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Geauga County Public Library, founded in 1848, is the main

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Geauga County, Ohio Geauga County ( ) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat and largest city is Chardon. The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca languag ...

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Located in Geauga County, Ohio, the Geauga County Public Library includes four full-service community libraries in Bainbridge, Chardon, Geauga West (Chester Township) and Middlefield; one library station in Thompson; one

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that serves farms,

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s and nursery schools; and one

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where technical services, computer services, facilities and administrative functions reside. GCPL's collection contains more than 500,000 books and

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s, along with an excess of 100,000 audio and video material, and 300 research databases available through its website.

History

The first

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was the Chardon Library, founded at the Chardon Courthouse in 1848. The library was moved to various locations as it expanded. In 1913, it was moved to the

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, and the first library

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was appointed. Service to schools, and extension work throughout the county, began in 1936. Middlefield Library opened in 1942, Chesterland Library in 1957. In 1963, Chardon Library became Geauga Public Library.

Branches

The Geauga County Public Library System branches are: * Bainbridge Library * Chardon Library * Geauga West Library * Middlefield Library * Thompson Library Station and the BookmobileBookmobile
.

References

External links

Geauga County Public Library Home Page
* * Public libraries in Ohio

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