The Prepare with Pedro program is a 30-minute preparedness education program for kindergarten - 2nd graders that teaches students how to be prepared and take action in the event of a home fire. Students also learn a coping skill and receive a storybook to share what they have learned at home.
The longest continuously-operating branch in the IndyPL system began on the city’s east side in 1896 but moved to the village of Haughville after 1897. The branch’s many homes included the former town hall on Germania Avenue in which a fire in 1904 partially destroyed the building. After the fire, a storefront in the Michigan Plaza Shopping Center was constructed that operated until 2003, when the current 12,000-square-foot library opened on West Michigan Street.