Accessible Entrance
Don't forget, if you cannot make it up our front steps, we have a side entrance (on the west side of the building) with a ramp to an elevator. There is handicapped parking on that side also.
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Summer Reading 2021
The Summer Reading Club, for all ages, will begin on June 1st (the building is open). Call to pick up your packet curbside or stop in.
You can also join with the Reader Zone app to log your summer activities. Find the app at https://www.readerzone.com/ No more papers! (Unless you want them.) You need these codes:
Reading Log (Bubble Sheet):ca057
Reading Challenge:58aba
Tails and Tales Challenge: fedd9
Cemetery Scavenger Hunt for Children
Print a page or pick a page up curbside. Complete the scavenger hunt of your choice. Children can then return the completed hunt for a halloween prize. HAPPY HAUNTING.
Toddler Time Zoom
TODDLER TIME ZOOM The target audience is children birth to 36 months old and a caregiver. Language is so important at this age. We will share the joys of language through a short virtual meeting. Our digital experience will include nursery rhymes, songs and stories once weekly.
Now Hiring
Library Circulation Clerk, part-time, with friendly customer service experience and comfortable using computers. HS graduate. Must be detail oriented. Starts at minimum wage per union contract. Apply in person at Carnegie Public Library, 219 E 4th St.
Building Open
The Library is offering inside “grab and go” services. Our occupancy is limited at this time for social distancing. The only entrance will be at our front doors. If you need the elevator, ring the bell at the door facing the Mary Patterson building and someone will be along to help you.
Maintain a safe distance of at least 6' from others including staff. All patrons must wear a mask. Curbside will still be available if you do not wish to come inside.
Family Book Discussion Group (Quarantine Version)
Call Miss Kim and request the book, provide a parent’s email address, pick up the book, read the book, attend the ZOOM book discussion. Books and discussion dates: “The Girl Who Drank The Moon” by Kelly Barnhill June 25 @ 10 am; “A Boy Called Bat” by Elana K. Arnold July 16 @ 10 am.
E-cards
The Ohio Digital Library is making it so that we can extend e-cards to potential patrons that haven't been to the library before! Register here to get a virtual card with Carnegie Public Library.
Then head to https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/ to borrow ebooks and digital audiobooks.
Covid-19
Coronavirus has been the subject of many recent news and social media reports. Your health and safety is important to us. We know that information is a key to good health and that sometimes reliable information is hard to find. That’s why we have taken the time to assemble a list of trusted sources to help you find dependable and up-to-date information from local, state, and national perspectives about the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Ohio Digital Library is making it so that we can extend e-cards to potential patrons that haven't been to the library before! Register here to get a virtual card with Carnegie Public Library.
Then head to https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/ to borrow ebooks and digital audiobooks.
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http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn
The Sanborn Maps were originally created for assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the United States. Our collection includes over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962.
The library has home test kits from the Ohio Department of Health. These over-the-counter test results are for personal use and do not produce a result that can be used for travel, return to school, or to end quarantine in Ohio. Tests will be distributed through curbside pickup only and left at the back door (facing alley). We are not able to bring them to your car. Please call 330-385-2048 opt. 1, to arrange for curbside pickup of a test. Do not enter the library if you are experiencing symptoms or quarantining.
Visit DayByDayOH.org – a website for young children and their families, featuring a song, a video, activities, and book recommendations for every day of the year! DayByDayOH, a service of the State Library of Ohio in collaboration with Ohio Ready to Read, also includes literacy and health information and an Ohio public library locator map.