At the January 25th meeting of the Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) the topic of a third library branch was brought into the discussed. Currently HEPL has two library branches. One is located in the downtown area of Fishers and…
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Fishers Public Library (HEPL) Tax Rate Goes Down for 2024
Fishers Public Library (HEPL) 2024 budget order was issued, with a final tax rate is $.0313 for the General fund and $.0182 for the Lease Rental Payment, for a combined rate of $.0495. The total tax levy for 2024 was…
HEPL Strategic Plan: Where is the Fishers Public Library Headed?
At the December 21st, 2023 meeting of the Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) board meeting, a draft strategic plan was presented. This was a look forward to the library’s plans for 2024 to 2028. The plan started with a few…
HEPL Ratifies Book Collection Development Policy
2023 was the year of controversy at Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) regarding their book collection policy that defines how books are shelved within the library. While some changes had been made to the policy to address book challenges and…
Our Public Library Is Not Just Books: (Cookie) Bar Crawl
Judging cookies? Sounds yummy! Saturday, December 9th from 4:00 to 5:00pm is the Hamilton East Public Library (Cookie) Bar Crawl. This is a chance to have your cookies (or other baked treat) judged or to be a judge. At the…
Statement from HEPL
The following is a statement from Hamilton East Public Library. FishersTOS would like to thank Edra Waterman for her service to Fishers over the past 12 years and wishes her all the best in her new role. At the November…
The Challenged Books at Hamilton East Public Library (Fishers/Noblesville)
You might have heard that there has been a lot of controversy at the Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) that has reached national attention. HEPL is the Noblesville and Fishers public libraries. Specifically, there was a policy update that was…
Number of Titles Moved Increased in August at HEPL
In July, HEPL reported that 1,385 books had been moved from the Teen Zone to the general (adult) collection. In the August 20th report, this number increased to t total of 1,939 books having been moved to the adult section.…
It Was Moved at HEPL – “Let’s Talk About It”
Editorial I started to make a comment on social media, but instead decided to write an opinion piece/editorial here on FishersTOS.com. I want to address the elephant that one library board member keeps dragging into the room – so to…
Thoughts on the Fishers Library and Its Leadership
This is clearly an opinion piece Do you use the Fishers or Noblesville public libraries? These two libraries are the Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) system and are available for Fishers and Noblesville residents to freely use. My family and…