by Steve Sass and Amanda Smith In April 2025, we detailed the history of the new Carlisle Olive Township Library's naturalized meadow and the efforts to maintain it (https://ncpl.lib.in.us/2025/04/08/beyond-the-books-biodiversity-in-action-at-the-new-carlisle-olive-township-library/). In the article, we discussed the original planting, the problems that ensued, and our efforts to correct them. In 2025, we began implementing a standardized method
If you’ve ever felt a bursting desire to talk about a book you just finished with someone else who knows exactly what you went through, start a book club with your friends! Discuss how the characters lured you into suspecting the wrong person in a murder mystery or the thrill you felt the moment you
This past year at ILF (Indiana Library Federation) Conference, one of the breakout sessions offered was Servicing the Aging Population Impacted by Dementia presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. When I saw that this was one of my options, I really wanted to attend for several reasons. One is that the NCPL has many wonderful programs
