Westerville Public Library
| Type | public library |
|---|---|
| Established | 1930 |
| Location | Westerville, Ohio |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 2,045,537 |
| Population served | 92,603 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $7,818,000 |
| Director | Don W. Barlow |
| Staff | 105 |
| Website | https://www.westervillelibrary.org/ |
The Westerville Public Library is a public library that serves the community of Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. As a school district library, its geographic boundaries are defined by the Westerville City School District (Franklin County, Ohio) which straddles both Franklin County and Delaware County. All Ohio residents can apply for a Westerville Public Library card.
As of December, 2014, the library had 118,720 registered borrowers, circulated 2,102,171 items and saw 81,475 people attending library programs and events with total operating costs of $6,567,375.
The library is located at 126 South State Street, in the heart of Uptown Westerville. To access the library's parking lot, turn onto Library Rd from Walnut St.
The library circulates (i.e. allows card holders to borrow) the following types of items in various formats for education or entertainment purposes:
Library card holders also have the option to request items from other libraries through SearchOhio or OhioLINK.
The library hosts events and programs for patrons of all ages, including story times, computer classes, book clubs, etc. There were 2,343 events held in 2015.
Library Link, established as a service to replace Project Connect in 2004, makes daily deliveries of Westerville Public Library materials to any participating school in the Westerville City School District. Students, faculty and staff of the participating schools can all receive library materials, except for art prints, as dictated by library policies.
Outreach Services offers free delivery of library materials to persons who are physically unable to visit the library, including the elderly, the disabled and those who are temporarily incapacitated by illness or accident. Outreach also offers free delivery to full-time caregivers and any resident of a nursing home, assisted living facility, or senior apartment within the Westerville City School District, regardless of health or mobility.
The Westerville Public Library website provides free access to the library's catalog of circulating materials, as well as remote access to an extensive collection of research databases and digital collections, such as ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and music.
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