{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "LibraryDistrictsofIndiana2025", "guid": "ADA499BB-7F5B-4C7D-875F-7B864970BCBD", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This dataset represents Indiana library district boundaries as of 2025. ", "description": "
Library Districts of Indiana 2025 was developed by Indiana State Library staff in May of 2025. The dataset includes information on the district, library name, year, and Evergreen status. Read more about Indiana State Library and the Evergreen program below.<\/div>

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About ISL: <\/strong>The Indiana State Library is responsible for:<\/p>

  1. Developing and providing library services to state government, its branches, its departments and its officials and employees;<\/li>
  2. Providing\n for the individual citizens of the state those specialized library \nservices not generally appropriate, economical or available in other \nlibraries of the state;<\/li>
  3. Encouraging and supporting the development of the library profession; and<\/li>
  4. Strengthening services of all types of publicly and privately supported special, school, academic, and public libraries.<\/li>
  5. Presenting\n and promoting publications, programs, and other opportunities for \nIndiana citizens of all ages to learn and teach about the history of \ntheir communities, the state of Indiana, and their relationships to the \nnation and the world.<\/li>

    Throughout its history, the Indiana State \nLibrary has developed strong collections in the fields of Indiana \nhistory and culture, Indiana state government and United States \ngovernment publications, Indiana newspapers, genealogy and family \nhistory resources on Indiana and the eastern United States, Braille, \nlarge print, and books on tape for the visually impaired, library \nscience, and American history, politics, and economics. Its collections \nin these areas support research by state agency employees, scholars, \ngenealogists, librarians, students, Indiana residents who are blind or \nhave physical disabilities, and the general public.  The Indiana \nHistorical Bureau provides public and digital history publications, \nprograms, and educational opportunities that promote a more thorough and\n diverse understanding of Indiana history and the process of creating \nhistory. They have operated the State Historical Marker Program since \n1946 and the Indiana Legislative Oral History Initiative since 2017, \namong other public programs. The Library Development Office and \nProfessional Development Office work to improve and support the \nlibraries of Indiana through assistance, training, and supervising the \ndistribution of state and federal funds.<\/p><\/ol>
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    The Evergreen Indiana Open-Source ILS Initiative

    Evergreen \nIndiana is a growing consortium of more than 100 public, school and \ninstitutional libraries located throughout Indiana that use the \nEvergreen ILS. Patrons of member libraries can use their Evergreen \nIndiana library card to view the catalogs and borrow materials from the \nother member libraries. For a full list of participating libraries, \nplease visit the Member Libraries<\/a> page.<\/p>

    The\n Evergreen Indiana project is being funded by the Indiana State Library \nthrough Library Services and Technology Act [LSTA] grants and \nparticipant membership fees. The services provided by the State Library \ninclude purchasing and maintaining the central servers, personnel costs \nin operating the system, training, software development, data \nconversion, and other related expenses.<\/p>

    The Evergreen Indiana \nproject is being funded by a combination of Library Services and \nTechnology Act [LSTA] grants and participant membership fees. Requests \nfor membership are approved by the Executive Committee at its regularly \nscheduled meetings. Libraries interested in joining the consortium must \nhave Board of Trustees approval and submit a completed Membership \nApplication Packet. For more information about joining Evergreen \nIndiana, please visit the Join Evergreen Indiana<\/a> page.<\/p>
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