Library Insert Paulding Progress February 24, 2016

100 YEARS OF CHANGE:
The Carnegie Library in Paulding County

1916-2016
A SPECIAL SECTION TO THE PAULDING PROGRESS

February 24, 2016
2 - Paulding County Carnegie Library - 100 Years of Change
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
History of our branch libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2015 Library stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
History of bookmobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Original letter of request to Andrew Carnegie. . . . . 7
100 Years of Change Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Become a friend of the library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
We love our library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Paulding County Carnegie Directors. . . . . . . . . . . 21
Copyright 2016 by the Paulding County Progress
The Paulding County Carnegie Library-100 years of change is a special

section compiled and published by the Paulding County Progress, 113
S. Williams St., P.O. Box 180, Paulding, OH, 45879.
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History of our
branch libraries
In 1989, residents of Antwerp formed the Friends of the
Antwerp Branch Library and mobilized to acquire a branch
library. Working with the county library Board of Trustees,
the first branch library was opened in 1990 at the corner
of U.S. 24 and Ohio 49. The branch soon relocated and
opened in a new building in 1997 next to the school and
was fully paid for by the Friends within two years.
A group of citizens in the Village of Payne were working
towards a branch library after the Bookmobile service
was discontinued. The Friends of the Payne Branch
Library secured a storefront building at the corner of
Ohio 49 and Ohio 500 and the second branch of the
library system opened in 1996.
In 1999, members of the Oakwood Library Association
approached the Board of Trustees once again (the
board had been approached in years past) for the purpose of merging their volunteer library in Oakwood with
the county library system. The Oakwood Branch Library
opened in 2000 as the third branch of the library. In
2007, the branch relocated to a donated storefront
and was renamed the Cooper Community Library, a
branch of the Paulding County Carnegie Library system.
2015 Library Stats

Antwerp Branch:
In-House: 3,864
Borrowed:23,983
Bookmobile:
In-House:6,812
Borrowed: 13,638
Oakwood Branch:
In-House:9,831
Borrowed: 24,741
Paulding Main
Library:
In-House: 21,215
Borrowed:76,975
Payne Branch:
In-House: 7,678
Borrowed: 16,715
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Total circulation*
*Circulation refers to the number of items borrowed or

used by patrons including reading a newspaper in the
library or borrowing a movie or book.
materials used in-house
49,400
156,000
were materials borrowed in

a variety of formats
History of Bookmobile service to Paulding County

Bookmobile service was established in
1965 to help supplement the existing
library substations throughout the county.
The substations were located in:
Antwerp: Smiths Drug Store
Grover Hill: Hipps Gift Shop
Haviland: Fishers Grocery
Oakwood: Taylor Funeral Home
Payne: Bachellors Rexall Store
1965-1968
Contracted through the State Library of Ohio
campgrounds, nursing homes, assisted

living facilities, preschools and Head Start
programs. The Bookmobile is mobile and
can adapt other stops into the schedule
as warranted.
The Bookmobile is actually a small
branch library on wheels. All print materials
that one would find at a branch library,
may be found on the Bookmobile. These
includes popular reading and best-sellers,
new movies, childrens titles, J-Fiction

and Non-Fiction. A popular adult fiction
and non- fiction collection will provide for
delightful browsing. Recorded books on
CD, PlayAways and a number of popular
movies for all ages will round out the collection. Everyone will find something of
interest on the Bookmobile. For a current
schedule of stops, visit the library website
www.pauldingcountylibrary.com.
1983-1994
Contracted through the State Library of Ohio
2011-present
The library purchased a used 1994
Ohio Bus Bookmobile from a library in
Caldwell, Ohio, for $3,000. The Bookmobile provides service to communities
not served by a brick-and-mortar branch
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One man can make a difference

Get to know Herb Monroe, A Whole-Hearted Person
Herb Monroe touched the lives of so many. He was a devoted family man and
accomplished executive who was struck with tragedy several times throughout
his life. He had every excuse to turn inward, be self-absorbed and embittered,
but he refused to let that be his lifes story. This book encompasses local
history, Herbs life challenges and successes as well as his
humble, selfless love for family and community.
Married to Millie: The Humble Life of Herb Monroe can be ordered on
Amazon.com for $29.95. Copies are also available for purchase at the
Paulding County Carnegie Library and Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op,
and at Susies Family Bakery beside the Herb Monroe Community Park.
(PPEC members receive a $5.00 discount.)
To learn more about Married to Millie, Herb Monroe and

the author, Jane Nice, go to www.marriedtomillie.com.
We are so blessed to have the staff and resources at the Library available to us. Ive spent
countless hours researching information and have cherished every moment spent there.
- Jane Nice, author of Married to Mille: The Humble Life of Herb Monroe
Original letter of request to Andrew Carnegie: Undated (early 1912)

