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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg/150px-The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg/225px-The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg/300px-The_Indianapolis_Public_Library_Logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="298" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg/250px-American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg/375px-American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg/500px-American_Legion_Mall_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3599" data-file-height="2407" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Indianapolis Public Library's <a href="/wiki/Central_Library_(Indianapolis)" title="Central Library (Indianapolis)">Central Library</a> from the American Legion Mall</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1873<span class="noprint">; 151 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1873</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circulation</th><td class="infobox-data">7,077,479<sup id="cite_ref-2020_Annual_Report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020_Annual_Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data">952,389<sup id="cite_ref-2019_Annual_Report_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2019_Annual_Report-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$60,087,318<sup id="cite_ref-2019_Annual_Report_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2019_Annual_Report-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">Gregory A. Hill</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">600+<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indypl.org/">indypl.org</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Indianapolis Public Library</b> (<b>IndyPL</b>), formerly known as the <b>Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library</b>, is the <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> system serving the citizens of <a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Indiana" title="Marion County, Indiana">Marion County, Indiana</a>, United States and its largest city, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>. The library was founded in 1873 and has grown to include its flagship <a href="/wiki/Central_Library_(Indianapolis)" title="Central Library (Indianapolis)">Central Library</a> and 24 branch libraries located throughout the county. In 2021, the public library system circulated 7.1 million items and hosted more than 2,500 programs for its 282,000 cardholders.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue,_Indianapolis_(1873).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg/220px-University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg/330px-University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg/440px-University_Park_and_Second_Presbyterian_Church_from_New_York_Avenue%2C_Indianapolis_%281873%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="729" data-file-height="732" /></a><figcaption>Memorial Presbyterian Church (ca. 1873), the site of Rev. Edson's sermon ignited the movement for a public library in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Indianapolis Public Library system attributes its beginnings to a Thanksgiving Day, 1868, sermon by Hanford A. Edson, pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church (which would later become <a href="/wiki/Second_Presbyterian_Church_(Indianapolis,_Indiana)" title="Second Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis, Indiana)">Second Presbyterian Church</a>), who issued a plea for a free public library in Indianapolis. As a result, 113 residents formed the Indianapolis Library Association on March 18, 1869. In 1870, under the leadership of the superintendent of public schools, <a href="/wiki/Abram_C._Shortridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Abram C. Shortridge">Abram C. Shortridge</a>, citizens drafted a revision of Indiana school law to provide public libraries controlled by a board of school commissioners. The bill passed the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana General Assembly</a>, allowing school boards to levy taxes to establish and maintain public libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1872, the public library committee of the school board hired <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> librarian <a href="/wiki/William_Frederick_Poole" title="William Frederick Poole">William Frederick Poole</a> to begin a collection for the new library and appointed <a href="/wiki/Charles_Evans_(librarian)" title="Charles Evans (librarian)">Charles Evans</a> as the first librarian. Indianapolis' first public library opened in one room of the Indianapolis High School building at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Michigan streets on April 8, 1873.<sup id="cite_ref-HI_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon opening, the library's collection numbered 13,000 volumes and registered 500 borrowers. By the end of its first full year of operation, some 3,000 patrons borrowed more than 100,000 books.<sup id="cite_ref-HI_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, as the need for more space grew, the library moved to the Sentinel Building on Monument Circle (1876–1880) and the Alvord House at Pennsylvania and Ohio streets (1880–1893).<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Library,_Indianapolis,_Ind_(NYPL_b12647398-1269504).tiff" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff/lossy-page1-220px-Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff/lossy-page1-330px-Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff/lossy-page1-440px-Public_Library%2C_Indianapolis%2C_Ind_%28NYPL_b12647398-1269504%29.tiff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5266" data-file-height="3387" /></a><figcaption>Postcard depicting the Indianapolis Public Library's location at Meridian and Ohio streets (ca. 1902–1903).</figcaption></figure> <p>Evans served as librarian until 1878, and again from 1889 to 1892. Evans' successors were Albert B. Yohn (1878–1879), Arthur W. Tyler (1879–1883), and William deM. Hooper (1883–1889). Eliza G. Browning succeeded Evans in his second tenure, holding the position from 1892 to 1917. During her leadership, the library moved to the first building constructed solely for its purpose, located on the southwest corner of Ohio and <a href="/wiki/Meridian_Street_(Indianapolis)" title="Meridian Street (Indianapolis)">Meridian</a> streets in 1893, and opened its first library branch opened in 1906 on Clifton Street in the <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Indianapolis" title="Riverside, Indianapolis">Riverside</a> neighborhood.