Puskarich Public Library System

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Puskarich Public Library System
Established1880
LocationCadiz, Ohio
Branches2
Access and use
Circulation190,000
Population served13,568 (Harrison Hills City School District)
Other information
Budget$510,000
DirectorSandi Thompson
Staff16
Website harrison.lib.oh.us

The Puskarich Public Library System (PPL) is a rural, public library serving Harrison County, Ohio. The library also houses the Harrison County History of Coal Museum. [1]

Contents

The system has two branch libraries: Clark Memorial Branch Library in Freeport, Ohio, and the Scio Branch Library in Scio, Ohio.

Overview

Currently, the Puskarich Public Library System consists of three service outlets. The main library is in Cadiz, and branch locations are in Freeport and Scio.

On March 6, 1880, in Cadiz, Ohio, a meeting was held to establish a public library; and in April, an upstairs room in A. J. McDonald's new building was rented on North Main Street. Nancy Dewey donated $1000.00 and an additional $1500.00 raised by public subscription. The library was opened to subscribers for the sum of $100 per year in the Fall of 1880.

In 1895, the library was moved to the Harrison County Courthouse. A few years after in 1910, the membership fee was eliminated and control was given to the Board of Education. Since December 1935, it has been designated as a school district library with its own governing Board. Following a nearly half million dollar fundraising campaign, the Cadiz Public Library was renamed the Puskarich Public Library when the new main library building was erected at Cadiz in 1986.

Homebound Library Service

Homebound Library Service is available to any resident who is unable to visit the library due to: visual disabilities, short or long term illness, or other physical challenges.

Adult Programs

Free adult programs, including computer classes, are offered to the public every month.

Clark Memorial Branch Library

The Clark Memorial Branch Library is located in Freeport, Ohio. This branch services Freeport, Tippecanoe, Deersville, Piedmont, Moorefield and surrounding areas. Summer Reading programs as well as a variety of programs for teens, families, and adults are also provided.

The Clark Memorial Branch Library was established in 1990 and currently has 1,265 patrons. The Friends of the Clark Memorial Branch Library was also organized in 1990 and remains an active support group for the library.

Scio Branch Library

The Scio Branch Library is located in Scio, Ohio. It services Scio, Jewett, Bowerston, rural Carrollton County and surrounding areas.

Ebooks

The Puskarich Public Library System offers eBooks, Overdrive Music and Overdrive WMA Audiobooks. Some of the available collections include Juvenile/Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies and Autobiographies, Audio Books, MP3 Audiobooks, and Music.

Local History & Genealogy

The Genealogy & Local History Room at the Puskarich Public Library contains volumes of Harrison County materials along with materials from the neighboring counties of Belmont, Jefferson, Tuscarawas, Gurnsey, and Carroll. They also have surname and local history files.

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References

  1. "Puskarich Coal Museum". 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2022-03-03.