Stark County Library Foundation

05/30/2026

⛳️ Tee off for a great cause! Join Champions of Stark Library for a golf outing on June 20 to help support Stark Library:
https://secure.anedot.com/champions-of-stark-library/golf

🎟️ Can't attend the outing? You can still support the Library by purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win exciting prizes:
https://secure.anedot.com/champions-of-stark-library/golf-raffles

05/30/2026

Exciting things are happening downtown! Stark Library has officially broken ground on the NEW Main Library. It was beautiful to see the community come together to celebrate this milestone in the Re|Imagine journey. https://www.starklibrary.org/reimagine/reimagine-main/

05/09/2026

Please join us in congratulating Stark Library Foundation board member Ellen McNally on being named a 2026 Impact Award honoree by Women's Impact, Inc. Ellen is a tremendous asset to the Foundation and community!

From helping women navigate financial independence to mentoring professionals at every stage, Ellen McNally has spent decades creating opportunities for others to succeed and lead.

“When you’re climbing the ladder, you reach back and pull the next person up.”

That belief has shaped lives, opened doors, and created impact that extends far beyond her own career.

Read her full story: https://www.womensimpactinc.com/impact-awards-honoree-ellen-mcnally/

Join us in celebrating Ellen and our 2026 Impact Award Honorees on May 16. Tickets are available now: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/impact-awards-2

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Stark Library Foundation board member Madison Chapanar Robinson on being named a Twenty Under 40 honoree by ystark! and the Canton Repository. We are so grateful for everything Madison does to support the Foundation and community!

The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce's ystark! and the Canton Repository have announced the 2026 class of the Twenty under 40! program.

04/28/2026

Abolishing property taxes may sound simple, but it would be devastating for Ohio’s public libraries - eliminating more than half their funding, with no clear way to replace it. The result would likely mean fewer hours, closed branches, and cuts to vital programs, technology, and services.

Ohio’s libraries are trusted, widely used, and play a vital role in education, job access, and community support. While property taxes are a legitimate concern, eliminating them entirely would come at a serious cost to the public services people depend on every day. Learn more:

Protect Ohio’s essential public services by understanding the risks of eliminating property taxes and how it could impact schools, safety, and local communities.

04/21/2026

We are grateful for the people who work on the front line and behind the scenes to make magic happen at Stark Library!

It's National Library Workers Day - our favorite day of National Library Week!

Today we celebrate the hardworking, dedicated library professionals who power possibility in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our places of higher learning. As library workers across the U.S. continue to face challenges to their jobs and harassment from bad actors, it's essential we show up for them and voice our support for the work they do every day.

Thank you, library workers - libraries work because YOU do!

04/20/2026

It's National Library Week! Did you know that 90% of Ohioans say public libraries are important to their local community, according to a recent Ohio Library Council poll? (https://members.olc.org/news/Details/new-research-shows-ohioans-strongly-value-local-library-services-and-support-local-funding-that-keeps-them-strong-315127) We hope you'll join us in celebrating our local libraries and taking action to keep them strong.

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It's National Library Week!

Millions of people visit their libraries every week—and for good reason. During National Library Week, April 19–25, take time to discover what brings you joy at your library. Visit your library and bring friends and family along; encourage a friend to get a library card and discover the opportunities it unlocks; browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program or storytime, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.

National Library Week is filled with opportunities to celebrate our libraries and take action to keep them strong. Join in on one (or all!) of the various commemoration days:

Monday, 4/20: Right to Read Day - we're calling on library lovers and advocates to celebrate wins against censorship efforts and to take action to defend the freedom to read. On Right to Read Day, ALA will release the State of America's Libraries Report, including the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2025.

Tuesday, 4/21: National Library Workers Day - take time to honor and thank the library workers at your library for all they do to impact your community.

Wednesday, 4/22: National Library Outreach Day - a day to celebrate libraries meeting people where they are. Look for your library out in your community - in the bookmobile, at a local pop-up, at schools or assisted living facilities, or wherever!

Thursday, 4/23: Take Action For Libraries Day - this year, we're asking YOU to show up for our libraries and take action against legislative censorship attempts by contacting Congress.

Stay tuned for posts throughout the week and more ways to get involved, and be sure to visit your library and ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library.

04/10/2026

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of joining community leaders to celebrate the opening of Stark Library's new Operations Center! 🎉 This important behind-the-scenes hub will strengthen services and improve efficiency across all 10 Stark Library branches, Bookmobile services, and outreach efforts.

Located across the street from the future site of the new Main Library, this is an exciting step forward in a truly transformative project! https://www.starklibrary.org/reimagine/reimagine-main/

04/04/2026

We are a proud sponsor of Stark Library's Speaking of Books Author Series featuring Derek Hough on Thursday, April 23 at First Christian Church Auditorium.

Free tickets are now available at StarkLibrary.org/Derek. This is going to be a fun one. We hope to see you there! Learn more at StarkLibrary.org/SpeakingofBooks

This is no April Fools! Tickets for our next Speaking of Books Author Series event with Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars champion and four-time Emmy Award winner, go on sale tomorrow at 10am!

🗓 Thursday, April 23, 2026
🕡 7:15pm – 8:15pm
📍 First Christian Church Auditorium

Start with us and grab your tickets tomorrow at StarkLibrary.org/Derek

04/01/2026

It’s Library Giving Day! 📚

Today, library lovers across the country are coming together to support the places that connect us to knowledge, opportunity, and each other.

Stark Library Foundation serves as the philanthropic partner to Stark Library, ensuring that every dollar donated enhances the library’s essential services to families throughout our community.

But we can’t do it alone. Will you consider making a gift to help us continue this vital work? Every donation helps us serve more neighbors and strengthen our community:
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/librarygivingdayform