Stark Library News

Thrillers, romance and more: Here's what Stark County read in 2025 Grace Springer Canton Repository What are people reading in Stark County? We asked three of the county's largest library systems to find out. Here are 2025's top titles at Stark Library, Rodman Public Library and Massillon Public Library. Here's what Stark County library visitors…

Stark Library welcomed 548,658 visits this year, filling its locations with familiar faces, new friends and the everyday moments...

Stark Library’s Re|Imagine Project is entering its final phase, with a new main library and operations center planned to open in downtown Canton by 2028.

'Always dream big.' Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin inspires Canton Palace crowd

Stark Library is honored to announce a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. This gift recognizes the historic Canton Public Library, opened in 1905 as one of 104 Carnegie Libraries built in Ohio, and celebrates Andrew Carnegie’s vision of libraries as a cornerstone for learning and community connection...

The downtown branch has been closed since Aug. 30, when employees began to move materials into the temporary library location at 1020 Market Ave. N. An estimate

Stark Library's Jackson Branch will present “Telling Our Stories: A Journey Through Family History” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, offering...

CANTON − B.J. Novak flipped through the pages of his children's book and read aloud a page. "My only friend in the whole wide world is a hippo named BOO BOO BU

Northeast Ohio hiking journalist Diane Stresing will visit Stark Library’s Lake Community Branch on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., offering a presenta