Welcome to Willard Library

Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana, is famous for personal service and treasured special collections. Make the oldest public library in the state your destination... whether you’re a genealogist seeking to uncover the past, or a reader looking for a great book for yourself or your children.

Experience Jewish Film: Crossfire

Experience Jewish Film: Crossfire

May 19, 2013

Screening of Crossfire (1946)

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Ya Ya Book Club

Ya Ya Book Club

May 20, 2013

Join a great group of readers as we discuss Little Bee by Chris Cleve.

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Deal with It!

Deal with It!

May 22, 2013

Pick a day to write about! Express your likes and dislikes. How could your day have been better or worse? Did you ever have a giggle fit? We will be talking about how to deal with the stress in your life.

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Artwork at Willard Library

Plate of Willard Library

Plate of Willard Library

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Willard Library History

1957

The arrival of television in Evansville created an unexpected upswing in circulation of children's books. Nearly 11,000 more books were checked out (than in the previous year) by children whose interest in various topics had been piqued by television programs.