<sup id="cite_ref-HI_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1910 and 1914, another five library branches were built with $120,000 donated by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie" title="Andrew Carnegie">Andrew Carnegie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HI_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2020, two of these libraries—<a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3" title="Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3">East Washington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._6" title="Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6">Spades Park</a>—are still active branches. Before her resignation, Browning initiated work on a new <a href="/wiki/Central_Library_(Indianapolis)" title="Central Library (Indianapolis)">Central Library</a> located partially on land donated by Hoosier poet <a href="/wiki/James_Whitcomb_Riley" title="James Whitcomb Riley">James Whitcomb Riley</a> in 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HI_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Charles E. Rush succeeded Browning, serving as librarian from 1917 until 1927. His successors were Luther L. Dickerson (1927–1944) and Marian McFadden (1944–1955). During this period, eight new branch libraries were opened, and the system's collections expanded to include films, newspapers on microfilm, and phonorecords. Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Bookmobile" title="Bookmobile">bookmobile</a> service began in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Harold J. Sander, who served as director from 1956 to 1971, presided over the opening of ten new branch libraries and undertook a reorganization of the Central Library in 1960 that departmentalized services. Before 1966, the library system served only those areas of the city under the jurisdiction of <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Public_Schools" title="Indianapolis Public Schools">Indianapolis Public Schools</a>, leaving more than 200,000 Marion County residents without access to free public library services. From 1966 to 1968, the newly formed Marion County Public Library Board contracted with the Indianapolis Public Library for service to county residents. In 1968, the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners relinquished responsibility for library service, allowing the city and county library systems to merge. This established the Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library as a municipal corporation serving all Marion County residents, except for <a href="/wiki/Beech_Grove,_Indiana" title="Beech Grove, Indiana">Beech Grove</a> and <a href="/wiki/Speedway,_Indiana" title="Speedway, Indiana">Speedway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nora-library-1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/220px-Nora-library-1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/330px-Nora-library-1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/440px-Nora-library-1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="661" /></a><figcaption>Established in 1971, Nora Branch Library (pictured in 1998) was one in a wave of new branch openings following the formation of the Marion County Public Library Board in 1966.</figcaption></figure> <p>Raymond E. Gnat succeeded Sander as library director in 1972. Essential library services were computerized between 1982 and 1991. By the early 1990s, the public library system encompassed 21 branches and three bookmobiles. In 1991, some seven million items were circulated among 470,000 registered borrowers and 3.4 million inquiries were answered. At this time, the library collection contained nearly 1.7 million materials staffed by 410 full-time employees.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ed Szynaka served as director from 1994 until 2003, presiding over capital improvements to eight branch libraries, including the relocation of the Broad Ripple Branch to the <a href="/wiki/Glendale_Town_Center" title="Glendale Town Center">Glendale Town Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlin_1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlin_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Glendale Branch opened in 2000 as the first full-service library at a major shopping center in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laura Johnston served in an interim role from 2003 to 2004 until the appointment of Linda Mielke, who served from 2004 until 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlin_1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlin_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was succeeded by Laura Bramble.<sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlin_1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlin_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a> and a successful state ballot measure to cap property taxes in 2008, the Indianapolis Public Library faced a budget shortfall of $4 million in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After considering closing six branches, officials decided to reduce branch hours by 26 percent, layoff 37 employees, and increase fines.<sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlin_1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlin_1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jackie Nytes served as the chief executive officer from 2012 until 2021, when she stepped down from her position.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Nytes' leadership in 2014, the library board received approval from the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_City-County_Council" title="Indianapolis City-County Council">Indianapolis City-County Council</a> to issue $58.5 million in bonds to renovate and relocate existing branches and construct new ones during the following decade.<sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlin_2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlin_2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2016, the boards of the Indianapolis and the Beech Grove public libraries voted to merge. Beech Grove's library becoming the twenty-third branch of the Indianapolis system on June 1, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, the Indianapolis Public Library terminated its late fee policy, waiving fines for more than 87,000 accounts for overdue items.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jackie Nytes resigned from the position of CEO following protests and allegations of racism.