Stark County District Library

The Stark County District Library is one of the best 100 libraries in the United States, ranked 6th in its population category.* It is one of the nine largest library systems in the state of Ohio, serving 12 local school districts. Its Main Library, 10 Branch Libraries, and two bookmobiles and two Kidmobiles serve 143,000 library card holders. Holdings number more than 925,000 items, and annual circulation is 3.8 million items including books, audio visual materials, and periodicals for all ages. In addition, the Library provides programs and classes for adults, teens, and children, computer and Internet access, interlibrary loans, reference and genealogy services, and traveling collections on two Bookmobiles and two Kidmobiles, as well as Outreach services to shut-ins, nursing homes, and housing units.

*according to Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index www.haplr-index.com