Monroe County Public Library
Monroe County Public Library serves the 138,000 citizens of Monroe County, Indiana, through the Downtown Library in downtown Bloomington, the Ellettsville Branch, the Southwest Branch, and the Bookmobile.Photo: Peaceray, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sunday: noon—6:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: library in Monroe County, Indiana
- Also known as: “MCPL” and “Monroe County Public Library (MCPL)”
- Address: 303 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
- Roof shape: flat
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buskirk-Chumley Theatre and Kirkwood Observatory.
Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Buskirk-Chumley Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 740 feet west of Monroe County Public Library.
Kirkwood Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Durin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkwood Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Indiana University. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is named for Daniel Kirkwood an astronomer and professor of mathematics at Indiana University who discovered the divisions of the asteroid belt known as the Kirkwood Gaps. Kirkwood Observatory is situated 1,300 feet east of Monroe County Public Library.
Monroe County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana is a Beaux Arts building built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Monroe County Courthouse is situated 1,100 feet west of Monroe County Public Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Broadview.
Arlington
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Arlington is situated 1½ miles northwest of Monroe County Public Library.
Broadview
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Broadview is situated 2 miles south of Monroe County Public Library.
Sunny Slopes
Hamlet
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Sunny Slopes is situated 2½ miles south of Monroe County Public Library.
Monroe County Public Library
- Categories: public library, cultural institution, building, public building, and education
- Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Southern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.16705° or 39° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-86.53044° or 86° 31′ 50″ westLevels
3Open location code
86FM5F89+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 105431443OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6902166
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