The Paulding County Carnegie Library has Covid Tests available for pick up. Call the main library or any branch and the tests will be delivered curbside. The library will be closed on Monday, October 11 in observance of Columbus Day. The Adult Section is gearing up for some new projects. We have a new…
The Youth Services Department of the historic Carnegie library will be hosting a School Employee Appreciation Week September 10-15 during normal library hours. School employees are invited to experience all the services the library has to offer. The library has a rich collection of award-winning fiction and non-fiction for all ages of youth as well…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library will be featuring a Monarch Butterfly exhibit until early fall. The exhibit will be in the children’s room located in the lower level of the historic Carnegie library. “The Monarch butterfly is one of our favorites and with this exhibit, children will be able to watch each life stage,” shared…
The Cooper Community Library Branch, of the Paulding County Carnegie Library, will be hosting an adult class on Monday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. Phil Sherry will discuss Kathleen Porter’s book “Natural Posture for Pain Free Living”. Life runs smoother if we pay attention to the way we walk, sit, sleep and stand, skeletal speaking.…
The Ann Sherry Foundation has awarded generous funding to incorporate “Maker & Creative Spaces” into all branches of the Paulding County Carnegie Library (PCCL) system. In addition, the foundation has granted funds to enhance the book clubs and reading events sponsored by the Cooper Community Branch Library located in the village of Oakwood. Funds will…
There is magic in the air at the Paulding County Carnegie Library when Jania Tayor presents her Christmas Carol Family Holiday Magic Show on December 5 at 6:00pm. Magician Jania Taylor will perform as Christmas Carol in her holiday themed magic show. The audience will be in awe when she creates a magical shower of…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library recently sponsored a “Penmanship Contest”. “We are concerned that students not being taught cursive writing anymore. Many school systems are removing cursive or penmanship from their elementary curriculums,” shared Susan Pieper, Library Director. “There are so many documents and historical and family letters students will not be able to read…
While conducting research in the library’s Vertical File, we found this photo from a 1958 special insert from the Toledo Blade that celebrated Paulding as the smallest county seat in Ohio. We contacted the Blade for a copy of the photo (fingers crossed that they did), they referred us to the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library…
A library card is the coolest card – Today’s libraries are about more than books. They are creative educational spaces for learners from birth to high school and beyond. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Paulding County Carnegie Library (PCCL) system joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide…
Ali McCauley has been named Assistant Director / Head of Adult Services for the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. Alice “Ali” McCauley has been named Assistant Director / Head of Adult Services for the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. “Ali follows in the steps of Diana Coy and Vicky Hull as the Assistant Director for…
The afternoon opened with a full house at the main Paulding County Carnegie Library in Paulding. Crowds of dignitaries from around the state milled about with library patrons, employees, board members, and volunteers. People enjoyed refreshments provided by the Paulding Friends of the Library group, as well as tours of the main library by various…
On March 3rd, the Paulding County Carnegie Library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Opening Day. The library was funded in 1912, built in 1915 and opened on March 3, 1916. The library is the first library in the United States funded by Andrew Carnegie to serve an entire library. The reception honoring this special…
Award-winning Christian author Lynn Austin spoke Friday evening at the main Carnegie library in Paulding. Austin read from her book,Wonderland Creek, and explained to the audience her method of writing. She shared that as an author she first starts with an inspiration or idea. Then, she researches the idea. In the case of Wonderland Creek,…
