Need to cool off? Here’s where to find cooling centers across Michiana
Find free, public places to beat the heat—see a list of cooling center locations and hours
(WNDU) - With the extreme heat coming into Michiana this week, you may need to escape the heat.
If you or someone you know needs a place to cool down, these cooling centers are open to the public.
NOTE: Some centers might be closed or on different hours due to the Independence Day (July 4) holiday.
ARGOS
Argos Police Department Lobby (125 W. Walnut Street)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours to have an officer let you in.
BOURBON
Bourbon Police Department Lobby (224 N. Main Street)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours to have an officer let you in.
BREMEN
Town Hall (104 E. Park Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bremen Police Department (123 S. Center Street) open after hours.
CULVER
Town Hall (200 E. Washington Street)
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If after hours, use red phone to call dispatch and have an officer let you in.
LAGRANGE
LaGrange County Public Library Main Branch (203 W. Spring Street)
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
LaGrange County Council on Aging (410 E. Central Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parkview LaGrange Hospital (207 N. Townline Road)
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
NORTH WEBSTER
North Webster Community Center (301 N. Main Street)
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon
PLYMOUTH
Conservation Clubhouse (720 Magnetic Parkway)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Parks Dept (574-936-2876) to be let in during regular hours, Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours.
SOUTH BEND
Charles Black Community Center (3419 W. Washington Street)
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Juneteenth (June 19) and Independence Day (July 4)
Dismas Hub (402 E. South Street)
Monday-Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Health Plus Indiana (201 S. William Street)
Mondays and Wednesdays: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Howard Park Event Center (604 E. Jefferson Boulevard)
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
July 3 and Independence Day (July 4): 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Juneteenth (June 19)
Imani Unidad (234 Chapin Street)
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center (1522 Linden Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Closed on Sundays, as well as Juneteenth (June 19) and Independence Day (July 4)
St. Joe County Public Library Main Branch (304 S. Main Street)
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
Salvation Army Kroc Center (900 W. Western Avenue)
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays: 9 a.m. to noon
Unity Gardens (3701 Prast Boulevard)
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
YMCA O’Brien Center (321 E. Walter Street)
Monday-Thursday: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Juneteenth (June 19): 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Closed on Independence Day (July 4)
TOPEKA
LaGrange County Public Library Topeka Branch (133 N. Main Street)
Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WARSAW
Pete Thorn Center (800 N. Park Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fellowship Missions (1520 E. Winona Avenue)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
WINAMAC
Pulaski County Public Library (121 S. Riverside Drive)
Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
STATEWIDE INFORMATION
Indiana – Open Shelter & Centers/Stations
Michigan - Call 211 or visit mi211.org.
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