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Sep 29

Little Readers Storytime

Sep 29, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Laurel Library200 Clay St.

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Pom Pom Pumpkins

Sep 29, 2026 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Laurel Library200 Clay St.

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Book Buddies Book Club

Oct 1, 2026 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Brookville Library919 Main St.

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Pumpkin Day!

Oct 2, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Brookville Library919 Main St.

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Tot Spot Story Time

Oct 5, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Brookville Library919 Main St.

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Oct 5, 2026 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Brookville Library919 Main St.

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Photo with caption: Edwin May’s original 1852 design was altered in the late 1870s and looked like this until 1910. This image was used on numerous postcards.

Who was Edwin May?

September 17, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD This article ran in the July 17, 2024, edition of the Brookville American and in Volume 6 of Forgotten Franklin County.…

Photo with caption: R.W. Allen filming. From the January 19, 1950 Stockton Record of California.

The Movie and the Man

September 10, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD This article ran in the August 12 and 19, 2026, editions of the Brookville American and will appear in Forgotten Franklin…

Photo with caption: The Meeks’ house as it looked in 1905 when photographed by J.W. Baker, Ben Winans’ assistant. Notice the stone sidewalk in front and the stone cross walk over the muddy alley crossing. FCPLD collection.

200 Years of Change

September 3, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD This article ran in the April 6, 2023, edition of the Brookville American and in Volume 4 of Forgotten Franklin County.…

Library Card Sign Up Month

August 28, 2026

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Sign up for or renew your library card any day in September for a chance to win a prize bag from the library!

Photo with caption: Phebe Fitch's tombstone as it appeared in a 1907 photograph taken by Ben Winans. Notice the placement of the daguerreotype, centered in the stone, surrounded by her name.

The Daguerreotypist and Phebe Fitch

August 26, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD Phebe Shirk as she appeared in the mid-1840s, in the first daguerreotype made by Oscar Fitch. “This is the day…

Oldenburg Furniture

August 19, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD The $27,000 piece of Oldenburg furniture that sold at the Kleine auction in 2008. From the FCPLD files. When I…

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Brookville Library

919 Main Street
Brookville, IN 47012

(765) 647-4031 • Phone
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Wednesday – 9am to 8pm

Thursday – 9am to 8pm
Friday – 9am to 6pm
Saturday – 9am to 3pm
Sunday – Closed

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200 Clay Street
Laurel, IN 47024

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