From:
The Paulding Public Library Association
Paulding, Ohio
To:
The Carnegie Library Commission
New York City
Our Dear Sirs,
After many earnest solicitations made by us for ways and means to provide a larger and better public
library for this Paulding County, Ohio, we are directed by the Ohio State Organizer to communicate with
your Commission.
Paulding County, Ohio, very much needs a better Public Library. The present library at Paulding, the county seat, contains almost 800 volumes 250 of which have been added during the past year, and is used by
every citizen of the county who may come, but is maintained only by the proceeds from lecture sources,
etc. and by subscriptions from less than 100 public spirited citizens of Paulding.
The assessed tax valuation of the Paulding County for 1912 is $33,741,960.00, and our present county
Commissioners are willing, under the authority of Ohio laws, to, at once, levy a tax in the minimum sum of
$5,000 annually, and more if needed to maintain a County Public Library.
Paulding County has 4 first class high schools and the usual ungraded school in each of the sub-districts
of the 12 respective townships in the county; more than 700 miles of piked roads, and land valuations
range from $80 to $225 per acre; and a population of over 28,000.
Paulding, the county seat, has a population of 2081 with an assessed property valuation for 1912 of
$1,534,520.00; with almost 4 miles of paved streets; water works; electric lights; sewer system; $60,000
court house; 2 banks, 5 churches and 2 large high school buildings.
This city contributed nearly $20,000 in 1910 to The German-American Sugar Company as a bonus and their
$2,400,000.00 factory, running last year and this year, employs an average of 450 people (excluding farm
laborers), with a daily capacity of 1100 barrels of sugar the Company paying to the farmers of Paulding
County, last year, more than $450,000.00 for the sugar beats raised by such farmers.
The State of Ohio is now building in Paulding, a $20,000.00 armory, the ground therefore being donated by
the citizens of Paulding. Our best residence in this city, lately built, costing over $20,000. The business buildings, all brick and stone, two and three stories, are in proper comparison.
The county has four railroads and a proposed electric line is in progress.
We are anxious to have a large and commodious Library building, adequate to the needs of this Paulding
County, and may we ask your kindly consideration of our petition therefore and learn from your Commission
the demands and requirements to be done upon our part, that we may avail ourselves of the necessary funds
for such Public Library Building, as your commission is pleased to entrust to this Paulding County, Ohio.
Awaiting, with much interested, your favorable consideration, we ask to be,
Yours most truly,
The Paulding Public Library Association,
By its trustees,
Mrs. E. E. Edge, President
C.H. Allen, President Paulding National Bank, long a resident and heavy taxpayer
Wm.J. Wheeler, Director Farmers Banking Company, pioneer resident and heavy taxpayer
J.W. Nurlry, D.D.S. resident and taxpayer
Mrs. Eashling, pioneer resident and heavy taxpayer
Mrs. Edward Staley, pioneer resident and heavy taxpayer
Other Citizens: many names are illegible
A.R. ---, president Farmers Banking Company, long a resident and taxpayer
W.M. Shaffer, Ohio State Senator, long a resident and taxpayer
J. R. Roso Ed. County Republican long a resident and heavy taxpayer
N.R. Webster, Ed. County Democrat resident for years and taxpayer
J. Mouhr Farms and Loans, long a resident and heavy taxpayer
Snook Attorney, U. S. Congressman from Ohio
100 Years of Change:
The Carnegie Library in Paulding County 1916-2016
1880
1880 American steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie begins

philanthropic support for public libraries by granting
construction of one at his birthplace in Dunfermline,
Scotland.
1890 A second library opens in 1890 in Allegheny,
Pa. (now part of Pittsburgh).
1889 First Carnegie library opens in the United States

in Braddock, Pa., near Pittsburgh.
1893 The Ladies Literacy Society in Paulding begins

a subscription library. Books are kept at the home of Mrs.
William Wheeler. The public can enjoy these books for a
fee of 5 cents per volume per week.
1900
1901 Jan. 1: The new Brumback Library is dedicated in Van

Wert, the first county library formed in the United States.
1903 The Paulding Public Library Association is formed
with 32 charter members.
1903 A public meeting is held to engender interest in a
public library.
1903 It is reported the Library Association is preparing a
reading room and is asking for the donations of chairs, tables,
books and shelving.
1904 The Library Association opens a public library and
reading room at 113 N. Main St., above the Farmers Bank.
Kate Travis is librarian. Over 200 volumes are available.
Membership in the library costs $2 for an individual or fami-ly.
A membership is required to check out books, but the reading
room is free. The library is open every afternoon and evening
except Sundays.
1904 The Library Association opens a public library and
reading room at 113 N. Main St., above the Farmers Bank.
Kate Travis is librarian. Over 200 volumes are available.
Membership in the library costs $2 for an individual or fami-ly.
A membership is required to check out books, but the reading
room is free. The library is open every afternoon and evening
except Sundays.
1910
1911 Andrew Carnegie, the richest man in the
world, establishes the philanthropic foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York.
1912 Early in 1912, Mrs. E.E. Edge, president of Paulding Public

