In early January 2022, St. Joe County Public Library (SJCPL) established an annual charge of $50 to our Mishawaka patrons. In response, on January 20, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library moved to reciprocate St. Joe County…
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VITA Services Available at Mishawaka Library 2022
Individuals and families with an annual household income of $64,000 or less can file for free through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, sponsored by Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. The program is a grant-based IRS initiative designed to…
MPHPL Promotes Stephanie Maggart to Community Engagement Coordinator
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library is pleased to announce the promotion of Stephanie Maggart to the position of Community Engagement Coordinator.
Beloved Rabbit is Back on Display at Mishawaka Library
No matter if you called it bunny, rabbit, bunny rabbit or something else – there is no doubting the marble statue has been a fixture in the children’s section at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library for decades. When renovations finished in 2018, MPHPL Director Donna Meeks recalls that Roland Morin, a longtime…
MPHPL Hosts Peter De Kever’s Book-Signing Event
On Saturday, December 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., MPHPL will host a book-signing event for author Peter De Kever in the atrium of the downtown Mishawaka Library. De Kever recently published a new book, Hidden History of Mishawaka, and the book…
MPHPL Partners with South Bend Area Genealogical Society for Scan-a-Thon
Mishawaka Library Partners with the South Bend Area Genealogical Society to Host First-ever Scan-a-Thon On Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, in partnership with the South Bend Area Genealogical Society, will host a Scan-a-Thon at the downtown Mishawaka…
MPHPL Promotes Jennifer Ludwig to Director of Patron Services
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library is pleased to announce veteran employee Jennifer Ludwig has been promoted to Director of Patron Services. Ludwig has worked for MPHPL for the past 20+ years serving in numerous roles which has literally placed her in…
Join Author and Historian Robert Mueller Live on Veterans Day via Zoom
Veterans Day is a special day to remember and thank veterans who served honorably during war or peacetime. This Veterans Day 2021, we invite the community to come together online via Zoom as we welcome author and historian Robert Mueller as our special Veterans Day MPHPL guest speaker.
Heritage Room at Mishawaka Library Opens Monday, Oct. 25
The Heritage Room at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library will open on Monday, October 25, 2021. The doors were closed to the room in March of 2020, and Monday will be the first time that library-goers will be able to step foot…
Renovated Common Area at Mishawaka Library Reopens Monday, Sept. 13
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library is excited to announce renovations to the Common Area inside the downtown Mishawaka Library are complete. The area will reopen to the public Monday, Sept. 13.