There’s Something Fowl at the Winfield Branch Library!

Posted by Aaron on 22 March 18

Registration is now open for this All Ages Winfield Branch event:

Scenic Landscaping Photography

Posted by lclemons on 16 March 18

Scenic Landscaping Photography – Best Practices
Wednesday, March 21
6 p.m. – Meet and Greet
6:30-7:30 p.m. – Presentation

The Purdue Club of NWI will be featuring Photographer, Pete Doherty on Scenic Landscaping Photography – Best Practices. Pete is a local Scenic & Corporate Photographer.
Pete is a former bank marketing executive who started his own company, Doherty Images, LLC in 2005. A freelance photographer, he specializes in Chicago lakefront and Indiana Dunes photography. He also provides commercial photography to a wide range of businesses and organizations throughout Northwest Indiana and Chicago.

Friends Celebrate Service at Public Open House

Posted by lclemons on 22 February 18

Join the Friends of the Crown Point Library as they celebrate members (new and old) and a longtime support for the Library at a public open house on Tuesday, February 27 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the library’s meeting rooms.

Learn about the new membership benefits and upcoming events!

Social hour begins at 5 p.m.

Welcome and Announcements at 5:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served and musical entertainment will be provided by Chicago Harpist, Nichole Luchs.

Free. No RSVP! For more information contact Rose at (219) 663-3924.

March Storytimes at the Winfield Branch

Posted by lclemons on 07 February 18

Registration is now open for:

Library will begin search for new director

Posted by lclemons on 31 January 18

The Crown Point Community Library will begin searching, mid-February, for a new library director as Selina Gomez-Beloz resigned to accept a position at the Waukegan Public Library. Gomez-Beloz announced on January 18 she would be leaving; her last day will be February 15.

“This was not an easy decision, but one that meets the needs of my family, my career growth, and personal growth,” Gomez-Beloz announced to her staff.

Gomez-Beloz arrived in December 2014 and has left her special mark with many literary initiatives and processes that will keep the library moving forward in the future.

The Board of Trustees will hold an Executive Session on Monday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m. with a special board meeting to follow. The Board will be posting the Director position internally, with the possibility of conducting a national search beginning sometime in mid-February.  The public is welcome to attend the special board meeting.

As the search gets underway, updates will be posted on the library’s website and Facebook page.

February Storytimes at the Winfield Branch

Posted by Aaron on 15 December 17

Registration is open for the February Storytimes at the Winfield Branch.

Register here: Winfield Events

Want to swap educational materials?

Posted by lclemons on 14 December 17

Do you have educational materials that you no longer use?

Are you looking for new materials to include in your curriculum?

Swap your stuff for something else at the “Education Material Swap” Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10 – 12 p.m. at the Crown Point Library. The swap is hosted by the Friends of the Crown Point Library.

How it works:

Families/teachers will receive tickets in exchange for the curriculum to be swapped. The tickets will be used to “purchase” curriculum at the swap.

Drop off date:

Monday, January 8 between 2 – 6 p.m. at the Children’s Library desk located on the second floor. Questions? Please email Cindy Baumeister at cbaumeister@crownpointlibrary.org or call (219) 306-8068.

What kind of materials can you donate?

Textbooks, workbooks, teacher’s guides, DVDs, music CDs, educational games and puzzles, juvenile fiction and nonfiction, or other types of educational items geared towards preschool through high school. Items must be in good condition. Items donated will not be returned.

Is the swap open to the public?

Yes. Individuals who did not donate items to the swap will be able to shop from 11 – 12 p.m. on the day of the swap.  Items will range from $1 -$10. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Crown Point Library Organization.

For more information please call (219) 306-8068 or visit www.crownpointlibrary.org

Friends of the Library Present 2018 Travel Tour to Pacific Northwest & California

Posted by lclemons on 12 December 17

The Friends of the Crown Point Library present Pacific Northwest & California tour departing September 24-October 1, 2018. Come find out how you can help the Friends and travel with your “Friends” at our special TRAVEL PRESENTATION on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. at the Crown Point Library Meeting Room 1.

