Exhibits
All current online Exhibits are listed below. See the Collections page for all collections that may not be part of an exhibit.Hastings Public Library's 125th Anniversary
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Learn about how HPL came to be, from its humble beginnings as the Women's Club Reading Room in 1896 to...
James P. Dibble: P-38 Fighter Pilot
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Did you know one of Hastings Michigan's residents was a decorated World War II fighter pilot? No? Well, explore this exhibit...
Vanderpool Murder Trial
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In 1871, Hastings Michigan became the temporary home of an infamous murder trial. After two previous trials in Manistee, MI...