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Experience the opportunity to unjudge someone by sitting down together in a safe space to challenge stereotypes and stigmas. HEPL will host its first...

By Julia Welzen, Community Engagement Coordinator At Hamilton East Public Library, we love to get out in the community and visit with you outside...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Explore everything going on at HEPL to celebrate this month. Mental Health Resource Guide Download our newly updated mental...

By Kathy Sasseman Love music? Join us on select Saturdays throughout the year for the 2023 HEPL Music Series! This is the ninth year...

The 2023 HEPL Seed Library will open for the year on Wednesday, March 1, and we are so excited to share this year’s...

By Rachel Ratajski The theme for HEPL’s next Teen Writing Challenge is love! This can be any kind of love – friendship, family, pets,...

By Allison Kartman Why do you LOVE reading books? Is it escapism? How about feeling the world fade away and the thrill of taking...

Ignite Studio and Nickel Plate Arts are teaming up once again for Comic Book in a Day 2023. Celebrating 10 years, Comic Book in a...

The Hamilton East Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2022! Explore our annual recommendations for kids and adults, curated...

By: Julie Armstrong Calling all witches, wizards and muggles of all ages. Join us for some spellbinding fun during our eighth annual Harry Potter...

Written by: Ally Muterspaw Every year, the United States recognizes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month in June. The celebration commemorates...

The Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) is pleased to announce the return of our local author fair, a free open house-style event for...

  In response to the recent rise in COVID-19 transmission locally, the Hamilton East Public Library has temporarily suspended in-person programming and events at...

Written by: Nancy Massey, Indiana Room Coordinator Hamilton County will celebrate its 200th birthday in 2023. In preparation for this bicentennial celebration, a new...

While COVID-19 continues to shape our lives, we are future-focused and continue to press forward to safely provide library resources, programs, and services...

We offer contact-free curbside holds pickup by appointment. Once you place a hold and receive an email or text notification that your holds...

Celebrate Disability Awareness Month by exploring these books for all ages! For more Disability Awareness events and activities, click here.   Kids  Hello Goodbye Dog by...