Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library

Wow- this is where our tax money goes.
Beautiful building. 6 floors with spaces to work, meet, study, or just relax. They organize events like chess club, language exchange, kids reading programs and more. There's a Black literature section, a garden, free ebooks with library card and so much more.
Lots of homeless and druggies linger around which is the only bad part. All else is good though. Very clean and aesthetically pleasing.

I loved the African American section, especially seeing prominent figures engraved on the walls. If I lived in the area I would frequent this library often. They also have a variety of books on display in several different languages.

I love this library! This is the most architecturally stunning building with expansive windows that have an amazing view of the city of Indianapolis. I did not have time to view the entirety of the library but there’s tons of seating areas perfect for reading or getting work done. There’s also endless amounts of artifacts making it almost as much as a museum as a library.

It’s a beautiful building with an excellent selection of books. There are also quiet reading rooms and sections with tables and chairs by enormous windows overlooking the city for working or studying.
The management, however, seems to be poorly equipped at best and totally incompetent at worst. I was asked to leave the library because I had my electric scooter with me — folded and being carried. I had previously been to this library before with the scooter with no issues. This time, however, security took issue and I was told to leave as having scooters is against policy. Obviously, that’s fine; all sorts of places have policies like that. I said it had been fine before, though, and asked where I could find the policy. Instead of answering my question, he radioed for a woman to come talk to me, who repeated that it was against policy. Once again, I asked where I could find that policy, to which she responded with this gem: “I am the policy.”
The fact is, there is no policy accessible to the public at all. There is no signage, nothing on the website, and nothing at all that would indicate to someone that this wouldn’t be allowed. It’s a reasonable policy, but one that must be made available, and being kicked out with the declaration “I am the policy” being the reason is pathetic. Have a real policy in place, which I will happily respect, or admit your mistake and carry on.

Half a dozen large floors; each floor should have bathrooms and printers. Lots of nonprofit community activities and notices. Computers; audio visual media; lots of places to sit, including with work tables. Climate controlled. Free legal help kiosk (plural?) Ofc many books, although print has become less important (if not dead.)
I'm pretty certain that if you're looking for a library card, or info on what's available here or online (eg, Libby ebooks and audiobooks, or Kanopy video app), then you'll have little trouble finding someone to help with any questions.