We love our patrons! Here are some of our favorite stories of how people use the library. Have a story you’d like to tell? Let us know!
Local author writes at German Branch
June 12, 2023
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South Bend teen organizes climate change awareness art exhibit at Main Library
May 2, 2023
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Local Musicians use Studio 304 to Produce Music
April 26, 2023
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Growing up at the Library
November 17, 2022
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Young writer creates Star Wars magazine on display at St. Joe County Public Library
May 4, 2022
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Amanda Valerie Judd wins the Library’s Spill the Ink Poetry Contest
April 30, 2022
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Ann Jacobs uses Francis Branch as quiet study space while she earns her degree
March 15, 2022
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South Bend local Joe Schultz completes ‘Old Ironsides’ model ship over 64 years
March 1, 2022
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Local artists use Studio 304 to record music and create digital art.
September 1, 2021
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