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KNOWN AS THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA, Indianapolis is 
within a day’s drive of over half of the country’s population. 
This year’s conference setting provides an opportunity to 
share a ride and a room with 
another member of your 
library team or to bring your 
family along.

Situated in the heart of Indy, 
our conference hotel, the Hyatt 
Regency, is within walking distance 
of many top attractions and restau-
rants. A skywalk connects the hotel 
to Circle Centre Mall, featuring 
ninety stores and services.

For those traveling with families, the top ten-rated Indianapolis 
Zoo and White River Gardens is a thirty-minute walk. Both the Indi-
anapolis Children’s Museum, the world’s biggest and best, and the 
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Museum, home of the Indianapo-
lis 500, are a fourteen-minute drive. Further afield, Conner Prairie, a 
nationally acclaimed history destination and outdoor museum, is a 
thirty-three-minute drive.

Your local hosts have arranged two opportunities for Indianapo-
lis historic walking tours on Wednesday. Both begin and end in the 
conference hotel. On Thursday evening, the Indianapolis Indians 
play the Toledo Mud Hens at Victory Field Stadium, a 10–12-minute 
walk from the hotel. Recognized as one of the best baseball parks in 

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the US, enjoy panoramic views of the downtown Indy skyline from 
Victory Field.

For Indiana Librarians, Indianapolis is where we make connec-
tions. Indy is the hub to which all the roads lead from our seminaries, 
colleges, and universities scattered throughout the state. We hope 
your road (or flight) also leads here.

This year’s conference invites you to connect at the crossroads of 
America and to join fellow theological librarians in conversation and 
creative collaboration about the changing landscape of theological 
education, theological libraries, and theological scholarship.

We look forward to welcoming you to Indianapolis. Come join us 
and experience Hoosier hospitality.

Your Local Host Committee Co-chairs, 
Ken Boyd and Robert Roethemeyer