The Rushville Public Library provides numerous services to Rush County residents.
Services such as color copy machine, FAX, laminating, meeting room, scanning, and computer use are provided to the public at various costs.
Patrons with library cards may check out various pieces of equipment such as slide projectors and film projectors.
To help patrons as much as possible, the Library also provides three special services: interlibrary loans, memorials and homebound.
For the fee of shipping books, patrons may request materials which the Library does not have through interlibrary loan.
The Rushville Public Library happily accepts monetary gifts for memorials.
Memorials may be given to the Library to honor a friend or relative who has passed away, or may be given in appreciation of a birth, birthday, anniversary, or any special occasion.
For patrons who are shut-ins, the Library provides a homebound delivery service.
Staff members will deliver and pick up library materials for patrons who cannot come to the Library due to health or weather.
The Rushville Public Library provides programs for all ages during the year.
There are storytimes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers during the school year. In the summer, the Library's Summer Reading Program lasts for four to six weeks.
During this time, programs are held for preschoolers, school-aged children, teens, and adults.
Everyone is encouraged to join our Summer Reading Fun!
Other library programming is held irregularly during the year.
In the past, the Library's programs have consisted of author visits, craft and cooking demonstrations and nighttime story hours.
Staff members are always available to visit any group, organization, or school to talk about the Rushville Public Library and the many things we have to offer!
Visit our Events page for more information!
The Rushville Public Library holds a diverse collection which consists of print and non-print items.
For adults, the fiction collection is divided into regular fiction, westerns, mysteries, science fiction, and large print.
The children's room fiction is divided into easy (picture) books, primers (beginning readers), and juvenile.
Besides books, the Rushville Public Library has a collection of hundreds of videocassettes and DVDs for all ages and tastes.
The Library subscribes to nearly 100 magazine and newspaper titles.
For Children, the Rushville Public Library circulates puppets.
The Rushville Public Library's Indiana Room is more than just Rush County and Indiana information.
It holds various census figures from more than 15 states including New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
It includes volumes of marriages, deaths, and birth records from many other states including the Carolinas, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Georgia.
Our Indiana Room also has many books containing immigration and passenger list information, Daughters of the American Revolution publications, and Civil War volumes.
The Indiana Room holds Rush County and Indiana information, too.
Our Rush County information includes full histories, census records (1830-1930), marriages, births, cemeteries,
and individual histories of various Rush County towns, schools and churches.
Other Rush County materials include individual family histories (most of which have been donated to the library),
fact sheets which contain family histories and information, and Rushville newspapers on microfilm from about 1889 to today.
The Rushville Public Library also holds an extensive file on Wendell Willkie, including election memorabilia, newspaper and magazine articles and pictures.
The remainder of the Indiana Room consists of other information including histories and various vital records of surrounding counties.
Also, there are books on Indiana birds, fish, trees, authors, artists, and political figures.
Much of the works of James Whitcomb Riley can be found in the Indiana Room, too.
Everyone is welcome to use our Indiana Room!
We have welcomed researchers from as far away as California, Texas, Florida, and Virginia!
We rpl@rpl.lib.in.us
answer many queries long distance over the phone, by mail, or email! This service is free, but our library will happily accept donations!
Local History Titles