Our Vision

An innovative, multi-use community anchor to provide resources to:

  • Learn & Work
  • Explore & Play
  • Create & Share

Our Goals

  • DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    Enhance the gateway into the community and boost downtown revitalization

  • SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATION
    Offer networking space for business ventures, career exploration, and mentor connections

  • PROVIDE SPACE & RESOURCES FOR CONTENT CREATORS
    Facilitate maker space utilization of high-quality equipment to assist a variety of creative talents

  • ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY’S STEM EDUCATION CONTINUUM
    Offer STEM-related experiential learning for older students and adults

  • BECOME A REGIONAL MAGNET FOR LEARNING
    Combine traditional library resources with innovative opportunities to create a central hub for life-long learners of all ages

What’s Coming?

  • GENEALOGY / INDIANA HISTORY ROOM

  • MEETING ROOMS / COLLABORATIVE SPACES
    Additional meeting rooms, both large and small

  • LARGE EVENT / MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
    A 200 person large event / multipurpose room

  • READING & STUDY SPACES

  • OUTDOOR SPACES
    Fun outdoor spaces, including a small amphitheatre

  • CREATIVE STUDIO
    Including a recording room for podcasts, a green screen room for video recording, and much more!

  • MAKERS SPACES
    Including 3D printing, gaming, coding, robotics, arts & crafts!

  • CREATION OF A TEEN ROOM

The proposed Batesville Innovation District Hub would amplify the current STEAM opportunities offered at our schools as well as provide our students with an accessible location in which to explore their passions and pursue projects outside of school hours.
Paul Ketcham, Superintendent, Batesville Community School Corporation

This project would create an impressive gateway into the downtown district and support the economic development of Batesville. The addition of maker spaces to enhance the learning services within the library would give our community members an avenue to explore their interests and hobbies, possibly growing them into entrepreneurial opportunities.

Amy Pretzer, Executive Director, Batesville Main Street
As a small business owner without a traditional office space, the library has been on of my biggest resources. The library is my headquarters! It is amazing how BMPL is no longer just about books but is a vital community center with extensive benefits – such as mobile hotspots – that are essential for an entrepreneur like me.
Steven Harmeyer, The 812

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