Attention all bookworms, comedy lovers, and proud Hoosiers – the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL) just dropped some seriously fun news that might make you want to sprint (not walk) to sign up for a library card.

A Library Worthy of Leslie Knope

Here’s the deal: if every single resident of Vanderburgh County signs up for a library card this month, EVPL has promised to rename its Central location to the Leslie Knope Library. Yes, that Leslie Knope – the endlessly optimistic, waffle-loving, library-obsessed public servant from the hit show Parks and Recreation .

Can you imagine it? A library named after everyone’s favorite fictional Hoosier? Leslie would probably create a full three-ring binder with color-coded tabs just to celebrate. Honestly, we’d expect nothing less.

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