OUTREACH PROGRAM CENTERS
Outreach mobile libraries are located inside every community center in East Chicago!
Bessie Owens |
4001 Alexander Ave |
397-4039 |
Heritage Hall |
4506 Tod Ave. |
397-5773 |
Marktown Center |
3509 Spruce Street |
391-8370 |
Martin Luther King |
4902 Melville Ave. |
397-4092 |
Penn Center |
3550 Pennsylvania Ave. |
397-4014 |
Roberto Clemente |
3616 Elm Street |
397-4065 |
St. Catherine Hosp. |
4321 Fir Street |
392-7183 |
Homebound Services ~ Bring the Library to you! We Deliver!
Unable to visit the library because of a physical disability, illness or accident that left them homebound? You can still enjoy your favorite books, magazines and audio materials in the convenience of their home. These materials can be delivered to their doorstep for free. For more details call (219) 397-2453 Ext. 11or e-mail your request to mhardaway@ecpl.org.
Movie Day
Come out and enjoy a good movie after school one day a week at your neighborhood Outreach Center program are held monthly.
Arts & Craft Day for Kids
Children of all ages enjoy arts and craft days weekly at your neighborhood Outreach Center.
Reading Day
Children of all ages take time out to read your favorite book at your neighborhood Outreach Center.
Computer Day
Children learn how to navigate a computer at your neighborhood Outreach Center.
Game Day
Children of all ages participate in game day activities once a week. Program held monthly.
Click on the Photo Gallery Tab to the left of the screen to view more photos of Outreach events!
We also encourage theme-celebrated activities monthly in our Youth Services and Outreach Departments
Picturing America Grant Project
National Endowment for the Humanities at the Outreach Reading Centers:
The Purpose of Picturing America is to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture
which also brings great art into public libraries. The East Chicago Public Library has received a set of forty reproductions
of American Masterpieces, a teacher’s resource book and additional educational resources. Each center did an activity based on the theme of their portrait.
Captions below each picture.
Clemente Center – “Portrait of a Boy”
Heritage Hall – “Benjamin Franklin”
MLK Center – “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”
Bessie Owens Center – “Ladder for Booker T. Washington”
Penn Center – “ The Dove”
151st Center – “Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights”
Mark Town – “Migrant Mother”
Spring Fashion Show
Models on stage
Dancers and Models
Parents, family and friends in audience