Library Association, writes a Letter of Inquiry to Andrew Carnegie
requesting a grant for a public library.
1912 February: Carnegie refuses, stating that if the Village of
Paulding received a grant, then all the other communities in Paulding
County would want a grant.
1912 A letter is written to Carnegie insisting the public library will
provide county-wide service through
book stations.
1912 July 16: Carnegie agrees to
give $40,000 for a building, pro-vided
the County Commissioners will give
$4,000 a year and a suitable site can
be found.
1913 Mrs. A.S. (Rebecca)
Latty donates four lots of
land on South Main Street
for the library.
1914 Plans are approved
and construction begins.
Howard & Mer-riam are the chosen architects.
Willing Brothers are the general contractor with a bid of $30,670.
1915 May 5: A local carpenter working on library construction, Samuel

Snyder, accidentally falls to his death.
1915 Sept. 18: First entry in minutes for the new public library was
made, appointing Board of Trustees members.
1915 In October, the library receives the entire inventory of the existing
library as a gift.
1915 The German American Sugar Company is authorized to use 200
yards of dirt for use in grading the lawn.
1915 Miss Ella J. Smith is employed as Librarian.
Salary of $100 per month. Miss Vivian Jackson is hired
as an Assistant Librarian. A.V.R. Mott is employed as
shipping clerk.
1916 Jan. 7: List of magazines approved.
1916 Feb. 11: Locations of library substations are announced: Antwerp,
Cecil, Grover Hill, Haviland, Junction, Oakwood and Payne.
1916 March 3: Library opens, the first Carnegie library in the nation to
serve an entire county.
1916 In November, the library begins holding a series of story hours for
the younger set.
1918 Miss Koneta Helms is named Librarian at a salary of $60 a month.
1919 New substations are announced in January for Mandale and Arthur.
1919 April 4: Hours will be from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. during the months
Eastern Time is in force.
1919 April 30: Miss Koneta Helms resigns as Librarian. Miss Vivian
Jackson is appointed Librarian commencing on May 1.
1919 Aug. 11: Andrew Carnegie passes away in Massachusetts.
1919 Sept. 26: The last Carnegie library grant in the U.S. is awarded, to
construct a library in Utah.
1919 Miss Vivian Jackson resigns effective Dec. 31.
1920
1930
1920 Miss Kate Travis is hired as Librarian commencing on Jan. 1.
1930In September, the Board moves to paint the radiators, buy

window blinds for the Main Room and varnish the woodwork.
1931 The Board purchases coal for $5 per
ton from the Paulding Lumber Company.
1932 Tourists and/or transients camped
out in the back of the library.
1920 The Library starts to be open on Sunday afternoons for the

convenience of patrons.
1921 Salary of Miss Kate Travis is raised from $60 a month to $80 a
month.
1922 March 31: Miss Maryanna Yager employed as Librarian at a
salary of $70 commencing Jan. 28.
1922 June, Henry Luce is hired to paint the exterior woodwork and
spouting of the library building and use putty where needed, for a cost
of $50.
1923 Miss Vivien Jackson is re-employed as the Librarian at $80 per
month on April 1.
1925 Substation service is provided at Antwerp by Hertel Brothers
at $49.82 per year; Arthur by James McCague at $32.90 a year;
Haviland by Kohn & Klinger at $33.82 per year and at Payne by Otto G.
Henschen at $46.77 per year.
1932 Ida M. Hardesty is listed as a substitute at $28.75

per month. The wages of all employees are decreased.
1935 August, George Parent and Frank Hart are employed to repair
the foundation and the walls of the library.
1935 Mrs. Ida M. Hardesty is named Librarian at a salary of $80.
1935 November, as part of the Andrew Carnegie centennial
celebration, the Carnegie Corporation of New York presents to all
Carnegie libraries a portrait of Mr. Carnegie, framed for permanent
display.
1936 The book budget is $500.
1936 A library exhibit at the
Junior Fair is approved.
1936 The Haviland substation library is moved to the Hudson
Barber Shop
1926 In April, R.M. Weible is paid $34.14, less fines, to operate the
Oakwood substation.
1937 An awning over the front door is erected by Fred Hannerman.
1927 Henry Foor is employed as janitor beginning on May 1 at a

salary of $70.
1938 Berta Wiegel resigns as Assistant Librarian.
1928 July 20: An Atlas of

Paulding County is purchased
and presented to Miss Clara
Latty in remembrance of her
benevolences towards the
Paulding County Carnegie
Library.
1928 August, a wedding gift is purchased for Miss Vivien Jackson,
and Miss Ruth Wheeler is hired as Librarian for $80 per month.
1938 Aug. 5: The Board eliminates the married women

applications for the position of Assistant Librarian. Ruby Davis is hired
as Assistant Librarian at a salary of $40.
1938 The Board starts participating in the Public Employees Retirement Fund with fees of 4% being deducted from the salary of Mrs.
Hardesty and Mr. Foor.
1939 The Brumback Library of Van Wert is listed as caring for the
Scott substation library.
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1940
1940Aug. 2: A motion
is made and approved that
all persons encroaching or
trespassing on Library Grounds be given notice to move
and that the grounds shall not be used as a tourist camp or parking lot.
1942The furnace is no longer safe for use and a bid from the
Finan Hardware Company of $997.33 is accepted.
1942A Victory Tax begins being deducted and paid to the
County Treasurer.
1945The Librarian expresses need for a new
typewriter.
1945A motion is made asking the County
Commissioners to make an appropriation
sufficient to cover the
expenses of much-needed repairs to the
main entrance and any other repairs necessary
to the public safety.
1946The Paulding County Republican

