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Explores four generations of the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller family, the businesses located at 301 Washington, and the building's design history over nearly 100 years.
Searchable archive of thousands of academic journals.
Search for AR books by point level.
Search for relatives, census records, marriage and death records, and so much more. Temporarily Available for home use.
Take online video music courses! Professional musicians provide instructions.
Adquirir todos los conocimientos básicos y habilidades que necesitas para enfrentar tu vida laboral y cotidiana.
K-12 public school district serving most of Bartholomew County.
Searchable map of Bartholomew County by individual property (requires free registration).
Local county government.
County-wide guide for health and wellness resources
Click to see the library's extensive list of genealogy resources, including research databases, newspaper archives, local links, and more.
A children's resource that makes learning math fun!
Historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence in U.S. history showing the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
Homework help, home school support and help finding the perfect book for children and teens
An excellent government resource for information on countries and cultures.
Digital collection of Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives.
Digital collection of Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives material on the IUPUI website.
The Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives collects, preserves, and promotes the documentation of the design and construction process of the significant architecture that has made Columbus and Bartholomew County
Local city government.
Maps and schedules for the local transit system.
These tutorials will help empower you to be more comfortable with this type of technology, from learning the parts of a computer to using a mouse.
Your favorite consumer magazine now easily readable 24-7 from your home or office. Get ratings for refrigerators, cars, TVs, baby monitors, and more.
Create a quality resume step-by-step with this helpful resume builder program.
Searchable archives to thousands of general interest magazines.
Ball State University Libraries' Drawings and Documents Archive is a unique resource dedicated to preserving the history of Indiana's built environment. Our collections contain over 130,000 original architectural drawings, landscape plans, blueprints, photographs, models, and building remnants that tell the stories of Indiana’s buildings, sites, and structures.
A database of driving tests and study manuals.
Find articles on topics of interest for children in primary grades.
IRS federal tax forms.
K-12 public district serving northeastern Bartholomew County.
The online searchable edition of the Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia.
Over 300 online educational courses. Technology, languages, personal skills, test prep, and so much more. Courses are six weeks long and start each month!
Free resource featuring user recommendations of books and searchable database to find more books to read.
Online courses offered through Gale Courses on topics related to grant writing.
GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.
Columbus Area Visitors Center guide to works of architectural significance.
Searchable database of this prominent business publication.
Journal articles on health-related topics
PDF guides for BCPL downloadable resources
Historic Columbus Indiana strives to provide the best, all-encompassing look at life in Columbus through scanned images and memories.
A forum for questions and answers of local historical interest.
Download audiobooks, eBooks, movies, music, comics, and more.
Hope, Indiana has the longest continuous Rural Free Delivery in Indiana, starting as an experimental route in 1896. This website is designed to share the history, people, artifacts, and organizations that have made significant contributions to Rural Free Delivery.
Online newspaper for the Hope area.
List of local hot meal sites
The online version of the annual IN Career Ready publication with career advice for those looking to enter or advance in the Indiana workforce.
Online version of the Indiana Grad annual publication-- the guide to life after graduating college.
Forms for those intending to represent themselves in legal cases. Includes forms such as divorce, name change, and child support.
Indiana Drivers Manual website
Indiana Driver's Manual in Spanish
IHS collects, preserves, and shares Hoosier history through its premier collections on Indiana and the Old Northwest – books, photographs, early maps, letters, diaries and more.
State information for severe weather preparedness
State tax forms for current and prior years.
Claim site for Indiana unemployment.
Free online courses from Indiana University UITS on topics such as coding, design, productivity, and security. Courses are self-taught, and typically 2-4 hours.
Free access to thousands of searchable journals and magazines, plus access to Indiana history resources, language learning, and more!
Need an item the library doesn't own? Please contact the reference desk if you need assistance.
Streaming, on-demand video service offering over 30,000 carefully selected videos, including Great Courses, PBS, independent films, documentaries, and kids content
Kids videos for streaming! Including PBS Kids, Little Pim, and many story videos.
Get testing help guides for high school equivalency, college prep, and career skill exams. Includes: SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, AP, TASC, citizenship, and many career and civil service exams.
Search a database of legal forms. Forms can be completed online or printed for later use.
Tools and how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. Most full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
Public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world.
Learn languages for kids by checking out these videos on Hoopla.
An online language-learning system to learn over 50 languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Mandarin Chinese, and more. ESL courses for over 17 native languages available as well.
