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Phone: (812) 682-4806

Search our online catalog for books and archives at the Working Men's Institute located in New Harmony, Indiana.

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Library Hours During The Pandemic

Tuesday - Thursday: 10 am to 5 pm
Friday & Saturday: 10 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sunday
Beginning Tuesday, June 2nd we will open the library to the public. There will be a limit of ten patrons at a time. We ask that you follow the guidelines for social distancing and wear a mask. Our curbside assistance will continue Tuesday-Saturday from Noon to 4:00 pm. Call 812-682-4806 for further assistance. The Museum will remain closed until June 14th. We thank you for your patience during these uncertain times.

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Welcome to the Working Men's Institute
"Public Library, Archives and Museum"

Our Mission

The mission of the Working Men’s Institute set forth by founder William Maclure in 1838 is the dissemination of useful knowledge to working men and their families.

Maclure intended the Working Men’s Institute to bridge the information gap between the wealthy and the poor by providing libraries for average people. Today, the Working Men’s Institute still bridges the information gap by providing library services including public access computers to all of the people of Posey County.


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Part library, part museum, part memorial to a Utopian dream

The Working Men’s Institute in New Harmony offers a unique glimpse of early nineteenth-century history.

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The Working Men's Institute offers a wide variety of books, DVD rentals
and the Harmonist history museum.

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