newspaper publishes an editorial
regarding the deplorable condition of
the library and the sad state of this sick
edifice, due to lack of money.
1947Jan. 7, the office of the
Paulding County Prosecuting Attorney,
Ed. W. Kuns, gives a written opinion that
the library heating plant had failed and
the library is without heat.
1947Jan.10, the Board meets in special session and passes
a resolution so that a boiler and stoker can be purchased and
immediately installed by Hanenkratt Plumbing and Heating, Co. for
a sum of $1,994.64.
1950
1950January, the library has

three employees: Ida M. Hardesty,
Ruby D. Davis and Milton Wiegel.
1950Coal now costs $15.50 per ton, and Library Board begins
receiving milage.
1950Mrs. Ruby Davis is appointed Librarian at a salary of $125 per
month. Mrs. Gladys Campbell is hired as Assistant Librarian.
1950November, a record player is purchased at Aldens for $10.44.
1951Improvements to the lighting in the library are made. New
shelving is purchased for the juvenile section. Repairs to the plaster
cost $308.80.
1951July, Bob Leever Glass Sales is paid $26.20 for glass for the
front door of the library. Harold E. Fleck is paid $10 to spray the library
grounds for flies and mosquitoes. Roy Rickels installs new fluorescent
lighting in September for a little over $500.
1952Films of Visual Education are discussed and it is decided that
demand is not sufficient at the present time to rent the films.
1953There is a squatter on the back property. A motion is made to
request the sheriff serve eviction papers on the man so that the work
on the grounds is not hindered.
1953The Librarian, Ruby Davis, falls ill and passes away. Mrs.
Gladys Campbell is hired as Librarian and Secretary-Treasurer of the
Board at the same salary which Mrs. Davis received. Lois Cramer is
hired as Assistant Librarian at $125 per month. It is recommended that
she continue her education by taking some college work.
1954The Board moves to employ Ida Hardesty once again as Librarian and Secretary-Treasurer until a permanent Librarian can be secured.
1947The County Commissioners agree to appropriate $9,000 to

take care of the heating plant and to care for some of the necessary
repairs of the library.
1954Mrs. Frances Beatty is hired

beginning July 1 at a salary of $4,000.
1949October, Mr. Foor, Shipping Clerk, notifies the Board that

he will be forced to retire after 20 years, because of his advanced
age. Milt Wiegel is hired to assist Mr. Foor at a salary of $75.
1954A Board member suggests

that the library purchase more books
of a technical nature.
1960
1954An art exhibit by Chester
Thrasher is very successful and
attracts many visitors.
1960The library is remodeled with new paint, storm windows,
1954The Coronation Reading Club has 112 young participants

with three of the readers reading eight or 12 books every day.
1960The board considers a Bookmobile for the first time.
1954Total circulation for is 53,634.

1954 The library receives a special State Aid grant of $210
which was to be added to the Librarians salary in monthly installments. The State Aid is given on the basis of number of hours of the
librarians training and is to encourage libraries to hire trained librarians and to encourage them to remain.
1955Bagley Builders of Van Wert is hired to repair the roof at an

estimated cost of $350.
1955The Board decides to repair the ceiling and add acoustical

tiles, rewire the auditorium, install new fixtures, paint hall and toilets, lay asphalt tile in the club room.
1956Mrs. Beatty requests the library begin loaning records.

The Board allows a $50 initial expenditure. This is probably the first
non-print format to be introduced to the library.
1957The library holds a very successful art exhibit in February.

The paintings, with a value of $3,000, were lent to the library by the
Ford Motor company at no cost except the return express charges.
1957The Easter Egg Tree project, an

annual joint undertaking of the Better
Homes and Gardens Club and the library,
sees over 175 attendees in the North Room.
1957A piano is donated and

placed in the auditorium.
1958An art exhibit is sponsored that included 63 paintings by

John (Dick) Nartker of Kalida and 20 pieces of pottery by Clyde Burt
of Melrose.
1958First National Library Week is sponsored by the American
Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country.
roof repair, improved lighting, drinking fountains installed and bookcases ordered.
1961An extension for the telephone is installed in the rear of the library.
1962Five new valves are added to the radiators so even heat
would be distributed. New furnace installed.
1962The Board begins talking about a parking lot in the rear of

the library.
1963Board decides to meet once a month on the last Friday of

the month.
1963The Board investigates how much it

would cost to put stone in the back driveway.
1963The library contracts with the State Library of Ohio to hire

a consultant for part-time work as certified librarian in order for the
library to receive State Aid. Ronald Schink is hired as librarian. Mr.
Schink is eventually hired as a full-time librarian for the library.
1964Book fines are 2 cents per day. Preschool Storytimes and a

summer reading program called Vacation Reading Club is established.
1964Total circulation for 1964 was 87,585.

