Resources

Research portal for a general audience. Search and browse a large collection of popular magazines, reference books, and other reliable sources covering general interest subjects such as the arts, literature, biography, business and careers, current events, geography and culture, health, history, math, science and more. Includes photos, maps, and flags. 

Additional interfaces available for Educators, Elementary Students in grades K-5, Middle School Students in grades 6-8, and High School Students in grades 9-12. 

INSPIRE is a service of the Indiana State Library. INSPIRE is supported by the Indiana General Assembly and the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

Lifelong learning library for Hoosiers. Offers resources for research, test preparation, career planning, and Indiana news and history. INSPIRE is a service of the Indiana State Library. INSPIRE is supported by the Indiana General Assembly and the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.

Legal forms plus law dictionary and articles to explain legal topics.

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines at the Indiana Digital Library website or through the Libby app. 

Borrowing Periods: 

• Borrow ebook, audiobook, or magazine titles for 7, 14, or 21 days.
• Titles you have borrowed appear under Loans in Libby or on your bookshelf in your account on the Indiana Digital Library website.
• Limit of ten titles checked out at a time. Magazines do not count against your limit. You can return any titles you finish early to check out more.
• Titles are renewable if there are no holds waiting. A renewal option shows up for items on your bookshelf 3 days before your check out expires. 
• Your available holds display in your account in Libby and on the Indiana Digital Library website. You will have 3 days to check out your title, suspend the hold until a later time, or cancel the hold.
• There are no late fees. Titles automatically return.

Read magazines through your browser or by using the Magzter Library app for Android or iOS.

App that brings most of the library’s ebooks and audiobooks together in one place.

Tool for Indiana's public data such as economic and demographic statistics.

Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and other frequently requested data. The Census Bureau Academy contains quick how-to videos, webinars, and in-depth tutorials to learn how to access and use Census Bureau data.