Dena Wargo Archives - Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library

A man reads with a young girl sitting in a chair at the Harris Branch. "Support Literacy, Support MPHPL, December 2, 2025, Giving Tuesday."

Support Literacy at MPHPL

GivingTuesday offers the chance to support community literacy. Your donation funds family programs, outreach services and prize books for reading challenge participants.

The Harris Branch Youth Courtyard, which borders the Harris Branch Youth Services area, features benches, picnic tables and a freshly manicured landscape.

Harris Branch Youth Courtyard Now Open

The Harris Branch Youth Courtyard is now open! Families with children can access the courtyard from inside the Children’s area. The secure outdoor 4,000-square-foot fenced-in area features free Wi-Fi, benches and picnic tables. Families are welcome to bring a blanket, pack a picnic and make the most of this beautiful area during our Harris Branch operating hours.

Six people stand as two of them hold a giant rebate check from I&M Power in the amount of $10,745.

MPHPL Earns $10k+ Rebate Check for Harris Branch Lighting Upgrades

An Indiana Michigan Power representative was on hand at Thursday night’s MPHPL board meeting to deliver a $10,745 rebate check for recent energy-efficient lighting upgrades that were implemented at the Harris Branch.

Photo of NIPSCO Check Presentation - Andrew Regnier, business agent with Heat & Frost Insulators Local 75, Yancy Gradeless, Valley Insulating Co. Inc., Rick Rittenhouse, MPHPL maintenance manager, MPHPL operations manager Dena Wargo, and Kirby Dipert, Michele Abrell and Voskra Darnell all representing NIPSCO

MPHPL Receives NIPSCO Energy Efficiency Incentive Rebate

The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library received an energy efficiency incentive rebate from Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) for energy-efficient projects recently conducted at the library’s three locations.