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Helling was named interim chief executive officer at the August 23, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Helling served until March 2022, when <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nichelle_Hayes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nichelle Hayes (page does not exist)">Nichelle Hayes</a> was appointed as interim CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Hayes was a finalist for the position of CEO, a divided board appointed Gregory Hill to the position on April 24, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Website_and_digital_holdings">Website and digital holdings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Website and digital holdings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The library website provides access to the library's catalog, online collections, digital archives, and subscription databases. The Bibliocommons catalog allows users to search the library's holdings of books, journals, and other materials. It also enables cardholders to request books from any branch and have them delivered to any branch for pickup. </p><p>IndyPL gives cardholders free access from home to thousands of current and historical magazines, newspapers, journals, and reference books in subscription databases, including <a href="/wiki/EBSCOhost" class="mw-redirect" title="EBSCOhost">EBSCOhost</a>, which contains the full text of major magazines, the <a href="/wiki/The_Indianapolis_Star" title="The Indianapolis Star"><i>Indianapolis Star</i></a> (1903–present), and the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i> (1851–present).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/E-books" class="mw-redirect" title="E-books">E-books</a> (including downloadable audiobooks) are more popular than physical items, with five electronic resources being checked out for each one printed book, CD, or other physical resource.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, the most checked-out item in the IPL system was electronic copies of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i> magazine, which were borrowed 6,800 times; the most popular e-book was <a href="/wiki/Spare_(memoir)" title="Spare (memoir)"><i>Spare</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Indianapolis Public Library Digital Archives (Digital Indy) is a freely accessible database of over 200,000 digital images and recordings of cultural and historical interest. The collections in this archive highlight Indianapolis schools, arts organizations, neighborhoods, governmental institutions, and other groups.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The library offers the <i>Encyclopedia of Indianapolis,</i> a free-access, web-based encyclopedia providing comprehensive social, cultural, economic, historical, political, and physical descriptions of Indianapolis. The updated <i>Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</i> was created in partnership with The Polis Center at <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_Indianapolis" title="Indiana University Indianapolis">Indiana University Indianapolis</a> and several other major historical and cultural institutions and builds on the information featured in the original print encyclopedia published by The Polis Center in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shared_System">Shared System</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Shared System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The public library offers library services to Indianapolis schools and museums through its Shared System services. The system allows members and students to use their IndyPL library cards to borrow materials from their library as well as IndyPL's collection through the library's catalog. Local museums and special libraries sharing the catalog include the <a href="/wiki/Eiteljorg_Museum_of_American_Indians_and_Western_Art" title="Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art">Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Medical_History_Museum" title="Indiana Medical History Museum">Indiana Medical History Museum</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Museum_of_Art" title="Indianapolis Museum of Art">Indianapolis Museum of Art</a> at Newfields, the BJE Maurer Jewish Community Library, and <a href="/wiki/Riley_Hospital_for_Children" title="Riley Hospital for Children">Riley Hospital for Children</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Central_Library">Central Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Central Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Central_Library_(Indianapolis)" title="Central Library (Indianapolis)">Central Library (Indianapolis)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg/220px-Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg/330px-Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg/440px-Indianapolis-Marion_County_Public_Library-Digital_Bookmobile_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Indianapolis Public Library Digital Bookmobile outside Central Library</figcaption></figure> <p>Located in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Indianapolis" title="Downtown Indianapolis">downtown Indianapolis</a>, the Central Library building was designed by architect <a href="/wiki/Paul_Philippe_Cret" title="Paul Philippe Cret">Paul Philippe Cret</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Zantzinger,_Borie_and_Medary" class="mw-redirect" title="Zantzinger, Borie and Medary">Zantzinger, Borie and Medary</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-SHAARD_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SHAARD-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library opened in 1917 and was added to the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1975. Central Library has undergone many renovations and expansions throughout its history; the largest and most recent project was completed by <a href="/wiki/Woollen,_Molzan_and_Partners" title="Woollen, Molzan and Partners">Woollen, Molzan and Partners</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia_of_Indianapolis-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_collections">Special collections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special collections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Central Library's sixth floor includes the <a href="/wiki/Nina_Mason_Pulliam_Indianapolis_Special_Collections_Room" title="Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room">Indianapolis Special Collections Room</a>, named for newspaper executive <a href="/wiki/Nina_Mason_Pulliam" title="Nina Mason Pulliam">Nina Mason Pulliam</a>. The collection contains a variety of archival adult and children's materials, both fiction and nonfiction books by local authors, photographs, scrapbooks, typescripts, manuscripts, autographed editions, letters, newspapers, magazines, and realia. The collection features <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut" title="Kurt Vonnegut">Kurt Vonnegut</a>, <a href="/wiki/May_Wright_Sewall" title="May Wright Sewall">May Wright Sewall</a>, the Woollen family, <a href="/wiki/James_Whitcomb_Riley" title="James Whitcomb Riley">James Whitcomb Riley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Booth_Tarkington" title="Booth Tarkington">Booth Tarkington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 3,800-square-foot (350 m<sup>2</sup>) Center for Black Literature & Culture opened at Central Library in 2017, provided by $1.3 million in grant funding from the <a href="/wiki/Lilly_Endowment" title="Lilly Endowment">Lilly Endowment</a>. The center houses some 10,000 books, magazines, DVDs, and e-books with plans to quadruple the collection to 40,000 items over the next five years. The center's window