Stark Library News

Mary Ellen Icaza is the CEO and executive director of Stark Library. She considers her work a calling. “Literacy is central to the work we do, and I believe wholeheartedly that it leads to success in life," she said. "I am honored to lead an organization that works each and every day to serve our community.” She…

Larry Csonka was turned away as a youngster while visiting the site of what would become the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The future Miami Dolphins legend was a teenager living in the Stow area at the time. A big fan of Bronko Nagurski, Csonka and a friend arrived at an event featuring the charter inductee…

The Stark County Imagination Library recently reached its enrollment goal and celebrated a huge program milestone — more than 50% of the eligible children in our community are now enrolled and receiving free books each month. To date, nearly 114,000 books have been mailed to more than 11,400 local children.   Read the article online Download a PDF…

Stark Library locations and bookmobile stops are sites for free food distribution for kids over the summer, in partnership with the Stark County Hunger Task Force.

Stark Library works with the Hunger Task Force to provide free food to kids at Library locations, and at bookmobile stops through Summer Fun School.

The second annual Touch-a-Truck supports Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Stark County.

Stark Library's Women of Tomorrow event, held in partnership with Women's Impact, Inc inspired and uplifted a crowd during Women's History Month at the Canton Cultural Center for the Arts.