1964Family members of Mrs. Ida Hardesty donate her portrait
and several books to the library in her memory.
1964Bookmobile via the State Library of Ohio begins.

1968A levy is proposed to the
voters in 1968 and fails.
1969Bookmobile services are

discontinued due to lack of funding.
1970
1980
1970A young patron is made to pay for the repair of a table in which
he had carved his initials. The library ceilings and roof are repaired.
1972State Aid is cut and then restored to $6,000.

1974The library joins the Northwest Ohio Library District (NORWELD),
a consortium of libraries in northwest Ohio.
1974The library begins the microfilm project of Bowling Green State

University, microfilming the local newspapers back to 1875.
1976Library was in possession of the bag that carried the gold used
to pay for building the Paulding School in 1884. It is given to the superintendent of Paulding Schools, Mr. Roughton, in early 1976.
1976The library is receiving Playboy and Playgirl magazines, but they
1980The library begins opening from 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.

1981The library enters into the Ohio Library Association (OLA) Interlibrary-Loan project. A Halloween film is shown with 44 teens and adults in
attendance.
1981Melissa Renck is hired as Assistant Librarian to become full librarian in January 1982.
1982It is decided that the Oakwood Library will become a station of

the library and books will be sent to supplement the collection.
1983State funding is reduced by half, from $6,000 to $3,000, because the

library no longer serves the entire county by the closing of some of the library
stations.
are kept behind the desk.
1983The library begins Bookmobile
1977January, a microfilm reader is purchased.
service via the State Library of Ohio. The Bookmobile will serve Antwerp, Haviland, Payne,
Oakwood and possibly, Grover Hill.
1977It is determined that the library

will close whenever the schools close (for
bad weather) as it has become a babysitting service.
1983The Library is placed on the National Registry

of Historic Places, U.S. Department of the Interior.
1984A computer class is offered at the library by the Bowling Green
Gallagher is hired on a part-time basis as Librarian.
State University. They provide the computers and conduct the training. The
library begins loaning Polaroid cameras.
1978The Club Room in the basement is remodeled. A request for
1984A complaint about some of author Judy Blumes books is made
1978Ronald Schink resigns as Librarian effective Feb. 24. Mrs. Iris
weekly use of the Community Room for dancing is denied.
1978Exterior work is approved for the library, including sand-blasting, sealing, etc., at a cost of $12,716.
1979The old exterior wooden doors are replaced with tempered glass
doors and the old doors given away for the wood.
1979A Genealogy Station is established in the northwest wing of the

library.
1979Patrons with long-standing overdue materials are referred to

Small Claims Court.
that they were too mature for some and should be separated from the
juvenile section. The Librarian shares The Library Bill of Rights and Freedom
to Read documents. The Board is opposed to censorship and all but one title
stays in the juvenile section. The one book is moved to the adult section.
1984James Rader is hired as Librarian. Jean McMillen is hired as Director in August.
1987During the renovation project, the library
draws widespread media and public attention when

two cleaning women claim to have seen a feminine ghost dressed in garb
from the 1800s and call police.
1989A Friends of Antwerp Library group is formed. A contract is

entered into and the go-ahead for the new Antwerp Branch Library given at
the Nov. 15 Board meeting.
The Board of Trustees congratulates the

Paulding County Carnegie Library of 100 Years
of quality service to the citizens of Paulding
County. It is a pleasure and honor to be a part of
this important institution of learning.
Thank You Carnegie Library for 100 years of service.
Established 1977
Board of Trustees for 2016
Sue Derck, President

Charlene Grant, Vice-President
Corey Walker, Secretary
Ron Etzler
Michael LeMieux
Deedi Miller
Terry Wehrkamp
600 Fairgrounds Drive,

P.O. Box 93, Paulding, Ohio
Phone: 419-399-3667
Email: jphs45879@yahoo.com
Tuesdays 10am to 4pm

or by appointment
First Saturday of each month
10am to 3pm
YOURE INVITED
You are cordially invited to attend the
100th Anniversary of opening day
of the Paulding County Carnegie Library
located in the Village of Paulding, Ohio.
The Paulding County Carnegie Library was the first county

library in the United States funded by Andrew Carnegie.
Please join us for this special reception and

ribbon cutting for the next century of service.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Reception: 12:30 pm -7:30 pm

Ribbon Cutting: 1:30 pm
Telephone 419.399.2032 for more information.

www.pauldingcountylibrary.org
YOURE INVITED
1990
1990After years of trying to receive grants or funding for an
1994Bookmobile service is discontinued on Dec. 31 by order of
elevator, with no success, the Board moves in January to accept the

bid of about $80,000 from McDonalds Design & Build of Defiance and
Schweller Electric of Paulding to construct an elevator.
State Librarian Richard Cheski.
1990Opening day set for the Antwerp Branch Library is May 2.

