Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

===Libraries===
[[File:Evpl-central.jpg|thumb|Central Library]]

Evansville is home to the [[Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library]] (EVPL).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=15 March 2018 | archive-date=18 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> As a unified system serving both Evansville and the surrounding county, EVPL is one of the largest public library systems in [[Indiana]].<ref>EVPL Statistics</ref> It was rated a five star library by the [[Library Journal]], which places it in the top 1% of public libraries in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evansville library system earns rare five-star rating|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/nov/13/no-headline---library/|access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> EVPL also obtained a Top Ten library ranking in the 2010 edition of [[Hennen's American Public Library Ratings]], achieving a number eight ranking within its population category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hennen's American Public Library Ratings|url=http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm|access-date=21 February 2012|archive-date=23 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323192759/http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

An independent private institution, [[Willard Library]], is also in Evansville. Willard was formed in 1881 to serve the public, regardless of race, a progressive mission in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The library houses local archives and genealogical materials, in addition to its collection of standard publications. The building is constructed in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival style]] and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.