Banneker Community Center
930 W. 7th Street; Phone: (812) 349-3735; Fax (812) 349-3790
Find Banneker Community Center
Quick Links
- Programs and classes for preschoolers and families
- Banneker Green Thumbs Garden
- Cave Mural at Banneker
Staff
Recreation Services Division Director: Paula McDevitt
Recreation Programs Manager: Bev Johnson
Program/Facility Coordinator: Leslie Brinson
Program Specialist: Karen Serfling
Hours:
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Drop-in Hours
Monday through Friday, 5 - 9 p.m.
Banneker Community Center CLOSED
Week of Christmas (December 26-30), New Year's Day (January 2), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16), Good Friday (April 6)
Facility Information
Gymnasium, recreation room, restrooms, full kitchen, library, Family Resource Center (third floor). Three meeting rooms, the gym, kitchen, and building are available for rental. Call (812) 349-3735 for reservation and cost information.
Bus Line
Bloomington Transit #3 drops at Fifth and Elm Street
Programs Offered
Preschool, Bloomington Youth Basketball, Evans-Porter Memorial Library, Banneker Green Thumbs Garden
Accessibility Designated accessible parking space on west side of building, ramp and elevator on ground floor, gym entrance is accessible.
Evans-Porter Memorial Library
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
The Banneker Community Center is proud to host the Evans-Porter Memorial Library in partnership with the Monroe County Public Library. Come browse the book selections, magazines and resource maerials located in the Library. Check-out procedures are easy and convenient.
Banneker Community Center Advisory Council
Share your ideas for programs, activities and special events in the Evans-Porter Memorial Library at the Banneker Community Center. An opportunity for public comment is offered at each meeting. If interested in joining the Banneker Community Center Advisory Council, contact Leslie Brinson at 349-3734 for an application.
Next meetings:
Monday, March 26, 4 p.m.
Monday, June 25, 4 p.m.
Contact the Advisory Council members via e-mail below, or through the Banneker Community Center at (812) 349-3735.
| Advisory Council Members |
|---|
| Trudy Litz Assistant Principal, Fairview Elementary School |
| Chip Frederick |
| Yunika Jackson |
| Rev. Curtis Hurley |
| Kim Morris-Newton |
| Andre Love |
Banneker Green Thumbs Garden
The Banneker Green Thumbs Garden, located at the City of Bloomington Banneker Community Center on West Seventh Street, enables youth enrolled in the Banneker Community Center's after-school and summer programs to learn the art of organic gardening. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, a local food pantry, partners with the Community Garden Program to help educate the youth of our community while producing food to be distributed to community members in need through the Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign. For more information about the Community Garden Program, contact Mother Hubbard's Cupboard at mhc@mhcfoodpantry.org at 355-6843.
Capital Improvements to the Banneker Community Center
Capital Improvements Completed Since 1993
- Interior rehabilitation-remodel all finishes in library, establish kitchen, new lighting, alarm system, HVAC (1994)
- Replace south gym entry doors and transom window (1997)
- Tuckpoint gymnasium (1998)
- Replace south entrance foors and arched transom window' rehab/replace linestone steps, new handrail and lighting (1999)
- Replace carpet on 3rd floor (2000)
- Replace windows on original school building; restore 3rd floor window openings to original size; tuckpoint, replace damaged linestone, new limestone sills on school building (2001-2002)
- Replace carpeting in library; HVAC upgrades; new gymnasium roof, guttering, and downspouts (2002)
- Replace gymnasium windows; replace gymnasium doors (2003)
- New basketball goals (2004)
- Program room- rework HVAC ductwork, install suspended ceiling, replace light fixtures; install new gymnasium HVAC roof top unit; install sprinkler system; overlay of resilient rubber flooring in gymnasium (2007)
- Rebuild limestone retaining wall on 7th street side, partial reconstruction of alley side at SE corner (2008)
- Rehab coal room (2008-2009)
- Replace boiler room heater (2009)
- Replace stairway handrails, add second railing
- Limestone retaining wall rehab