Find information about symptoms, procedures, and tests.
An updated, easy-to-navigate interface featuring topic portals with curated content on diseases and conditions; drugs; diagnostics and tests; and therapies, treatments, and surgeries.
Official website for training on Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Your one-stop-shop for investment learning.
The latest census information on each congressional district.
Features historical archives of newspapers throughout the state of Indiana (years vary by newspaper). Includes coverage of the Columbus newspaper up to 1963.
Database is available in-library only. Featuring extensive newspaper archives of Bartholomew and surrounding counties, including Columbus coverage from the 1870s to present.
Search for books by interest, author, or series. Find your next great read! Teen librarian recommended!
See quick help videos and guides to get started with many BCPL online resources and introductions to social media and email.
Download eBooks and audiobooks.
The latest issues of magazines, available to instantly download and read!
City and county statistical information
Free public domain eBooks
New and back issues of thousands of popular magazines.
Federal website on preparedness for tornadoes
Safety tips for tornadoes from the Red Cross
Use your Google Account to create and save a resume.
Level 1 Language Courses from Rosetta Stone, courtesy of INSPIRE.
Worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more! Printable activities for math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond!
Quick educational videos for kids-- includes science, social studies, life skills, and more!
A search engine created by United Way Bartholomew County for community services-- jobs, food, clothing, government services, more.
Local current news website.
Kids eBooks, readalongs, and games.
Use these games to have fun while improving your typing skills at the same time.
Improve your typing skills with these online typing lessons.
On-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.
Niche Academy provides video help guides for downloadable resources, computers, social media, more.
Our library's scanned collection of Bartholomew County high school yearbooks.
A database of driving tests and study manuals.
Indiana Drivers Manual website
Indiana Driver's Manual in Spanish
Your favorite consumer magazine now easily readable 24-7 from your home or office. Get ratings for refrigerators, cars, TVs, baby monitors, and more.
Create a quality resume step-by-step with this helpful resume builder program.
Searchable database of this prominent business publication.
The online version of the annual IN Career Ready publication with career advice for those looking to enter or advance in the Indiana workforce.
Online version of the Indiana Grad annual publication-- the guide to life after graduating college.
Claim site for Indiana unemployment.
Get testing help guides for high school equivalency, college prep, and career skill exams. Includes: SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, AP, TASC, citizenship, and many career and civil service exams.
Your one-stop-shop for investment learning.
Use your Google Account to create and save a resume.
On-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.
Adquirir todos los conocimientos básicos y habilidades que necesitas para enfrentar tu vida laboral y cotidiana.
These tutorials will help empower you to be more comfortable with this type of technology, from learning the parts of a computer to using a mouse.
Over 300 online educational courses. Technology, languages, personal skills, test prep, and so much more. Courses are six weeks long and start each month!
Free online courses from Indiana University UITS on topics such as coding, design, productivity, and security. Courses are self-taught, and typically 2-4 hours.
Official website for training on Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
See quick help videos and guides to get started with many BCPL online resources and introductions to social media and email.
Use these games to have fun while improving your typing skills at the same time.
Improve your typing skills with these online typing lessons.
PDF guides for BCPL downloadable resources
Download audiobooks, eBooks, movies, music, comics, and more.
Streaming, on-demand video service offering over 30,000 carefully selected videos, including Great Courses, PBS, independent films, documentaries, and kids content
Public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world.
Download eBooks and audiobooks.
The latest issues of magazines, available to instantly download and read!
Free public domain eBooks
New and back issues of thousands of popular magazines.
Kids eBooks, readalongs, and games.
Niche Academy provides video help guides for downloadable resources, computers, social media, more.
Search for relatives, census records, marriage and death records, and so much more. Temporarily Available for home use.
Click to see the library's extensive list of genealogy resources, including research databases, newspaper archives, local links, and more.
Over 300 online educational courses. Technology, languages, personal skills, test prep, and so much more. Courses are six weeks long and start each month!
GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.
Journal articles on health-related topics
Find information about symptoms, procedures, and tests.
An updated, easy-to-navigate interface featuring topic portals with curated content on diseases and conditions; drugs; diagnostics and tests; and therapies, treatments, and surgeries.
Search for AR books by point level.
Homework help, home school support and help finding the perfect book for children and teens
Free resource featuring user recommendations of books and searchable database to find more books to read.
