The Indiana State Library specializes in Indiana genealogy, but did you know that we have genealogical resources from all over the country? #genealogy #Indiana #NewYork

The WNBA season is in full swing. Read about the Indiana Fever materials that we have at the Indiana State Library, dating back 25 years to the inaugural 2000 season. tinyurl.com/y5mb9ump #CaitlinClark #IndianaFever #WNBA

This 1934 aerial view of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can be found in the Indiana State Library's digital collections. tinyurl.com/yyen6aax #Indy500 #Indianapolis500 #Speedway

Reminder: The Indiana State Library will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. The library will re-open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. #MemorialDay #holiday #closure

Born May 27, 1844, May Wright Sewall was a woman who did it all. This award, given at the storied World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, was one of hundreds awarded to Sewall. The State Library houses many pamphlets and books related to her work. tinyurl.com/yc37a7ty #history

Come to the Indiana State Library and see how many card catalogs you can find! #Indianapolis #CardCatalog #library

Come visit our Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room and Browsing Room! The Manuscripts Room is a beautiful room where researchers can view items from the State Library’s vast collection. The Browsing Room hosts a sample of the thousands of items in the library’s collection.

This watercolor painting by Louise D. Hibben - from the Indiana State Library's Hibben family papers collection - shows a mountainous landscape with a river bisecting a rocky landscape studded with snow and evergreen trees. Read more about Hibben here: tinyurl.com/msavzpx7

The State Library has the paperwork for your ancestors’ farms, last wills and marriages. The original ledgers were scanned to film and now you can explore your roots by harvesting these gems from our microfilm cabinets. We can help you locate reels and use the reader machines.

Summer reading of yesteryear. These are but a sampling of the Newbery Medal-winning books housed at the Indiana State Library. Come see if we have your favorite. Also, read more about the influential Mr. Newbery here: tinyurl.com/ycf7bbrf #books #SummerReading #Newbery

A recently processed collection at the State Library from Helen Eaton Jacoby contains not only research and correspondence, but numerous interesting and well-composed photographs documenting both the Eaton, Jacoby and other related families. Read more: tinyurl.com/4mrt797a

Check out the hot topics of the day in the June 1955 issue of the Rex Top-ics, the monthly publication for employees of the Rex Manufacturing Company in Connersville, Indiana. tinyurl.com/ms76ckyk #FlagDay #newsletter #Indiana

On July 2, the Civics Season Wiki Edit-a-thon will take place at the IndyPL's Spades Branch. By adding trusted primary source documents from the State Archives to Wiki sites, editors help make the research more accurate and the sources more accessible. bit.ly/4lPxWxp

Summer is here and so are fairs! This 1952 program for the Delaware County Fair includes a "premium list of the 100th anniversary Delaware County Fair of the Delaware County Agricultural and Mechanical Society." tinyurl.com/5d3vzczm #fair #summer #Indiana

The Indiana Authors' Calendar for 1904 features caricatures of James Whitcomb Riley, Charles Major, George Ade, Booth Tarkington, Meredith Nicholson, Lew Wallace and George Barr McCutcheon, all drawn by George Brehm in 1903. tinyurl.com/3mzmbvu5 #Indiana #famous

Beat the heat inside the Indiana State Library in our Indiana Young Readers Center! #IndianaStateLibrary #Indiana #books

The large stone urns located near the Senate Street door of the Indiana State Library were designed by Leon Hermant and carved by Adolph Wolter. They feature bison heads inspired by the bison on the Indiana state seal. #urns #bison #Indianapolis

The grand staircase in the Great Hall of the Indiana State Library leads to the original 1934 circulation desk. #stairs #GreatHall #Indianapolis

This toy catalog from the Auburn Rubber Company of Auburn, Indiana shows the boxed line for 1953. The catalog can be found in the Indiana State Library's trade catalog collection. tinyurl.com/bd6kk39p #toys #Indiana #Auburn

Reminder: The Indiana State Library will be closed tomorrow, Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. We will re-open on Monday, July 7, at 8 a.m. #closure #Indiana #reminder