View historic racing films highlighting the cars and stars of the Indianapolis 500 and the month of May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
On this first night of the festival, view the film, "For Gold and Glory," describing the largest single sporting event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, a 100-mile auto race held from 1924 to 1946 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Also shown will be "A.J. Foyt: Champion for Life," a 1992 biography featuring highlights of A.J.'s career and interviews with those who were there. The film festival continues on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
This branch has served the Irvington community since 1903 when the Bona Thompson Library was donated to Butler College and soon became a public library branch. Following relocations in 1914 and 1921, a new facility was built on East Washington Street in 1956 and named for Irvington’s distinguished citizen, Hilton U. Brown. The Brown Branch closed its doors in 2001 to make way for the current 16,000-square-foot Irvington Branch that opened later that year.