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Genealogy, history, newspapers. Social media policy: https://www.in.gov/library/files/SocialMediaPolicyISLIHB.pdf

Happy Halloween from the Indiana State Library! Genealogy librarian Dagny enjoyed some Halloween fun with friends at our "Ghostly Gathering" event earlier this month. Stay safe! #Halloween #spooky #Indiana

state_library's tweet image. Happy Halloween from the Indiana State Library! Genealogy librarian Dagny enjoyed some Halloween fun with friends at our "Ghostly Gathering" event earlier this month. Stay safe! #Halloween #spooky #Indiana

This Halloween 1946 issue of Block's Booster, the newsletter of Block's department store in Indianapolis, shows some pre-Photoshop creativity. tinyurl.com/492kkken #Halloween #Indiana #TrickOrTreat

state_library's tweet image. This Halloween 1946 issue of Block's Booster, the newsletter of Block's department store in Indianapolis, shows some pre-Photoshop creativity. tinyurl.com/492kkken #Halloween #Indiana #TrickOrTreat

Thank you to all 2,000-plus humans and animals who visited our booth at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday! #Irvington #Halloween #festival

state_library's tweet image. Thank you to all 2,000-plus humans and animals who visited our booth at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday! #Irvington #Halloween #festival
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to all 2,000-plus humans and animals who visited our booth at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday! #Irvington #Halloween #festival
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to all 2,000-plus humans and animals who visited our booth at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday! #Irvington #Halloween #festival

This year, the Indiana State Library will be participating in the Street Fair at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25. Come see us in booth NW16. tinyurl.com/uepezf2h #Halloween #Irvington #StreetFair

state_library's tweet image. This year, the Indiana State Library will be participating in the Street Fair at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25. Come see us in booth NW16. tinyurl.com/uepezf2h #Halloween #Irvington #StreetFair

If you were a librarian at the Indiana State Library in the 1930s, this was your view from the original reference desk. #library #history #Indianapolis

state_library's tweet image. If you were a librarian at the Indiana State Library in the 1930s, this was your view from the original reference desk. #library #history #Indianapolis

The final Webmaster Roundtable of the year will take place virtually on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 2-3 p.m. Would you like to connect with other library staff members in Indiana who are tasked with maintaining their library's webpage? isl.libcal.com/event/13098508


This is the presentation for the All-American Cities Awards jury about Muncie. It was given at the 70th National Conference on Government in San Francisco in 1964. It gives an overview of the city and its development in the 1960s. tinyurl.com/2cztuu38 #Indiana #Muncie #cities

state_library's tweet image. This is the presentation for the All-American Cities Awards jury about Muncie. It was given at the 70th National Conference on Government in San Francisco in 1964. It gives an overview of the city and its development in the 1960s. tinyurl.com/2cztuu38 #Indiana #Muncie #cities

Yesterday, we dedicated a new state historical marker commemorating the Indiana State Library. The marker caps off a year of programming related to the library’s bicentennial. It highlights the institution’s growth over the last 200 years. #Indianapolis #marker #history

state_library's tweet image. Yesterday, we dedicated a new state historical marker commemorating the Indiana State Library. The marker caps off a year of programming related to the library’s bicentennial. It highlights the institution’s growth over the last 200 years. #Indianapolis #marker #history
state_library's tweet image. Yesterday, we dedicated a new state historical marker commemorating the Indiana State Library. The marker caps off a year of programming related to the library’s bicentennial. It highlights the institution’s growth over the last 200 years. #Indianapolis #marker #history
state_library's tweet image. Yesterday, we dedicated a new state historical marker commemorating the Indiana State Library. The marker caps off a year of programming related to the library’s bicentennial. It highlights the institution’s growth over the last 200 years. #Indianapolis #marker #history

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Ghostly Gathering at the Indiana State Library event last week! #Indiana #ghost #halloween

state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who came out to the Ghostly Gathering at the Indiana State Library event last week! #Indiana #ghost #halloween
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who came out to the Ghostly Gathering at the Indiana State Library event last week! #Indiana #ghost #halloween
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who came out to the Ghostly Gathering at the Indiana State Library event last week! #Indiana #ghost #halloween

Reminder: The Indiana State Library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, for Columbus Day. The library will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14. #closure #library #Indiana


Due to a scheduled event, the Indiana State Library will be closed to the public tomorrow morning on Friday, Oct. 10. The library will re-open to the public at 1 p.m. The closure will not affect the “Ghostly Gathering” program, scheduled to take place at 6 p.m.


