Due to a provider outage on Monday, March 17, 2025, between 6 a.m. and 1:35 p.m., questions submitted to the Indiana State Library’s Ask-a-Librarian service were not received by staff. If you submitted a question to Ask-a-Librarian during this time, we ask that you please re-submit it so we are able to assist you with your research.
Patrons are encouraged to use our online services such as Ask-A-Librarian, INSPIRE and the Digital Collections. To request online assistance, email isl@askisl.libanswers.com, call (317) 232-3675, or chat with a librarian by clicking on the “Ask-a-Librarian” tab on the side of this page.
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Construction of a new Indiana State Archives building on Ohio Street across from the State Library will begin in August 2023. Construction will last approximately 2.5 years and will affect street parking. During this time, please park in the Senate Avenue parking garage directly across from the library and bring your ticket in for validation.
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Indiana State Library launches bicentennial website, February 14, 2025
In celebration of its 200th anniversary as a state agency, the Indiana State Library has announced a new bicentennial website. The website features important historical moments from the library’s past, in addition to the latest news and event information related to the celebration. The website can be viewed here.
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Indiana State Library names ISL Bicentennial Research Fellow, February 4, 2025
Last year, in honor of the Indiana State Library’s then upcoming 200th anniversary, the Indiana State Library Bicentennial Committee, in conjunction with the Indiana State Library Foundation, established an ISL Bicentennial Research Fellowship to be awarded in 2025. Researchers and historians with a focus on Indiana history were encouraged to apply. The Bicentennial Research Fellowship Review Committee recently awarded the week-long research grant to Emiliano Aguilar.
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Access state agency publications past and present online, December 26, 2024
The Indiana State Library continues to collect publications created by state agencies. Whether born-digital or digitized from historical copies, there are ways to access them. The Indiana State Library uses Archive-It to preserve copies of born-digital publications that are hosted on the websites of Indiana State Government departments and agencies.
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New prizes coming to the Indiana Library Passport in 2025 as the State Library celebrates 200 years, December 13, 2024
As the Indiana State Library prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025, the Indiana Library Passport is offering new prizes and activities for the new year as part of the festivities. A brand new limited-edition bicentennial celebration mug and a special year-end prize drawing are included in the offerings.
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Save the date! What’s Up Wednesday schedule for 2025, December 12, 2024
The Indiana State Library’s Professional Development Office is excited to tell you about the upcoming What’s Up Wednesday webinar schedule for 2025. We are still finalizing details for some of the webinars but we wanted to share what we do have.
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