The St. Joseph County Public Library is among the local institutions taking preventative measures against coronavirus. To that effect, they have canceled all programs and meeting room bookings through April 18. Branches are still open during regular business hours. The library’s leadership says that branches are asking employees and volunteers to stay home if sick….
The League of Women Voters will host a Lunch with the League event this Friday at the Chocolate Café in downtown South Bend. The speaker is Debra Futa, the director of the St. Joseph County Public Library. The event takes place from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on May 10. The St. Joseph County Library…
College students, historians and researchers have a powerful new tool to search South Bend civil rights history from the late 1960s and 70s. The St. Joseph County Public Library, in partnership with the Indiana University South Bend Archives and Civil Rights Heritage Center, has just launched a new historical newspaper collection on their Michiana Memory…
The St. Joseph County Public Library has announced that Debra Futa will become the sixth library director. Futa, the current assistant library director, was chosen during a board meeting this week. “We were astounded at the strength of the candidates,” Terry Rensberger, Library Board President, said in a statement. “Mrs. Futa brings with her many…
New York Times best-selling author Erin Morgenstern will be in South Bend next week for a series of events at the St. Joseph County Public Library. Morgenstern is the author of The Night Circus, a story about two young magicians who compete in an elaborate contest. The novel is part of the library’s “One Book,…
The monthly “Discover South Bend” series continues this weekend with a look at local libraries. Three events are planned this Saturday at the Main Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library in downtown South Bend. The first event — titled “Preserving Photographic Memories” — will feature guest speaker Joan Hostetler of Heritage Photo and…
The director of the St. Joseph County Public Library is retiring from his position after nearly 40 years of service. Donald J. Napoli, whose tenure began in 1977, will step down on June 30, 2015. He is the longest serving director of the St. Joseph County Public Library. Only five directors have served in the…
Every now and then, you come across an artifact that reminds you just how much our city, let alone our society, has changed. Recently, I found this program from a “Secretarial Seminar” held at the St. Joseph County Public Library that taught young ladies the skills needed to be great secretaries. Sadly, I have not…