The Indiana book collection at the Indiana State Library has a decent sampling of textbooks used in our state’s public schools throughout the years. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3j4jzkhz #Indiana #textbooks #collections

state_library's tweet image. The Indiana book collection at the Indiana State Library has a decent sampling of textbooks used in our state’s public schools throughout the years. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3j4jzkhz #Indiana #textbooks #collections

Check out Mrs. Shirley H. Gunnels’ story, "The Haunted House Near Swanington," as told by the settlers of the area. tinyurl.com/mry3k7kv #Indiana #haunted #spooky

state_library's tweet image. Check out Mrs. Shirley H. Gunnels’ story, "The Haunted House Near Swanington," as told by the settlers of the area. tinyurl.com/mry3k7kv #Indiana #haunted #spooky

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Statehood Day Essay Contest, open to fourth grade students. The theme of this year’s contest is “Explore Indiana!" Applications are due by Oct. 20. Read more here: in.gov/library/icb/st… #Indiana #essay #contest

state_library's tweet image. Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Statehood Day Essay Contest, open to fourth grade students. The theme of this year’s contest is “Explore Indiana!" Applications are due by Oct. 20. Read more here: in.gov/library/icb/st… #Indiana #essay #contest

This faux cover of Vogue magazine, done in watercolor and ink, was created by Floyd D. Hopper as a student at John Herron Art Institute, where he attended from 1929-1933. A 20th-century Hoosier artist, Hopper specialized in watercolor and oil paintings. tinyurl.com/4nhsy7er

state_library's tweet image. This faux cover of Vogue magazine, done in watercolor and ink, was created by Floyd D. Hopper as a student at John Herron Art Institute, where he attended from 1929-1933. A 20th-century Hoosier artist, Hopper specialized in watercolor and oil paintings. tinyurl.com/4nhsy7er

Looking for an old family story or an obituary? Click on the INSPIRE tile on the State Library’s main page to open a special free Indiana version of Newspapers.com. Coming soon: Danville, Elkhart and Madison! inspire.in.gov

state_library's tweet image. Looking for an old family story or an obituary? Click on the INSPIRE tile on the State Library’s main page to open a special free Indiana version of Newspapers.com. Coming soon: Danville, Elkhart and Madison! inspire.in.gov

Thank you to everyone who attended the Difference is You library support staff conference on Friday. It was a great event! #conference #DifferenceIsYou #libraries

state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who attended the Difference is You library support staff conference on Friday. It was a great event! #conference #DifferenceIsYou #libraries
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who attended the Difference is You library support staff conference on Friday. It was a great event! #conference #DifferenceIsYou #libraries

Despite the warm weather, fall actually begins next week. This South Shore Line broadside shows "Autumn in the Dunes." tinyurl.com/yc5ycbk8 #Indiana #Chicago #Dunes

state_library's tweet image. Despite the warm weather, fall actually begins next week. This South Shore Line broadside shows "Autumn in the Dunes." tinyurl.com/yc5ycbk8 #Indiana #Chicago #Dunes

Thank you to everyone who attended Vision Expo this weekend at the Indiana State Library! Vision Expo is an event that provides resources and information for individuals with vision loss, families of individuals with vision loss and service providers. #VisionExpo #Indianapolis

state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who attended Vision Expo this weekend at the Indiana State Library! Vision Expo is an event that provides resources and information for individuals with vision loss, families of individuals with vision loss and service providers. #VisionExpo #Indianapolis
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who attended Vision Expo this weekend at the Indiana State Library! Vision Expo is an event that provides resources and information for individuals with vision loss, families of individuals with vision loss and service providers. #VisionExpo #Indianapolis
state_library's tweet image. Thank you to everyone who attended Vision Expo this weekend at the Indiana State Library! Vision Expo is an event that provides resources and information for individuals with vision loss, families of individuals with vision loss and service providers. #VisionExpo #Indianapolis

Are you interested in learning about "America's national instrument," the saxophone? This saxophone history book is also a catalog for the The Buescher Band Instrument Company, a manufacturer of musical instruments in Elkhart, from 1894-1963. tinyurl.com/5n7e98zc #saxophone

state_library's tweet image. Are you interested in learning about "America's national instrument," the saxophone? This saxophone history book is also a catalog for the The Buescher Band Instrument Company, a manufacturer of musical instruments in Elkhart, from 1894-1963. tinyurl.com/5n7e98zc #saxophone

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