1991The library automates the collection and patron services
1995A Letter of Agreement is signed with the Paulding County

Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society to return all items of relevance
to the society if the library ever decides to dispose of this collection.
(check in and out) with the Galaxy product.
1995In the fall, the Board approves sponsoring a branch library

in Payne. The upright piano is sold.
1991An Ellison Die-Cut machine is purchased by the Friends
1996The library begins participation
of the Library and $1,000 is given towards a copy

machine.
in the Ohio Public Library Information

Network (OPLIN). This state-funded network provides online
access to authoritative reference databases and much more.
1991The county schools are linked to the librarys

automated catalog.
1992A new mission for the library is adopted: The

Mission of the Paulding County Carnegie Library is to make available
to the largest number of residents of Paulding County the widest
range of library materials and services possible to fill their needs for
information, education, culture and recreation.
1993Additional shelving is placed in the Genealogy section in
1996The library begins providing public access to the Internet in

October. The Payne Branch Library opens in October.
1997The library has its first webpage, hosted by NORWELD.

1997Both the Antwerp and the Payne Branches provide computers for the public to use. The newly built Antwerp Branch Library
building is dedicated on Sept. 28.
honor of Ray Keck.
1997Susan Hill is hired as the new Director on Oct. 14.
1993The Friends of the Library sponsors Summerfest on the
1998The north, east and south wings of the library are remod-
courthouse square. Wilma Mullins is commended for spearheading

this event as well as Sally Dingus and family.
eled with new carpet, lower and sturdier shelving and a layout that is
balanced and provides easier access to materials. The property across
the street from the library is purchased to be used as a parking lot.
1993A group of older citizens, referred to as Old Timers, has

been visiting the library for the filming of reminiscences.
1998The library adopts a library cat named Morrie.
1993Mrs. McMillen purchases a cellular phone that is kept in a bag.
1998The fee for Inter-Library Loan is dropped. The library adds
1994The library joins the Chamber of Commerce.

1994More computers are purchased for staff and public use.
DVDs to the collection.
1999Diaper Chapters, a program for newborns, is established. A
The payroll operations for the library are automated.
video drop-box is purchased. The parking lot on the new property

across the street is completed.
1994The Friends of the Antwerp Branch Library begins fundrais-
1999The Oakwood Library is absorbed into
ing and plans to build a new building.
the Paulding County Carnegie Library system on

Dec. 1 as the third branch of the library system.
2000
2000The Childrens Department is remodeled with new shelving and a section for preschoolers, storytime and media. The Unattended Child Policy raises the unattended age from 8 to 10.
2000The Friends of the Antwerp Branch

has reduced its debt for the new library from
over $100,000 to less than $6,000.
2003Appropriations include cuts in hours, book budgets and salaries,

due to budget cuts to libraries on the state level.
2003The Board approves a policy in response to the U.S. Patriot Act of 2001.
2003The library celebrates the State of Ohio Bicentennial year with a
quilt show, genealogy program, and more.
2001Hill applies for and the library is

selected as only one of 13 to receive a Gates Computer Lab.
2003The childrens reading area is dedicated to Bonnie Carlisle with a

special plaque reading Bonnie Carlisle Reading Center.
2001Miss Drew Kitty, the librarys second library cat, resides at

the main library.
2003Fines are increased to 25 cents per day due

to the decreased revenue from the state.
2001Hill applies for the Bicentennial Longaberger Initiative

that would place the library as an Ohio Historical Landmark.
2003Sept. 18: A ceremony, dedication and unveiling of the historical

marker takes place in front of the library.
2001The library had partnered with the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations, most notable being Civil War Days,
a re-enactment of an actual skirmish.
2003The library partners with the Paulding County Bicentennial Bell

Committee to help with the bell ceremony.
2001The library is nominated for Library of the Year, an award
2003PBS uses photos of the library in a

special on philanthropic giving.
sponsored by Library Journal.
2001The State begins freezing funding to libraries.
2005State funding is once again being reduced and Director Hill starts
investigating the possibility of a levy.
2002The library is awarded federal funds to upgrade the

librarys automation, with the library being responsible for 25%
and the federal funding, 75% of costs.
2005The Board approves the new name for the Oakwood Branch to be
2002The library is awarded federal funds to upgrade the

librarys automation, with the library being responsible for 25%
and the federal funding, 75% of costs.
2006The Paulding Eagles donate $1,000 toward gaming computers in

the Childrens Room. The library begins launching wireless service.
2002Movie Licensing is purchased so the library would be in

compliance with the Movie Copyright laws.
2002Hill becomes a Certified Librarian for the state of Ohio.

