News – Page 8 – Muncie Neighborhoods

October 27, 2015December 21, 2015

Little Free Libraries – Free Community Birthday Celebration

BY5 is the leading organization for early childhood awareness in Muncie and Delaware County, Indiana. Through a variety of task force and volunteer efforts, BY5 improves opportunities for children aged 0-5 to reach their developmental potential. BY5’s Little Free Library Task Force is working to empower a joyful culture of literacy by supporting a network of Little Free Libraries in Delaware County, Indiana. Please join BY5 in celebrating the “birth” of the Delaware County Little Free Library Network.

For more information about the local Little Free Library initiative and how you can get involved, please visit the BY5 website.

October 27, 2015December 21, 2015

Muncie High School Consolidation Oral History Project

During the 2014-15 academic year, the Center for Middletown Studies completed an oral history project that focused on the consolidation of Muncie Central and Muncie Southside High Schools. Center staff completed 25 interviews and developed a supporting archive. The interviews are available online athttp://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/MncHSCnsOHP.

Center staff will present a summary of the project’s findings on Wednesday night, October 28th, at the Muncie Public Library’s Kennedy Branch. The event will take place at 6:30 pm in the library’s meeting room.

The project was supported by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and the Muncie Public Library. The presentation is free and open to the public.

October 26, 2015December 21, 2015

Nurse Family Partnership Now Accepting Referrals

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) pairs mothers pregnant with their first child with a registered nurse for ongoing home visits aimed at supporting mothers and families in providing the very best start for their children during the earliest, most developmentally critical years.

Please view the Nurse Family Partnership Referral Information document for more information about the referral process.

August 5, 2015December 21, 2015

East Central Neighborhood Display @ Kennedy Library

A note from Annie Poole, ECNA resident and association board member:

If you have a chance, please stop by the Kennedy Branch Library this month and check out the East Central Neighborhood display in the cases along the north wall. Mike Mavis and I filled all 4 cases with Emily Kimbrough books and memorabilia and they look wonderful, if I may say so myself. We also were able to work in education about our neighborhood and the Washington Street Festival into the displays. In fact, the table display is mostly centered around the Festival. A big thank you to Mike who was able to provide some really unique and interesting Emily items and to Dawn for the complete collection of Emily’s books. It really looks fantastic…. Emily’s books have never shined more brightly since they were published.

Go check it out!!!!

July 31, 2015December 21, 2015

2015-2016 City of Muncie Paving Plan

The City of Muncie recently released it’s plans for paving for 2015 thru 2016 and many large paving projects are included on the list including much of North Wheeling Avenue and West Bethel Avenue.

June 30, 2015December 28, 2015

Flood Damage Report Form

2 1/2 to 3 inches of rain fell in a short period of time on the evening of Friday, June 26th and much of the city experienced some amount of water intrusion. If you experienced damage to your property due to flooding that occurred on June 26th, 2015, the City of Muncie is asking that you fill out this online form. Resident claims may help the city meet the federal threshold for emergency assistance.