1900 was the height of the Progressive Era in America and industrial development in Muncie, Indiana. What were people reading during that time? This project addresses this question by examining more closely the books and patrons of the Muncie Public Library in 1900. It is based on the data provided by the What Middletown Read Project, a database of the circulation records of the Muncie Public Library between 1891 and 1902. Continue by reading the Introduction.