About the Batesville (IN) Memorial Public Library

Batesville Memorial Public Library

131 North Walnut Street :: Batesville, IN 47006

Hours
Sunday (October - April) :: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Monday - Thursday :: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday :: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday :: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

About the Library

Pick a Wish and help us build a better library. Thank you!

Library Management

Library Director
Michael J. Kruse, MLS, SUNY at Buffalo SILS
Certified LC1 by the Indiana State Library

Board of Trustees
Anne Amrhein
Lisa Barnett
Chris Fairchild
Peter Mack
Ron Simons
Mark Stenger
Nance Widdowson

The Library Trustees are appointed by the Ripley and Franklin County Commissioners, the Ripley and Franklin County Councils, and the Board of the Batesville Community School Corporation. The Trustees meet monthly at the library at 5:00 PM. See the Meeting & Program Calendar for dates.

The library from the corner of Schrader and Walnut Streets

Find the Library	Click the signs at the left for library maps and directions
Mission Statement	The mission of the Batesville Memorial Public Library is to help the people of the community in their pursuit of information and education, as well as vocational and recreational endeavors, by providing current materials, services and programs.
Employment	Click the figure at the left for the Job Hunting and Employment page, including a library job application form.
History of the Library	Click the photo for a history of the Batesville Memorial Public Library
Special Collections	The 352nd Fighter Group Memorial Aviation Collection The Hillenbrand Family Collection The Miriam E. Mason Collection Batesville Area Oral Histories Collection
Photos	Click the photo album to view our photos

[ Back to top ]

General Information

Because the Batesville Memorial Public Library is part of the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, card holders in our library district can search for and borrow materials from any of the other 100 or so Evergreen libraries in the state. A map of our library district can be found HERE.

The photo on the right shows the statue outside the library on Walnut Street. Titled "Paper Airplanes: Journeys of the Imagination," this sculpture by Gary Lee Price is "about fantasy and enjoying our childhood and all of its wonders."

The BMPL subscribes to numerous searchable databases that our card holders can use for free. Most of these databases require your bar code and/or a PIN. Contact us to receive your 4-digit PIN.