The story
Willard Library opened in 1885 in Evansville, Indiana, the Victorian Gothic gift of philanthropist Willard Carpenter, and it still serves readers as the state's oldest public library building in continuous use, its towers and reading rooms lovingly kept. Its resident is Indiana's most famous ghost: the Grey Lady, first reported in the 1930s by a janitor who met a veiled, grey-dressed figure in the basement, and described ever since by staff and patrons — books moved, water taps running, perfume in the children's room (once the basement kitchen), touches, and the veiled woman glimpsed among the stacks; telling often names her as Louise Carpenter, the founder's daughter who contested his bequest, though no identification is documented. The library embraces her brilliantly, running live 'ghost cam' webcams that viewers worldwide watch for her, and hosting tours each October. These accounts should be presented as the library's own long telling, affectionate and unverified. Opening hours and ghost-cam details should be confirmed from the library's official site before publishing.