcing the 2026 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award nominees! "Every Monday Mabel," written by Jashar Awan, centers on a common love of young children - the garbage truck! Read about the award - and how children ages 0-5 can vote - here: in.gov/library/icb/fi…