From Japanese Tea Ceremony to Spanish Guitars: The Library is a Perfect Place for Cultural Exchange

Abstract

In a central Indiana town skirted by industry and agriculture, there is a fascinating place ripe with opportunities for cultural exchange. Frankfort, Indiana has become a melting pot of cultures that has grown to include Japanese business executives and their families, immigrant Hispanic farm and factory employees, Anglo farmers, businessmen and blue-collar factory workers. The Frankfort Community Public Library, nestled in the heart of Frankfort, has become a gathering place for all people to meet. The library has become the cultural center of the community.