A giant thank you to our Golden Retriever friend and his owner Ray Morgenstern
for coming in and spending time each Thursday morning this summer to listen to
and encourage our young readers.
Minerva Area YMCA KidCare children visited the library each week during the summer.
They listened to fun stories read by library staff, learned lively dances and enjoyed creative activities.
The forms below are for you to use when making certain formal requests of the library. Copies of these forms are available at the library. However you may find it more convenience to print and complete a form before coming to the library.
Everyone on the Youth Services Staff is committed to assisting you and your children when you call or visit the library. We offer a wide selection of materials appropriate for children from preschoolers through the middle school years.
For Parents and Caretakers of Young Children
Minutes of a regular library Board meeting are approved at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Once approved, the minutes will be posted to the website. Paper copies of all library Board meeting minutes are available for review at the library as are copies of each month's Board packet.
Note: the Board did not meet in August, 2010 due to the lack of a quorum.
The Library receives almost all of its funds, around 98% of its revenue, from the State of Ohio in the form of a portion of the Public Library Fund (PLF). The PLF receives money according to a formula described in law, rather than as an appropriation by the legislature. The PLF is currently funded by 1.7% of the state’s General Revenue Fund (GRF); the GRF is supplied mostly by the income and sales taxes, with some additional revenue from various use taxes and fees. The State allocates PLF money to each county based on a distribution formula established in the 1980s, and th
(July 5, 2018) Attached below is a copy of the Library's Strategic Plan which will guide the Library's activities over the next 24 months. This plan was developed using information gathered from the community and Library staff, and in consultation with the LIbrary's Board of Trustees. In a time of increasing demand for library services and decreasing library funding, it is important that we focus our limited resources on programs, services, and activities that offer most benefit to the community, and that we can effectively and efficiently provide.
The links below will connect you to resources to help you develop both your resume and job search skills.