(She already held a Masters in Library Science MLS).
2002Costs to operate each branch in FY 2001 were: Antwerp

($48,242), Oakwood ($32,652) and Payne ($41,071).
the Cooper Community Library, a Branch of the Paulding County Carnegie

Library, upon its relocation to the new facility.
2007A new digital networked microfilm reader and printer are purchased with half the cost being picked up by the Genealogy Society.
2007A Winter Wonderland Event is held with over 250 people attending.
2008A .6-mill levy is approved for the ballot. Levy Failed and it is
decided to put a levy on the ballot in November of 2009.
2008Mrs. Pieper starts teaching computer classes. Chinese students
tour the library.
2008
2013
2008Budget cuts are presented to the Board and are to take

place effective Jan. 1, 2009.
2013The Board decides to try to put a continuous levy on the
2009The levy is placed on the ballot asking for 2.17 mills, which
would generate $650,000 per year, the library levy passes by 23 votes
All services are restored and fees dropped to pre-2009 levels.
2013Vicky Hull is promoted to Assistant Director.
2010The Caring and Sharing Food Pan-
bookstore in the rear of the annex.
ballot for 2013 to provide for more stable funding.
2013The Friends of the Library opens the Buy the Book used
try enters into a lease agreement with the

library for the front half of the annex.
2013The Bookmobile staff is asked to present a program at the
2010The library joins the Ohio Digital

Library and provides access to e-books for patrons.
2013The Childrens Room wins a Give a Shout award at the NW
2010Geoff Hyman makes a motion and the majority of Board

members approve purchasing a used Bookmobile from the Caldwell
Public Library for $3,000.
2013The library and All Trades Restoration are awarded a
2010Wilma Mullins retires after 20 years with the library, her

recent position being Clerk-Treasurer. The Director is charged with
advertising for the position.
2014Plans to put a renewal levy on the ballot proceed.
National Bookmobile Conference.
Ohio Library Council Chapter Council meeting for outstanding program, and the Bookmobile team wins an award for outstanding staff.
Preservation Award by the Ohio Historical Society for the creative

restoration and repair of the exterior of the library.
2010The library transitions to the Auditor of States accounting

software, UAN, using the services of a consultant, Robert Maurer for
the transition.
2014A 1.5-mill library levy passes.
2011The new Bookmobile starts service in June. An historic flag
2015Began offering hoopladigital
display is donated to the library.
2012The Board commissions contemporary artist Jason Borbay

of New York City to paint an interpretation of the library for the Centennial Celebration.
2012Two AWE Learning Stations are purchased for the childrens room.
2012Diana Coy retires after 25 years of service. She had held
2015The Centennial logo is unveiled.
2015Library begins oral history project to record memories of

World War II veterans, stories of other veterans and/or active military
personnel, and histories of past life in the county.
2015The Oakwood Library Association (Friends of the Oakwood
Branch Library) wins Outstanding Friends for the State of Ohio by the
Ohio Library Council.
positions of childrens assistant, library clerk, genealogy librarian,

head of circulation, head of adult services, deputy clerk-treasurer and
assistant director.
2016Centennial Reception and Ribbon Cutting are scheduled
2012All Trades Restoration is hired for the repair, cleaning,
2016Grand Centennial Celebration scheduled for July 9 during
tuck-pointing and water-proofing of the library for $50,000.
for March 3 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the librarys

opening and On to the Next Century of Library Service.
John Paulding Days, including hog roast and picnic, games, vintage
car show and culminating in a fireworks display.
Become a friend of the library

You are invited to become a friend of the historic Paulding
County Carnegie Library in Paulding or any of its branches
and be a part of the librarys centennial celebration!
All branches (except the Bookmobile) have active Friends of
the Library groups. Each group is a not-for-profit organization
that helps support library programming and special events.
Help support the library system by becoming a Friend of the
Library and in return gain the satisfaction of doing something
positive for the library and the community.
Paulding Friends of the Library:
The Friends group supports projects and services of the
library. The Friends operate the Buy the Book Used Bookstore,
located in the back of the library annex; hours are Saturdays
from 9 a.m.-noon. The price to join or renew a membership is
$10. For membership information, call 419-399-2032.
brary. This group is responsible for maintaining the branch

building and was instrumental in securing library service in
the village of Oakwood. The group also maintains a modern
community room and sponsors numerous events throughout
the year. For membership and meeting information, contact
the Cooper Community Branch Library at 419-594-3337.
The Payne Friends of the Library:
The Payne Branch Library has an active support group that
meets regularly at the library. This Friends of the Library group
is responsible for maintaining the branch building and was
instrumental in securing library service in the village of Payne.
For membership and meeting information, contact the Payne
Branch Library at 419-263-3333.
The Antwerp Friends of the Library:

The Antwerp Branch Library meets regularly at the library. This
dynamic group is responsible for the beautiful branch building
and was instrumental in securing library service in Antwerp.
For membership and meeting information, e-mail Mrs. Woodcox or contact the Antwerp Branch Library at 419-258-2855.
The Oakwood Library Association:
The Oakwood Library Association meets regularly at the liCongratulations
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We love our library
The Progress asked readers for their memories of the library or staff members. Heres what some of them shared:
Tom Deissinger
I grew up in Paulding and remember being taken there by

my mom a LOT! There was one book that would always
check out in the 1970s on U.S. Presidents and would just
absorb everything about that book. More recently when I
would return for visits with family, I would always mark out
a day that I would spend at the library poring through the
genealogy books and card catalogs. The architecture of
the building is beautiful and, although I cant name a particular employee, they have all been extremely helpful and
accommodating.
Terra Via
I went to the library almost every day growing up. I did

story time, and my class was featured in The Blade (I still
have it). I loved Diane. I dont know her last name, but she
was a redhead like me, and she would always say we had
that in common. I loved the library. I played Oregon Trail on
the computer and learned about all the states thanks to
some books in the childrens library. I read all the Babysitters Club, too. The library was a key part of my childhood.
Karan Cox
I know when we lived in Paulding back in the 50s and

