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Indiana Room

Indiana Room Hours

Monday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Tuesday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Wednesday 9:00am – 8:00pm

Thursday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Friday  9:00pm – 6:00pm

Saturday  9:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday  1:00pm – 5:00pm

Contact Us:

(317) 839-6602 x.2114

1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield, IN 46168

askindiana@plainfieldlibrary.net

The Indiana Room welcomes local history items, family genealogies, photographs and other relevant materials to add the archival collection.

What You'll Find

  • Local histories
  • Local family genealogy
  • Information about Indiana history, geography, and more
  • Biographies of famous Hoosiers
  • Books by Indiana, Plainfield, and Hendricks County authors
  • How-to information about researching historical topics
  • Searchable databases
  • Over 18,000 books, vertical files, maps, and microfilm

What’s New in the Indiana Room

  • The Indiana Room is pleased to share that the library now subscribes to an expanded database for the Indianapolis Star newspaper.  Patrons now have access to the Star from 1903 – current day.  Click here to explore!    Expand the gray “Genealogy Databases” drop down......

  • The PGPTL Genealogy Club  will meet Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 1:00pm in the McMillan B meeting room for our monthly program. DNA Basics: Getting Your Questions Answered Sara Allen, librarian at the Genealogy Center in Ft. Wayne, IN will present a program on DNA......

  • Biographies are a great way to encounter aspects of the world which we, ourselves, haven’t been exposed to. The Indiana Room circulating collection offers an extensive selection of Indiana biographies and autobiographies; here are a few with links to our catalog to place them on......

Want to learn more about the Indiana Room?

Feel free to reach out the library staff with any questions you might have. We’re more than happy to help however possible!

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