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• Wear Your Library Love On Your Sleeve •
Limited-edition, custom-made. 
  
If you're reading this, you already know America's
public libraries give us free access to books & much, much more.
 
So while this apparel celebrating your local libraries' daily mission 
is available for a limited time only, we can all help to ensure
accessibility, connection, possibility, and liberty
remain at the heart of public libraries for generations to come!
 
 
  • Orders will be taken through Sunday, March 15th by visiting the Ohio is Home online store. *No orders will be taken after this date.
     
  • Shirts should be completed the week of March 30th, with optional free pickup at 43 S. Court St. in Athens--just in time for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day April 12; National Library Week (April 19-25); and El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) April 30!
And for those of us who prefer head-on marketing: 
these adjustable cotton caps are available at all 7 Athens County
library locations for just $5 each (while they last)! 
• Drumroll, please... •
• Discover More With Your Library Card •
Our newest Experience Pass gets up to 4 adults or
children into the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery for free! 
 
This hands-on destination for visitors of all ages is located in Athens, Ohio
and delivers education programming across more than seven counties.
 
• Friends' Corner •
To learn more about how you can support
the Friends in their work, visit myacpl.org/friends
The Stimson Avenue branch of Hocking Valley Bank chose the Friends as their 2026 "Valentine" for the Bank's annual Heart for a Cause Campaign. This year, the campaign raised nearly $4,000 in just one week for five local non-profits!
 
 
Purple Scalloped Borders
More Free Library Programs This Month
New & Upcoming Titles 
Library of Things