Available for a school, community center, or non-profit so that an employee doesn't need to check out large numbers of items on their personal library card.
appropriate books from our collection. Just ask any of our 7 library locations.
Presentations
In-person or virtual presentations and workshops for students/educators on using our website, exploring our eResources, Tech Training, themed Storytimes, Summer at The Library, and more.
Booklists
Themed lists and librarian recommendations under the "Kids and Teens" tab on our website and through the Ohio Digital Library.
Title recommendations based on appeal factors, curated lists, and read-alikes.
More Resources for All Age Groups
Library tours: Get to know your local library's staff, spaces, and services.
Homework help: Ranging from World Book Kids/Students to EBSCOHost, find these free online research resources and more by clicking the "eResources" and "Kids & Teens" tabs on our homepage.
Summer at the Library: Reading challenges + fun, free activities and workshops for school-aged kids, teens, and adults every June and July.
Winter Library Club: A chance to read books and attend library programs during the chilliest months, then enter to win prizes.
Library/Class Partnerships
Talk to your local library about possible collaborations
like the art and sustainability project pictured above.
Partnerships can also include other forms of outreach
(see librarian testimonials below!)
“I did a monthly storytime at Amesville Elementary this year. I visited two preschool classrooms to read stories and sing songs with the help of a puppet named Dr. Axolotl, whose British accent is undeniably impeccable. One child told me their favorite animal was ‘a penguin and a duck stuck together,’ which was definitely the highlight of the storytime experience for me. I have since enjoyed seeing some of my Amesville kids at the Chauncey Library!” ~Librarian Ellie
“An IEP Class at Trimble High School came to the Glouster library twice last semester. Several of them have families that grow and preserve food, which I found out when we made slime together and stored it in canning jars. After talking to them about what they wanted to do and emailing with their teacher, I wrote a mini-grant funded by the Tomcat Bridge Builders to put in a little vegetable garden. The next time the class came, we started okra and butternut squash from seeds and up-potted some donated tomato starts. When the seeds came up, a few of the kids came back on their own time and planted the starts in the garden. They check on them and talk about them often, and I have a note to myself to reach out to their teacher when school starts so we can do the harvesting and a small cooking project together this fall.” ~Librarian Tessa
“I had the pleasure of visiting the Athens Community Center Preschool once a month for storytime this past year! Several of the kids are regulars at the Athens Library and were familiar with the storytime rhythm. I soon became greeted with hugs from all and fond farewells. Many times I left craft kits related to the storytime theme to send home with the kids. I look forward to visiting this classroom again this school year. Also, East Elementary was gracious enough to let us visit for a day to introduce the Summer at the Library theme and share some of the great programs planned. We read books and played Spin-the-Wheel with the classes. A favorite was when the wheel landed on ‘Show us your best dance move.’ Fun had by all!” ~Librarian Jenny
“We had summer school classes visit the library this summer from Coolville Elementary and it was such a blast! We read several books, including Rain Boy and Thank You, Teacher!
We let the 5th graders pick out some joke books to share some fun anecdotes with their peers for an interactive reading lesson.” ~Librarian Syd
“Every year, I read picture books and conduct book tastings for a third-grade class. Our monthly visits are happy occasions. It turns out that there are many picture books that third graders love and learn from - plus you can never listen to enough picture books! Throughout the year, their teacher utilizes what I call our ‘Wish List Fulfillment.’ When her students have an emerging interest or she knows she'll be exploring a specific subject, she sends me the topic - and I bring a bag full of books to my next classroom visit!
One of the most joyful things we do at the Wells library is attend Alexander School's Spring Carnival. It's the fastest 2 hours I spend every year, and we give away more than 300 books to students and their families. Kids and adults are always pleasantly surprised to find out that the books are free, and often leave with a dreamy smile on their face. The carnival is another relationship-building time because we get to meet the families of the students. The siblings and grownups are often happier than the students because they weren't expecting anything for themselves!” ~Librarian Rachel
“During the school year, I have the privilege of getting to read to babies and toddlers as part of the Little Lancers program. This is an early education program aimed at preparing children and families for school in the Federal Hocking School District. We have storytime in the Amesville Elementary School Library once a month, and the gathering serves as a way for families to socialize, interact with books, and become familiar with the school district. With the village of Amesville not having its own public library branch, it's nice to be able to give families an opportunity to interact with librarians and learn about the valuable resources and programming we have to offer families. The library's bookmobile and the addition of the Amesville Locker Library are also helping to get books and other library resources out to this part of the county.” ~Librarian Sara
Library Services for All Age Groups
Free Wi-Fi access in all 7 buildings, on our bookmobile, and in our parking lots.
Community Wi-Fi hotspots and ACPL Locker Libraries in Amesville, Stewart, New Marshfield, and Shade.
Public computers at all locations.
Personal Wi-Fi hotspots for checkout.
No late fines, plus automatic renewals of your library items (if no one else has put them on hold).
Print-from-home option (access through your local library's location page on our website): Just pick up what you printed at your local library.
Curbside services (still available for anyone who wants to use 'em!)
Step-by-step video tutorials on Using Library Resources: Look for the green "Tutorials" tab on our homepage, or watch staff-led tutorials on our YouTube channel.
*To go directly to these titles in our catalog, click on the image above, then select the book covers you are interested in reading.