Please RSVP your attendance to Laura at lclemons@crownpointlibrary.org or call (219) 306-4599.

The tour details can be explored here! https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/862253

Food For Fines

Posted by lclemons on 21 November 17

Help Provide Holiday Meals

Food for Fines Campaign – December 1 – 8, 2017

The Crown Point Community Library’s Food for Fines Campaign will focus on supplying the necessary needs to local food pantries for holiday meals.  While we will accept any type of non-expired canned or packaged items, we would prefer items appropriate for a holiday meal.

Starting Friday, December 1 and ending Friday December 8, 2017, you can help by dropping off donations of canned or packaged non-perishable food items at the Crown Point Community Library. If you have an overdue fine on your account, the library is offering to waive $1.00 in overdue fines for each item you donate through us during that time (up to $20). This does not apply to lost or damaged items. Items returned must be in good condition.

Suggested Food Items

• Green Beans
• Corn
• Peas
• Mixed Vegetables
• Yams
• Sweet potatoes
• Pears, Peaches
• Fruit cocktail
• Cranberry sauce
• French-fried onions
• Stuffing
• Instant potatoes
• Cream of celery/mushroom
• Poultry/Vegetable broth
• Turkey gravy mix
• Biscuit mix
• Cake mix w/frosting
• Brownie/Muffin mix

Obituary Index: Updated and Improved!

Posted by Aaron on 13 October 17

The Crown Point Community Library Indiana Room is happy to say that the Crown Point Obituary Index has been updated and improved.  The Obituary Index consists of the obituaries and death notices in the weekly newspaper of Crown Point.  Through the hard work and dedication of the Reference staff, the index has been updated to include more years and more accurate information.  The search engine itself has been improved to make searching easier and more accurate as well.  There are still some years yet to be indexed, but the Indiana Room is working to complete those lists soon.  For now, researchers can search the index for the following years: 1857-1933, 1940-2016.  You can find the Obituary Index on the Crown Point Community Library website through the Indiana Room page http://crownpointlibrary.org/research/indianaroom/ or the Database page http://crownpointlibrary.org/database-list/.  If you conduct a search and are interested in viewing the obituary, please contact the Indiana Room genealogy@crownpointlibrary.org or 219-306-4593.

Please see the following statement about the Obituary Index.  It can be found on the index search page.

The Crown Point Community Library maintains a searchable index from the obituaries reported in the Crown Point Register, Crown Point Star, and The Lake County Star newspapers.  The index is available online http://engagedpatrons.org/database/cpplobits/ or in the Indiana Room.

The Crown Point Community Library Indiana Room has transcribed the Crown Point, Indiana Register and Star Newspapers: Death Index August 1857 to December 1930 and it is now available on the Crown Point Community Library website as part of the Crown Point Obituary Index.  Items are copied as initially entered by Marlene (Heald) VanEck unless there is a page number.  The Lake County Star/newspapers did not have official page numbers until 1926; prior to that time, the dates provided are as counted from the microfilm.  Please note that the date of the obituary in the newspaper does not necessarily reflect the actual date of death; many times the obituary only refers the death of the person without stating the date or day of the week.  Especially in the early newspapers, there was no formal obituary column and the announcements were randomly placed within the paper.  There may be errors from the original document as not all obituaries were verified.  Those that were verified have been corrected to reflect the entry in the newspaper.  As with a lot of genealogy research, there are misspellings of both first and last names.  Spellings are recorded in the database as they appear in the newspaper.  If you are not successful completing a search by entering the name, perhaps a search by letter will yield better results.  It is the advice of the Indiana Room to check alternate spellings, for both first and last names, when conducting genealogy research- not only among the Crown Point Obituary Index but all databases one utilizes.

The Crown Point Community Library Indiana Room has been very fortunate to provide the Crown Point and genealogy community with the obituary index for The Lake County Star newspaper.  Unfortunately, the newspaper no longer publishes obituaries on a regular basis.  Recognizing that the community relies on this service we will still be updating the database annually; however, please realize that if your family member died after 2015, the chances of The Lake County Star printing an obituary is very slim.