A cultural event aimed to connect people to Haiti’s language of Creole, history and culture through arts, storytelling and tanbou drum. Haitian Creole’s learners and native speakers will share the love of the vibrant language and culture with friends and families via poems, songs and folktales.
"Tap Tap" refers to a type of private bus constructed by fashioning a metal sheet over the flat bed of a small pickup truck. This "mean of transport" plays a vital part of the transportation system and culture in Haiti.
Presented by the Haitian Creole Language and Culture Summer Program, Tap Tap Evening is supported by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Indiana University Bloomington, Partners in Literacy Haiti, the Consulate of Haiti in Chicago, the Haitian Association of Indiana and the Department of Applied Linguistics at the State University of Haiti.
Tap Tap Evening is the final celebration for the one-month long Haitian Creole Language and Culture Summer Program. The event celebrates the success of students in the program and invites others to learn more!
The Broad Ripple community has enjoyed library service at various sites since 1930. The first stand-alone library opened in 1949 adjacent to School No. 80 and continued at that location until a larger branch opened in Broad Ripple Park in 1986. Facing a need for continued growth, the Glendale Branch was constructed in 2000 in Glendale Mall and became the country’s first full-service library located in a major shopping mall.
In 2024, a new 24,800 square-foot Branch located at the site of the former John Strange Elementary School opened. The move into this new space began the next chapter of service to the vibrant Glendale community.
