Bloom Archives
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Check Out a Zine or Learn to Make One at the Public Library
When local nonprofit bookstore Boxcar Books closed in 2017, the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) was the recipient of more than 300 zines, increasing…
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Local Composers Create Modern Operas for Kids
Kim Carballo, a voice coach at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, says that in the 1950s and ’60s, a slew of children’s…
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Team First Book Builds Child’s First Home Library
“You mean I can keep it forever?” That’s a typical response when children learn they can pick any book from the stacks provided for…
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Using Group Music Therapy to Improve Mental Health
In Gloria Stearns-Bruner’s softly lit, cozy music therapy room, young clients come in, pick out a lap dulcimer or rain stick or any of…
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Art On Walls (GALLERY)
Art is plentiful in Bloomington, most obviously in our museums and galleries. But here, we take you down alleys and back streets to discover…
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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What’s It All About? That Shelter with a Heart
BY PAUL BICKLEY A new shelter stands in front of Shalom Community Center at 620 S. Walnut. It doesn’t have beds and doesn’t serve…
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How Music, Art, and Dance Are Used to Help in Therapy
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Hearing a familiar tune, a woman with Alzheimer’s disease begins to sing. An autistic boy draws a picture that expresses emotions…