Muncie Public Library offers a variety of services and useful resources to help you reach your educational goals. For example:
Explore new ways to help the children in your life improve their literacy and reading skills.
Improve your academic skills or further your education.
Find homework help.
Have a test proctored for school.
Use research databases for independent study or school research projects.
Study for a school or professional exam, such as the GED, GRE, ASVAB, and more.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Sign your child up for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! A reading program for parents and caregivers to read 1,000 books to their children before the child starts Kindergarten.
Education Services at the Library
Custom Collection
Educators, parents, and other individuals can request a custom collection of materials to supplement their lessons based on topics and age levels.
Information Service
Ask a librarian! Let us help you find the answer to your question through research assistance, print materials, and online databases.
Interlibrary Loan
Thanks to our participation in the Interlibrary Loan Network it is often possible to obtain materials from other libraries. It usually takes 4 to 6 weeks for requested items to arrive. We are not able to Interlibrary Loan items less than six months old.
Reading Resources Service
Are you looking for new ways to help the children in your life improve their literacy and reading skills? Contact the Ready Readers Staff at 765-747-8229 or readyreaders@munpl.org with your child’s age, interests, and reading needs. Ready Readers staff will assemble learning games and activities for you to use with your child and schedule a time with you to pick them up. The learning kits are free and a library card is not required!
Request Library Materials
Can't find what you're looking for in the MPL catalog? Submit a Materials Request form.
Story Times
See our calendar to find in-person story times or visit our YouTube channel for online story times.
Test Proctoring
Are you a student in need of a test proctor? We offer proctoring by appointment at Maring-Hunt Monday-Friday during regular business hours.
Homework Help
Accelerated Reader (AR)
AskRose
Free math and science homework help for Indiana students and other students in grades 6-12. Students can call 877-ASK-ROSE, email, screenshare, or chat live with a tutor from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Biography Reference Source
Book Club Kits for Kids
Need reading material for a crowd? Our book club kits are a great way for homeschoolers, teachers, and other groups to facilitate discussion about literature with kids and teens.
Each book club kit comes ready-packed in a bookbag and generally contains:
- 8 copies of book title
- Teacher guide to the literature
Fudge-a-mania by Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963: A Novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup... by Kate DiCamillo
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Squashed by Joan Bauer
Fair-weather Friends by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Harsh Pink: Color Me Burned by Melody Carlson
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Downriver by Will Hobbs
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
High School Equivalency Information
The Indiana HSE diploma, or High School Equivalency, is an alternative to earning a high school diploma. It is earned by completing a test. The skills tested are at the same level as those of graduating high school seniors. A person must be at least 16 years old before they may take the test. The GED is one well-known exam used for HSE.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development maintains a webpage with up-to-date information about Indiana HSE including the names of the official test(s), how to find testing centers, how to prepare for the test, and opportunities for free testing.
The Muncie Area Career Center provides free classes to adults who have not earned a high school diploma or those who need some help preparing to be College and Career Ready.
For self-guided study online, LearningExpress offers online practice tests and study guides. LearningExpress is free to Hoosiers via INSPIRE, the state's virtual library. From the LearningExpress Homepage go to High School Equivalency Center to find practice tests and study guides.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development maintains a webpage with up-to-date information about Indiana HSE including the names of the official test(s), how to find testing centers, how to prepare for the test, and opportunities for free testing.
To obtain an official transcript or your High School Equivalency Diploma, visit DiplomaSender.com.
The Excel Center is a free public school that gives adult students the opportunity to earn an Indiana Core 40 high school diploma.
Jobs and Careers
Explora for High School
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
A hub for job seekers, career planning, business services, and unemployment services.
INSPIRE
Learn More Indiana
A hub for students, families, and educators to find resources and information about college, financial aid, and the 21st Century Scholarship.
Learning Express Library
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