Porter County Public Library System

10/13/2026

The Hebron Branch is back open and ready to serve our library patrons! We can't wait to see you! 📚️ 🥳

10/12/2026

🥁 [DRUMROLL PLEASE] 🥁

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our Pumpkin Contest at the 5th Annual Fall Fest! 🎃✨

Congratulations to our grand prize winner, Dana D., for her incredible pumpkin artistry! A big shoutout to Catherine M., our runner-up, for her spook-tacular creation! 🌟

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their amazing talents with us. Your creativity made our Fall Fest truly special! 🍁

Don’t forget to pick up your pumpkins from the Valpo Branch. We can’t wait to see you all again next year! 🍂 💛 🩵

10/12/2026

The Hebron Branch will be closed starting today (10/12) due to water service interruption. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We will continue to post updates here as we receive more information.

10/08/2026

It's almost here!!! We've been busy all day decorating and preparing for our 5th Annual Fall Fest from 4-6 PM tomorrow 10/8!

Join us as we fill the garden with exciting carnival games, a Friends of the Library book sale, activity booths with Dunes Learning Center and Porter County Children's Museum as well as two food trucks: Tocayos and Travelin' Tom's Coffee of The Dunes. Inside the library you'll find festive crafts, sweet treats and this year's pumpkin contest! Help us pick a winner for the beautiful glass pumpkin generously donated by Hot Shop Valpo!!

🍂Fall is finally in the air and we are only 3 days away from Fall Fest!🍂

Come join us for fun carnival games, a touch-a-truck experience with the Valparaiso Fire Department, interactive booths from the Dunes Learning Center and Porter County Children's Museum, food from vendors like Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck and Tocayos, a Friends of the Library Book Sale and even more Fall fun!

10/07/2026

We had an awesome Library Card Sign-up Month at PCPLS! Huge thanks to everyone who visited our branches to renew or get their first card. This month, our team handed out 468 new library cards to our community members—great job, Porter County!

Congratulations to our PCPLS merch bundle winner, Corey M! We will contact you to coordinate picking up your prize.

If you missed Library Card Sign-up Month and still need to get a card, no worries! You can sign up anytime at any PCPLS branch during open hours. Happy reading! 📘 💛 📘

10/06/2026

🍂Fall is finally in the air and we are only 3 days away from Fall Fest!🍂

Come join us for fun carnival games, a touch-a-truck experience with the Valparaiso Fire Department, interactive booths from the Dunes Learning Center and Porter County Children's Museum, food from vendors like Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck and Tocayos, a Friends of the Library Book Sale and even more Fall fun!

09/30/2026

Due to unfortunate weather forecasts, we are postponing the Hebron Library Garden Ribbon Cutting ceremony. We invite you to meet us at the new date and time, Tuesday, October 6th at 4 PM, to join us in celebrating this wonderful addition to our community. We look forward to seeing you there!

🌷 New Date and Time: Tuesday, October 6th, @ 4 PM
📍 Location: 201 W Sigler St, Hebron, IN 46341

For more info visit: pcpls.org/events

09/29/2026

🚨Tomorrow is the final day of Library Card Sign up Month!🚨

Need a library card or need to renew your existing card? September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Celebrate by dropping into any PCPLS Branch and renewing or signing up for your library card. By signing up or renewing during the month of September, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a PCPLS Merch Bundle!

09/28/2026

⭐️🎃 Pumpkin Contest 🎃⭐️

Celebrate the start of the season with a spooktacular pumpkin decorating contest during Fall Fest! Follow the instructions in the image below to get started.

Thank you Hot Shop Valpo for generously donating our grand prize!

Register here: pcpls.org/events