banners pay tribute to local Black figures, including former <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> basketball player, <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Tamika Catchings</a>, poet and playwright, <a href="/wiki/Mari_Evans" title="Mari Evans">Mari Evans</a>, and Congresswoman <a href="/wiki/Julia_Carson" title="Julia Carson">Julia Carson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phase II of the project commenced after an <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_City-County_Council" title="Indianapolis City-County Council">Indianapolis City-County Council</a> committee issued $5.3 million in bonds for facility upgrades and projects in July 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the Indianapolis Public Library, in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Indy_Pride" title="Indy Pride">Indy Pride</a> and others, dedicated the <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gonzalez_Library_and_Archives" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives">Chris Gonzalez Collection</a>, named for <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</a> activist and Indiana Youth Group co-founder <a href="/wiki/Christopher_T._Gonzalez" title="Christopher T. Gonzalez">Christopher T. Gonzalez</a>. The collection of 7,000 items relating to local and national LGBTQ+ history and culture was merged with the Central Library collection.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=Indianapolis_Public_Library">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=Indianapolis_Public_Library">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=Indianapolis_Public_Library">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=Indianapolis_Public_Library">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=Indianapolis_Public_Library">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <p>The Indianapolis Public Library system operates 24 branch libraries and provides <a href="/wiki/Bookmobile" title="Bookmobile">bookmobile</a> services. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th><abbr title="Established">Est.</abbr> </th> <th>Built </th> <th>Location </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th> <th class="unsortable">Image </th></tr> <tr> <td>Beech Grove </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>1953 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7219_N_86.0946_W_type:landmark&title=Beech+Grove+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°43′19″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°05′41″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7219°N 86.0946°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7219; -86.0946</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Beech Grove Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>The branch is located in the city of <a href="/wiki/Beech_Grove,_Indiana" title="Beech Grove, Indiana">Beech Grove</a>. It was absorbed by the Indianapolis Public Library in 2016. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Beech_Grove_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>College Avenue </td> <td>1924 </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.832_N_86.1455_W_type:landmark&title=College+Avenue+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°49′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°08′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8320°N 86.1455°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8320; -86.1455</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">College Avenue Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 2000, the library was named the Broadway Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_College_Avenue_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Decatur </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1990 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.6868_N_86.2786_W_type:landmark&title=Decatur+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°41′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°16′43″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.6868°N 86.2786°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.6868; -86.2786</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Decatur Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 1990, the library was named the Marwood Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Decatur_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eagle </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8262_N_86.2554_W_type:landmark&title=Eagle+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°49′34″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°15′19″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8262°N 86.2554°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8262; -86.2554</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Eagle Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Eagle_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>East 38th Street </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8257_N_86.0762_W_type:landmark&title=East+38th+Street+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°49′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°04′34″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8257°N 86.0762°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8257; -86.0762</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">East 38th Street Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 2003, the library was named the Emerson Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_East_38th_Street_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3" title="Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3">East Washington</a> </td> <td>1911 </td> <td>1911 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7686_N_86.1158_W_type:landmark&title=East+Washington+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°46′07″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°06′57″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7686°N 86.1158°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7686; -86.1158</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">East Washington Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Established as Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3, it is one of two <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_library" title="Carnegie library">Carnegie library</a> buildings in Indianapolis still used for its original purpose. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fort Ben </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8558_N_86.0034_W_type:landmark&title=Fort+Ben+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°51′21″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°00′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8558°N 86.0034°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8558; -86.0034</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Fort Ben Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>The branch is located in the city of <a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Indiana" title="Lawrence, Indiana">Lawrence</a>. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg/100px-FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg/150px-FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg/200px-FortBen_ExteriorPhoto2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6720" data-file-height="4480" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Franklin Road </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.6875_N_86.0192_W_type:landmark&title=Franklin+Road+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°41′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°01′09″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.6875°N 86.0192°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.6875; -86.0192</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Franklin Road Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 2000, the library was named the Wanamaker Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Franklin_Road_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Garfield Park </td> <td>1918 </td> <td>1965 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7319_N_86.14_W_type:landmark&title=Garfield+Park+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°43′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°08′24″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7319°N 86.1400°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7319; -86.1400</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Garfield Park Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until 2011, the library was named the Shelby Branch.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Garfield_Park_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Glendale </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>2024 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8693_N_86.1066_W_type:landmark&title=Glendale+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°52′09″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°06′24″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8693°N 86.1066°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8693; -86.1066</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Glendale Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>The library was established as the Broad Ripple Branch, adopting the Glendale name when it relocated to a storefront at <a href="/wiki/Glendale_Town_Center" title="Glendale Town Center">Glendale Town Center</a> in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new standalone library branch opened in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Haughville </td> <td>1896 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7744_N_86.1974_W_type:landmark&title=Haughville+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°46′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°11′51″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7744°N 86.1974°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7744; -86.1974</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Haughville Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Haughville_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>InfoZone </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.811_N_86.158_W_type:landmark&title=InfoZone"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°48′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°09′29″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8110°N 86.1580°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8110; -86.1580</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">InfoZone</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>The branch is located on the second floor of <a href="/wiki/The_Children%27s_Museum_of_Indianapolis" title="The Children's Museum of Indianapolis">The Children's Museum of Indianapolis</a>. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_InfoZone_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Irvington </td> <td>1903 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7703_N_86.0709_W_type:landmark&title=Irvington+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°46′13″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°04′15″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7703°N 86.0709°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7703; -86.0709</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Irvington Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>The branch was established at the <a href="/wiki/Bona_Thompson_Memorial_Center" title="Bona Thompson Memorial Center">Bona Thompson Memorial Center</a>. It was known as the Brown Branch from 1956 until its relocation in 2001. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Irvington_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lawrence </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1983 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8979_N_86.0338_W_type:landmark&title=Lawrence+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°53′52″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°02′02″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8979°N 86.0338°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8979; -86.0338</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Lawrence Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Lawrence_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Martindale–Brightwood </td> <td>1901 </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8031_N_86.1027_W_type:landmark&title=Martindale%E2%80%93Brightwood+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°48′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°06′10″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8031°N 86.1027°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8031; -86.1027</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Martindale–Brightwood Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 2020, the library was named the Brightwood Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Martindale-Brightwood_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michigan Road </td> <td>2018<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8687_N_86.2013_W_type:landmark&title=Michigan+Road+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°52′07″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°12′05″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8687°N 86.2013°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8687; -86.2013</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Michigan Road Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Michigan_Road_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nora </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>1971 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.913_N_86.1415_W_type:landmark&title=Nora+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°54′47″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°08′29″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.9130°N 