The Central Library location of the Holmes County District Public Library has a meeting room available for use by organizations engaging in educational, cultural, civic, political, professional, intellectual, or charitable activities.
The Holmes County District Public Library is committed to providing library services to all residents of Holmes County, regardless of their ability to visit a library location.
Homebound delivery services are available to individuals meeting the following criteria:
Be unable to travel to a library facility due to health or lack of transportation
OR
In April 2021, the Holmes County District Public Library received a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded by the State Library of Ohio, to bring a StoryWalk (R) to the community. In collaboration with the Village of Millersburg, the Story Walk (R) was installed around the paved walking path at Deer Run Park, adjacent to the Central Library.
The StoryWalk(R) is currently featuring: The Night Before Christmas, written by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Loren Long.
The Holmes County District Public Library charges fines for items that are returned after the due date. The following list shows the loan period for a particular material type and the late fee charged per day:
The library welcomes children to use its facilities and services; however, responsibility for the behavior and well-being of children using the library rests with the parent, guardian, or caregiver, not with library personnel. Children are expected to follow the same rules for behavior and conduct in the library as all other library users. Library staff members will not assume responsibility for the supervision of children in the library.
Children under the age of 10 must always be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or caregiver. Any caregiver must be at least 12 years old.
The Public Library is a community-centered institution serving a wide range of organizations, interests, and age groups. Schools and students are an important segment of the community. With a goal of making contact between educators and the public library more effective, the Holmes County District Public Library will provide this service with an extended loan period of 8 (eight) weeks for classroom collections. The service is available to teachers, student teachers, home educators, daycare providers and preschool educators and tutors.
Integral to the Mission of the Holmes County District Public Library is the provision of meeting the informational needs of our diverse population. The Library endeavors to develop collections, resources, and services to meet these needs. It is within this context that the Library offers access to the Internet via the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN).
The primary purpose of the library’s meeting room is for library use and library-related activities. When not in use by the library, the meeting room is available for use by the public. Library-related activities shall have precedence over all other meetings. The library reserves the right to reschedule, cancel, or deny any meeting request.
Holmes County District Public Library
Rules for Behavior and Conduct in the Library
Pursuant to section 3375.40(H) of the Ohio Revised Code, the following Rules for Behavior and Conduct in the Library were approved by the Holmes County District Public Library Board of Trustees on August 17, 1993 and revised and updated on January 21, 2013. The Public Library is a place where citizens come to select materials, do research, study, read, and attend programs and meetings. The purposes of the rules for behavior and conduct are to:
