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Welcome to the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. Since its beginning in 1903, Wabash Carnegie Public Library has been dedicated to serving the town of Wabash and surrounding communities.
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Services
Printing, Copy, and Fax
Copier & Fax Policy
Scan-to-Email
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Scan-to-USB:
FREE
Prints & Copies:
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Each Side
B&W: $.10 Color: $.20
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Fax
$1.00 Per Sheet
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Scans
Free
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Notary Public
Notary services are available by appointment, email: jon@wabash.lib.in.us
Ask a Librarian
Book Request
Libby Request
Interlibrary Loan
Can't find a title and feel like it's a book EVERY library should have? Submit a Book Request and we'll get it on our shelves. Please include as much information as possible to ensure we receive the correct book.
Can't find a title and feel like it's a book EVERY library should have? Submit an Overdrive Request and we'll order it for Overdrive and Libby. Please include as much information as possible to ensure we receive the correct book.
If we don't have it, submit an ILL Request form. WCPL participates in the Statewide Remote Circulation Service as well as the Indiana Share program, which allow our patrons to request and borrow materials from other Indiana libraries.
Please specify format requested: Book, CD, DVD, and Large Print.
Please specify format requested: ebook or eaudiobook
No out-of-state requests please. Specify format: Music CD, Audio Books, DVDs, Books, Large Print, etc.
Board of Trustees & Director
Director
Jon Gaskill
Board of Trustees
Bill Benysh - President
Rhonda Hipskind - Vice President
Mary Jo McClelland - Treasurer
Susan L. Baker - Secretary
Jeff Knee - Member
Jim Widner - Member
Charles Miller - Member
The Board of Trustees meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Special meetings and public hearings may be held at other times. All regular meetings will start at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month except for the January meeting which will begin at 5:45 p.m. following the Board of Finance meeting.
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All meetings are posted at the library (In the entrance way). All Board Meetings are open to the public except for executive sessions. Minutes to the meetings are posted to the right.
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May 23, 2025 Board Meeting
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Board Meetings and Minutes
Click the underlined links for meeting minutes
2025 Minutes
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April 15
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April 24 (Strategic Planning Session)
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May 20
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June 17
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July 15
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August 19
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September 16
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October 21
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November 18
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December 16
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Long Range & Strategic Plan 2019- 2024
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Only thirteen years after Wabash was founded, the first library was established. In 1848, a collection of 300 books were available for the community. Librarian John U. Pettit had to pay for the books that were not returned with his own money. In the decades that followed, the library moved to the county courthouse, the old Wabash High School building, and Memorial Hall.
The lack of a permanent space to house the library and the growing needs of the Wabash community led the Women’s Library Association and the city school board to reach out to the Carnegie Foundation for help.
Our History
In 1901, Andrew Carnegie’s gift of $20,000 allowed for the construction of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library. The building, completed in 1903, originally housed 3000 books. Today, that number has grown to over 85,000 items.
Constructed in a Neo-Classical design using Indiana limestone, it is one of the oldest Carnegie Libraries in the state. Its beautiful architecture features a stained glass dome, protected on the outside with copper, and tall pillars.
In 1972, an addition expanded the building from 5,000 to 14,000 square feet. In 2024, WCPL completed another addition that increased the total size of the library to 21,156 square feet.
To this day, WCPL adds new technology, databases, books, music, movies, and downloadable content to continue to serve and grow with the Wabash community. If you would like to learn more about the library’s history, click here.
