ELKHART PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT - 121 East Bohan Street
Videos and DVDs available LIBRARIAN: Donna Cunningham
The Library is now a District Library, covering Elkhart and Hurlbut Townships. The interior was renovated, two restrooms were added and air-conditioning installed. The library owns three computers; for use in making catalog cards, circulating library materials, billing patrons, calculating inventory and producing annual reports of circulation; an lntel Pentium III for Internet access and for Word Processing. We also have two color printers, a scanner, a copier and a FAX machine. The Library has over 8,000 books. We have a number of children, adult and non-fiction videos. We subscribe to 20 magazines and have a number of donated materials such as books on tape that can be checked out. The library also belongs to the Rolling Prairie Library System, from which we have access to millions of materials all over the state, country and world. The Elkhart Public Library offers story time for 2-5 year olds every Saturday at 10:30a.m. We sponsor a six week Summer Reading Program every summer. The library is also a meeting place for special events. To obtain a free card you must be a resident of Elkhart or Hurlbut townships. If you live outside our district you must bring in your 'tax' bill for fee determination. If you are a student in the School District, a free card may be obtained. Resident cards are good at a number of Libraries in our System.
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In 1888, Mrs. Lemira Gillett promised to give the citizens
of Elkhart a library if they would vote the town dry for
three years. This was done and a Library Association as
formed in 1891. Miss Jessie Gillett carried out her mother's
plans and our present building was built in 1904. We are
now recognized by the State Historical Society as a historic
business.