Need an item the library doesn't own? Please contact the reference desk if you need assistance.
Search for books by interest, author, or series. Find your next great read! Teen librarian recommended!
Search for AR books by point level.
A children's resource that makes learning math fun!
Homework help, home school support and help finding the perfect book for children and teens
An excellent government resource for information on countries and cultures.
Find articles on topics of interest for children in primary grades.
Kids videos for streaming! Including PBS Kids, Little Pim, and many story videos.
Worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more! Printable activities for math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond!
Quick educational videos for kids-- includes science, social studies, life skills, and more!
Kids eBooks, readalongs, and games.
Over 300 online educational courses. Technology, languages, personal skills, test prep, and so much more. Courses are six weeks long and start each month!
Learn languages for kids by checking out these videos on Hoopla.
An online language-learning system to learn over 50 languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Mandarin Chinese, and more. ESL courses for over 17 native languages available as well.
Level 1 Language Courses from Rosetta Stone, courtesy of INSPIRE.
IRS federal tax forms.
Forms for those intending to represent themselves in legal cases. Includes forms such as divorce, name change, and child support.
State tax forms for current and prior years.
Search a database of legal forms. Forms can be completed online or printed for later use.
Tools and how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. Most full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
Digital collection of Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives.
Digital collection of Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives material on the IUPUI website.
Ball State University Libraries' Drawings and Documents Archive is a unique resource dedicated to preserving the history of Indiana's built environment. Our collections contain over 130,000 original architectural drawings, landscape plans, blueprints, photographs, models, and building remnants that tell the stories of Indiana’s buildings, sites, and structures.
Columbus Area Visitors Center guide to works of architectural significance.
IHS collects, preserves, and shares Hoosier history through its premier collections on Indiana and the Old Northwest – books, photographs, early maps, letters, diaries and more.
K-12 public school district serving most of Bartholomew County.
Searchable map of Bartholomew County by individual property (requires free registration).
Local county government.
Local city government.
K-12 public district serving northeastern Bartholomew County.
Online newspaper for the Hope area.
The latest census information on each congressional district.
City and county statistical information
Local current news website.
Explores four generations of the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller family, the businesses located at 301 Washington, and the building's design history over nearly 100 years.
The Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives collects, preserves, and promotes the documentation of the design and construction process of the significant architecture that has made Columbus and Bartholomew County
Historic Columbus Indiana strives to provide the best, all-encompassing look at life in Columbus through scanned images and memories.
A forum for questions and answers of local historical interest.
Hope, Indiana has the longest continuous Rural Free Delivery in Indiana, starting as an experimental route in 1896. This website is designed to share the history, people, artifacts, and organizations that have made significant contributions to Rural Free Delivery.
IHS collects, preserves, and shares Hoosier history through its premier collections on Indiana and the Old Northwest – books, photographs, early maps, letters, diaries and more.
Features historical archives of newspapers throughout the state of Indiana (years vary by newspaper). Includes coverage of the Columbus newspaper up to 1963.
Database is available in-library only. Featuring extensive newspaper archives of Bartholomew and surrounding counties, including Columbus coverage from the 1870s to present.
Our library's scanned collection of Bartholomew County high school yearbooks.
County-wide guide for health and wellness resources
Maps and schedules for the local transit system.
List of local hot meal sites
A search engine created by United Way Bartholomew County for community services-- jobs, food, clothing, government services, more.
Take online video music courses! Professional musicians provide instructions.
Searchable archive of thousands of academic journals.
Historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence in U.S. history showing the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
Homework help, home school support and help finding the perfect book for children and teens
An excellent government resource for information on countries and cultures.
Your favorite consumer magazine now easily readable 24-7 from your home or office. Get ratings for refrigerators, cars, TVs, baby monitors, and more.
Searchable archives to thousands of general interest magazines.
The online searchable edition of the Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia.
Over 300 online educational courses. Technology, languages, personal skills, test prep, and so much more. Courses are six weeks long and start each month!
Free access to thousands of searchable journals and magazines, plus access to Indiana history resources, language learning, and more!
Need an item the library doesn't own? Please contact the reference desk if you need assistance.
State information for severe weather preparedness
Federal website on preparedness for tornadoes
Safety tips for tornadoes from the Red Cross
536 Fifth Street
Columbus, IN 47201
635 Harrison Street
Hope, IN 47246
