Board of Trustees meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

Board Members 

• Lori Milleson
• Jon Kirkland
• Bonnie Cowans
• Sheila Koch
• Duran Morgan
• Jim Drexler
• Michael Angel

PRESERVING THE PAST ... ENRICHING THE PRESENT ... REACHING TO THE FUTURE

The Puskarich Public Library Endowment Fund enriches the library system by allowing the gifts of today to
help residents and future generations enjoy the benefits of a community focused library.

Puskarich Public Library Endowment Fund

GIVE A LASTING GIFT...
This endowment fund permanently
holds a pool of gifts to provide
ongoing financial assistance to the
library system & its programs.

History of the Library

On March 6, 1880, a public meeting was held to discuss establishment of a public library; and in April, the newly-elected trustees rented an upstairs room in A. J. McDonald's new building on North Main Street. Nancy Dewey donated $1000.00 to which was added $1500.00 raised by public subscription.  In October of 1880, the library was opened for use to subscribers for the sum of $100/year.  By December of 1881, the library had 156 members, who borrowed 506 books that month.

Policies

General Policies

Emergency Situations

In an emergency situation, the Library Director, Clerk Treasurer or a Branch Manager placed in charge of the library will make official statements to the public and media. If it is necessary for library staff to provide the public with information, library administration will inform staff what is to be said. In the event that the library has to be closed due to weather or an emergency situation, the Librarian-in-Charge will contact designated media services.

• Library cards, check out and check in of library materials
• General location/information questions answered
• Golden Buckeye registration
• GED/literacy information
• Harrison County voter registration

• Children's and Young Adult fiction and nonfiction, including easy readers, board books, holiday books, Newbery and Caldecott award winners, encyclopedias.
• Reference service
• School visits, storytimes for preschoolers, summer reading programs, group tours, programs.
• Audiotapes and book/tape kits
• Parent-Teacher book collection
• Encyclopedia Online Database
• Internet (with parent's approval)

• Free Computer Classes
• Programs for all ages
• Laminating
• Scanning
• Community meeting rooms
• Large Print Books
• Tax forms
• Friends of the Library group
• Harrison County voter registration
• General location/informational questions answered
• Golden Buckeye registration
• GED/literacy information

• Internet - Public Access
• Public Computers
• Adult fiction and non-fiction (including auto repair, resume books, career selection, paperbacks, travel guides, and cookbooks)
• Reference materials
• Current and back issues of magazines and newspapers
• Genealogy and Ohio Information
• Interlibrary loan
• Local History - Requests