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Are you ready for the unexpected?

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. 

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Celebrate 30 years of the Rensselaer Library with your artwork

This November the Rensselaer Library will be celebrating it’s 30th Birthday!

We are asking local artists of all ages and skill levels to help celebrate this momentous occasion by creating a piece of artwork that will be displayed in the month of November through mid-December.

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Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel get loud for libraries as honorary chairs of Library Card Sign-up Month 2022

Tony Award-winning performer, actress, singer-songwriter, and philanthropist Idina Menzel and her sister, author and educator Cara Mentzel, have been named honorary chairs of Library Card Sign-Up Month.

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Library services upgrade planned for this weekend

We at the Jasper County Public Library will soon be migrating our ILS (integrated library system) - our computerized inventory - to a newer version. We are anticipating a smooth transition; however, some things will be different or unavailable during this migration and some things may look and work differently after the migration.

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Are you ready for National Sandwich Month?

Surprise! August is National Sandwich Month! According to www.nationaldaycalendar.com, the Wheat Flour Institute established August as National Sandwich Month in 1952. I think August is an appropriate month for this celebration since kids will be heading back to school soon and packing lunches will once again become a daily chore.

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Libraries: your passport to knowledge

From outdoor library gardens, to gem collections, to the largest public genealogy library in the nation, Indiana libraries showcase many unique learning opportunities.

Between now and July 29, 2023, Hoosiers are invited to discover the wealth of knowledge that can be found at Indiana libraries with a fun guide: the Indiana Library Passport.

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Don't get the blues; July is national blueberry month

What’s the best way to eat a blueberry? Well, that can depend on how you’ve enjoyed them in the past. A rather unpleasant memory I have is picking little blueberries off a bush in the sweltering heat and thinking, “I am never going to be able to pick a whole bucket of these things!”

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If your back could talk, it might tell you to try INSPIRE

Oh, my aching back! Lots and lots of bending, but the garden is finally planted.

I probably took on more than I should have and am now contemplating a much different approach for next year.

Raised beds or container gardening. How enticing does that sound?

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Our pets mean the world to us

We all love our pets dearly. The American Veterinary Medical Association has put together a list of ways you can be a responsible pet parent, and you can celebrate your pets the first week of May each year with National Pet Week.

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