60s I spent a lot of time there, not only reading but participating in many programs. The best memory I have of
the times spent there is in the spring when they did the
Easter Egg tree. They library website has pictures of it. They
had talked about doing it again. I can remember my mom
blowing out eggs for us to decorate to add to the tree.
Since moving back to Michigan in late 63, just before the
start of my senior year, I have only been to the library once
and that was back in the fall of 2002 when I came down
to meet a childhood friend who was going to be there. I
decided to go do family research there as my husbands
dad had grown up in Grover Hill and I was researching his
family. It sure was different than in the 60s.
Dave Burtch
My grandmother, Iris Kuns, was the head librarian or executive director sometime in the 50s and 60s when I was
growing up. Not sure exactly what her title was. I participated in the summer reading programs when I was small
(before graduating to teenager status). These programs
helped to build my lifelong love of reading.
Christy Wilson
Spent many, many hours at this AWESOME library, growing

up and I loved the years that Daves precious grandmother,
Iris Kuns, was working there. She was always so sweet and
helpful always had an answer for my many questions :)
Bea Orr
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of

library. Jorge Luis Borges
Walter Lang
In the early 70s there was a bus trip to see the Ohio State
Fair in Columbus. I was young, but remember the bus in
front of the library, and many people gathered all around
the front steps. I always associated the trip with the library,
but have never known who organized or sponsored the
event.
Raimundo Contreraz
Bonnie Carlisle was a librarian who was there for a long

time. She knew me for years. Unfortunately, she has since
passed on, but she was a sweet woman.
Tara Rinebolt Miller
I dont remember much about it from when I was a kid,

but I spent many, many hours there with my boys. It was
a huge deal for them to be able to get their library cards
when they were 5 (an age I set for them to get it). We loved
Miss Bonnie!
Paulding County Carnegie Library Directors

1915-Today
Miss Ella Smith: 1915-1919 Miss Ella Smith
Miss Koneta Helms: March 1919-April 30 1919
Miss Vivien Jackson: May 1 1919-December 31, 1919
Miss Kate Travis: Jan. 1, 1920-Jan. 27, 1922
Miss Maryanna Yager: Jan. 28, 1922-March 31,1923
Miss Vivien Jackson: April 1, 1923-August 1928
Miss Ruth Wheeler: September 1928-August 31, 1935
Mrs. Ida M. Hardesty: September 1935-June 1950
Mrs. Ruby Davis: July 1, 1950-April 1953
Gladys Campbell: April 10, 1953-1954
Mrs. Ida M. Hardesty: April 1954-June 30, 1954
Mrs. Francis Beatty: July 1,1954-August 1, 1958
Mrs. Ida M. Hardesty: August 1958-December 1960 (part-time)
Mrs. Ida M. Hardesty: January 1961-August 1963
Mr. Ronald J. Schink (Librarian on a consultant basis on loan
from the State Library of Ohios Napoleon Library Center): September 1963-March 24, 1968.
Mr. Ronald J. Schink: March 25,1968-February 24,1978
Mrs. Iris Gallagher: May 1978-December 31, 1981 (part-time)
Melissa Renck: January 1,1982-August 26,1984
Mr. John Rader: September 10, 1984April 25,1985
Mrs. Jean McMillen: August 1985-October 1997
Mrs. Susan Hill Pieper: October 13, 1997-present
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100 YEARS OF CHANGE:

The Carnegie Library in Paulding County

A SPECIAL SECTION TO THE PAULDING PROGRESS

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THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

Paulding County Carnegie Library

on 100 years of history!

A not-for profit organization and an EEO employer

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The Paulding County Carnegie Library-100 years of change is a special

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Serving Paulding Countyand Northwest Ohio with clean,

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Paulding County Carnegie Library - 100 Years of Change - 5

2015 Library Stats

*Circulation refers to the number of items borrowed or

were materials borrowed in

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History of Bookmobile service to Paulding County

campgrounds, nursing homes, assisted

new movies, childrens titles, J-Fiction

One man can make a difference

To learn more about Married to Millie, Herb Monroe and

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Paulding County Carnegie Library - 100 Years of Change - 7

Original letter of request to Andrew Carnegie: Undated (early 1912)

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THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

100 Years of Change:

The Carnegie Library in Paulding County 1916-2016

1880 American steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie begins

1889 First Carnegie library opens in the United States

1893 The Ladies Literacy Society in Paulding begins

1901 Jan. 1: The new Brumback Library is dedicated in Van

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Paulding County Carnegie Library - 100 Years of Change - 9

1912 Early in 1912, Mrs. E.E. Edge, president of Paulding Public

1915 May 5: A local carpenter working on library construction, Samuel