Editing Greencastle, Indiana (section)

==Education==
'''Public schools'''

Greencastle's public schools are operated by the [[Greencastle Community School Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18133_putnam/DC20SD_C18133.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Putnam County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-23}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18133_putnam/DC20SD_C18133_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>  The Greencastle School Corporation consists of one Central Office; one High School, Greencastle High School,<ref>[http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/HS/index.html Greencastle High School: Home<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014200203/http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/HS/index.html |date=2006-10-14 }}</ref> which hosts grades 9th through 12th; one [[Middle School]], Greencastle Middle School,<ref>[http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/MS/index.html Greencastle Community School Corporation<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208021333/http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/MS/index.html |date=2006-12-08 }}</ref> which hosts grades 6th through 8th; one Intermediate School, Tzouanakis Intermediate School,<ref>[http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/TZ/tz.html Greencastle Community School Corporation<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014200515/http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/TZ/tz.html |date=2006-10-14 }}</ref> which hosts grades 3rd through 5th and two Primary Schools, Martha J. Ridpath Primary School (also known as Ridpath Primary) and Deer Meadow Primary School<ref>[http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/DM/index.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007080534/http://www.greencastle.k12.in.us/DM/index.html|date=October 7, 2007}}</ref>
which each host [[kindergarten]] through 2nd grade.

'''Private schools'''

Peace Lutheran School<ref>[http://www.peacelutheranschool.org Peace Lutheran School]</ref> is a private school in Greencastle, Indiana, which according to their website is "an outreach of Peace Lutheran Church."  It was founded in 1984 as a preschool.  In 1995, kindergarten was added as a half-day program. The year 2002 marked the beginning of the Primary School with the addition of 5th grade. (In Indiana, Primary Schools are typically interpreted as 1st through 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grades.)  As of 2011, the school hosts grades kindergarten through 6th grade.

'''Colleges and universities'''

[[DePauw University]] is a private national liberal arts college.<ref>[http://www.depauw.edu DePauw University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  It was founded as Indiana Asbury University in 1837 as an all men's school.   In 1867, Laura Beswick, Mary Simmons, Alice Allen, and Bettie Locke Hamilton (then Bettie Locke), the chief founder of [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], America's first college women's fraternity, became the university's first four female students.<ref>[http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/ehistory/chapter1/bettielocke.htm Bettie Locke<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608040809/http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives/ehistory/chapter1/bettielocke.htm |date=2007-06-08 }}</ref>

DePauw today has an enrollment of about 2400 students. Students hail from 42 states and 32 countries with a 20.4%{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} multicultural enrollment. DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge outside of their direct area of study. DePauw consistently ranks among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in America in both U.S. News & World Report rankings and Kiplinger's “best value” list. In a 2009 Center for College Affordability & Productivity ranking published in Forbes magazine, DePauw was ranked No.&nbsp;42 under “America’s Best Colleges.”<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/94/colleges-09_DePauw-University_94118.html |title=#42 DePauw University |magazine=Forbes.com |date= 2009-08-05|access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref>

[[Ivy Tech Community College]] (also Ivy Tech) is the nation's largest statewide community college with single accreditation.  A 33,300 square foot, $8.6&nbsp;million Ivy Tech campus was completed in 2009 in Greencastle.  The Ivy Tech branch in Greencastle is also assisted financially by The Putnam County Community Foundation.<ref>[http://www.pcfoundation.org/fund_edu_ivy_tech_endow_gr.html Ivy Tech Community College – Greencastle Indiana Endowment:: Putnam County Community Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

'''Other educational facilities'''
[[File:CarnegieLibraryGreencastleIN.JPG|thumb|left|Putnam County Public Library in Greencastle; Formerly Carnegie Public Library]]
Greencastle is the home of the Putnam County Public Library, a public library which serves patrons from Putnam County and surrounding counties.<ref>[http://www.putnam.lib.in.us/ Putnam County Public Library<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Services include books, books on CD, ebooks, movies, music, newspapers, magazines, computer and Internet access, Wi-fi, inter-library loan, programming for all ages, author series, book discussion groups and multiple public meeting rooms. The PCPL Local History and Genealogy Department is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to Putnam County's historical records.<ref>pcpl21.org/services/local-history</ref> As of 2017 the library began an adult literacy program, the Putnam Adult Literacy Services (PALS). In conjunction with the PALS program, the PALS Pups program allows children to read to the certified "good citizen" dogs. The Putnam County Public Library is a Carnegie Library and was built in 1903.  In 1996, a large addition made the library what it is today.

Greencastle also once had a municipal [[Carnegie library]], which is now known as The William Weston Clarke Emison Museum of Art (otherwise known as The Emison Museum of Art or The Emison Art Center). The library became a museum in 1986, and was renamed to honor the financial contributions of James W. Emison, a longtime member of DePauw University's board of trustees and benefactor of the university, and other Emison family members.<ref>[http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=14018 Major Renovation of Emison Art Center Will Create a 'Teaching Museum' at DePauw<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The building was constructed in 1908. The Emison Art Center was originally the Depauw University (then, Indiana Asbury University) campus library.

The Putnam County Museum houses a "permanent collection of nearly 2,000 Putnam County related artifacts offers the county residents and visitors a historical overview of the county, including its significance during the Civil War and a glimpse into everyday life of Putnam residents in the past. The Museum also showcases the Putnam County contemporary artists in revolving exhibits, featuring at least one new artist every month."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.putnamcountymuseum.org/ |title=Home |publisher=Putnamcountymuseum.org |access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref>