How Much Does Your Library Save YOU? If you're an average Mahoning County homeowner, you contribute only $26.95 per year in taxes to fund public libraries and their services. But how much would you need to pay out-of-pocket if you purchased books, movies and other library services in stores? Use our Library Use Value Calculator to discover how much YOUR Library saves YOU!
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Let’s Talk Sports
The sixth Literary Society event has something for the guys! David Lee Morgan Jr., author and sports reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal, will talk sports and more. Main Library, 6:30 p.m., November 12
Literary Society Author Event

Know Your Library

How is the Library working to meet your needs? Learn More

Library Hours Changed Sept. 8
Severe reductions in state funding cause hours to be cut. Locations & Hours

Smart Money
Money may not grow on trees, but you can plant the seeds for financial growth with the Library's Smart Money programs and information.

  
Discover what the Library's Smart Money program can offer you!

Read It!
Selected New Adult Fiction Titles
Silent Hour by Michael Koryta. Twelve years after the failure of a mafia daughter's elaborate parole program at a luxurious estate, private investigator Lincoln Perry investigates the program founder's disappearance and is alarmed to discover that an initial search was derailed by a murder.

Read It!
Selected New Adult Non Fiction Titles
Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie by Richard Hack. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, the author tells how Christie's life was "as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted.

What to Read
Looking for your next great read? Visit the Library and check out one of these books chosen by our librarians in our Featured Books section.