The Programming Department, now know as Public Relations, began early in the library's Life. In September 1898, Nature Day drew 700 people.  In 1899, Indian Day featured artifacts and drew 2000 people, according to the newspaper.

In the years since, the library has established itself as a major regional cultural center. Programs featuring prominent artists, thinkers and authors have been presented by the library which considers programming an important service in reaching out to the community and enhancing collections.

A grant by the Indiana Humanities Council (IHC) helped initiate the Writing Out Loud series in 1984. This program has become a mainstay of the programming calendar. By the end of the centennial year of the library (1997), more than 65 nationally known writers and poets had appeared at the library, including Joyce Carol Oates, Gwendolyn Brooks and Andrew Greeley. After the fifth year Writing Out Loud's IHC grant ceased. Today the program is supported entirely through local funds.

Each Spring and Fall the Library, in conjunction with the La Porte County Public Library and Purdue University North Central’s Odyssey Cultural Arts Program, sponsors a film series. Each season we screen contemporary foreign and independent American films on Sunday afternoons in the library Meeting Room. All films are free and open to the public. 

The library employs a full-time staff member to implement the programs, events and publicity.