The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has 15 branches that serve 10 communities in
Mahoning County, Ohio
Mahoning County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 228,614. Its county seat and largest city is Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown. The county is List of ...
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In 2005, the library loaned more than 1.8 million items to its 122,000 cardholders.
Total holdings are over 686,000 volumes with over 1,100 periodical subscriptions.
The library has branches in
Austintown,
Boardman,
Campbell,
Canfield,
New Middletown,
North Jackson,
Sebring, and
Youngstown
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, which ...
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[ The library's administrative office is located inside the main branch in Youngstown.
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Services
Since 1971, the library has provided a service called Special Delivery which includes delivering library materials to homebound people and children, and recorded materials and playback equipment to disabled people.
The library has a mobile library called the Pop-Up Library which makes stops at various locations around the county. It can also be requested for events.
The library has a service called Book-A-Librarian where one can book an appointment with a librarian for assistance.
The library has many electronic resources. The library has an extensive online collection of materials relating to genealogy and local history, which mainly includes material from Mahoning, Trumbull Trumbull may refer to:
Places United States
* Trumbull County, Ohio
** Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
* Trumbull, Connecticut
* Trumbull, Nebraska
* Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
* Mount Trumbull Wilderness in Arizona
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, and Columbiana counties. Every branch has computers
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, printers, fax machines, and e-book/audio book lending services. Some branches also have 3D printers
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer co ...
and Wi-Fi hotspots.
As a part of the Michael Kusalaba branch located on Mahoning Avenue in Youngstown, the Makerspace was created. In addition to providing digital archiving material such as film reel converters and media conversion equipment, one can also access a laminator, button maker, laser engraver, vinyl printer and sound studio.
Renovations
In 2020, the library began undertaking a large construction and renovation project on its main branch in Youngstown. The project cost $27 million and consisted of creating a new entrance on Wick Avenue to match the original entrance from 1910, a new computer lab and an area for people to receive computer training, a digitization lab, additional shelving and study rooms. It also included the construction of a "Culinary Literacy Center."
References
External links
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County website
Public libraries in Ohio
Education in Mahoning County, Ohio
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