86.1415°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.9130; -86.1415</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Nora Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nora-library-1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/100px-Nora-library-1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/150px-Nora-library-1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Nora-library-1998.jpg/200px-Nora-library-1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="661" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pike </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1986 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.8748_N_86.2588_W_type:landmark&title=Pike+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°52′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°15′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.8748°N 86.2588°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.8748; -86.2588</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pike Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Until its relocation in 1986, the library was named the Westlane Branch. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Pike_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2268" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southport </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1974 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.6509_N_86.1175_W_type:landmark&title=Southport+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°39′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°07′03″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.6509°N 86.1175°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.6509; -86.1175</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Southport Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Southport_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Branch_No._6" title="Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6">Spades Park</a> </td> <td>1912 </td> <td>1912 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7849_N_86.1289_W_type:landmark&title=Spades+Park+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°47′06″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°07′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7849°N 86.1289°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7849; -86.1289</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Spades Park Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td>Established as Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6, it is one of two <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_library" title="Carnegie library">Carnegie library</a> buildings in Indianapolis still used for its original purpose. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Spades_Park_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2420" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Warren </td> <td>1974 </td> <td>1974 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7961_N_85.9955_W_type:landmark&title=Warren+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°47′46″N</span> <span class="longitude">85°59′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7961°N 85.9955°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7961; -85.9955</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Warren Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Warren_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wayne </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>1983 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7612_N_86.2898_W_type:landmark&title=Wayne+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°45′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°17′23″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7612°N 86.2898°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7612; -86.2898</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Wayne Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_Wayne_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Indianapolis </td> <td>1897 </td> <td>1986 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.7507_N_86.1946_W_type:landmark&title=West+Indianapolis+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°45′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°11′41″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.7507°N 86.1946°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.7507; -86.1946</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">West Indianapolis Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Indianapolis_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>West Perry </td> <td>2021<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Indianapolis_Public_Library&params=39.6659_N_86.1876_W_type:landmark&title=West+Perry+Branch"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°39′57″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°11′15″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.6659°N 86.1876°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.6659; -86.1876</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">West Perry Branch</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg/100px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg/150px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg/200px-Indianapolis_Public_Library_West_Perry_Branch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_libraries" title="List of libraries">List of libraries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Indianapolis" title="Government of Indianapolis">Government of Indianapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne_Branch_Library_No._2" title="Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2">Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indianapolis_Public_Library&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>1.<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^</a></b></span> This is based on the 2019 population estimate of Marion County, Indiana, subtracting the populations of the Town of Speedway, Indiana. 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Indianapolis: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, 2011.</li> <li>Downey, Lawrence J. <i>A <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/collection/downey/id/264/rec/1">Live Thing in the Whole Town: The History of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 1873-1990</a>.</i> Indianapolis: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, 1991.</li> <li>Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. <i>Historic Highlights.</i> Indianapolis: The Library, 1993.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJean_Preer2013" class="citation book cs1">Jean Preer (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=OfC9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA129">"Counter Culture: The World as Viewed from Inside the Indianapolis Public Library, 1944–1956"</a>. In Christine Pawley; Louise S. 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