Willard Public Library — haunted_place in Evansville, IN
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Willard Public Library

Haunted Place · Historic Building · Evansville, IN

4.8Google· 176 Reviews

4.8Google· 176 reviewsRead reviews

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Open year round · Hours vary

Admission

Free

Location

21 N First Ave, Evansville, IN 47710

Added by HCMapsLast updated September 10, 2026
Willard Public Library atmosphere

The story

About Willard Public Library

Historic Victorian Gothic library in famous for the legend of the Grey Lady. Reports dating back decades describe an apparition and unexplained activity, and the library has embraced the story through its history and ghost related programming.

What you'll find

Reported Activity

  • Apparitions
  • Folklore

What visitors are saying

★ 4.8 on Google · 176 reviews · A selection of reviews provided by Google

Kelly Long

2 months ago

It is a beautiful, historic building. The clerks are so helpful and I loved visiting.

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Mike B

10 months ago

This 140-year old library is stunning in its architecture and atmosphere. A library employee showed us around and explained its history to us, which was much appreciated. The building is widely considered to be haunted, so the fact that the place was decorated for Halloween on the day we visited was quite fitting. Stop in if you can.

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Kandy Hockenberry

3 months ago

One of my favorite places to take the kids. You have a small little grassy area in the front, and an awesome kids area inside. They also have the summer reading program which is amazing and has tons of different events.

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Tabitha Titzer

8 months ago

Absolutely gorgeous library, look for yourself ♥️ Always helpful and courteous staff available

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Dawn Tooker

4 months ago

I was there bc of the Easter Egg hunt. Still too much pushing and shoving. ALL larger prizes should be by ticket/number inside an egg. After the hunt a mother complained at the prize table that her son only got 2 pieces of candy; I saw the workers hand her son one of the prize baskets. The parent asked her son if that would be okay? The 7-9 yr old was thrilled (I think the mother wanted more, unbelievable). Boo Hoo, not fair to everyone else. Wrong of the parent and wrong of the worker.

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21 N First Ave, Evansville, IN 47710

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