Marysville Public Library

Marysville, Ohio

The Marysville Public Library provides quality information resources and services to educate, entertain, enrich and strengthen our diverse community.

The Marysville Public Library had its beginning in 1867, when a group of enterprising businessmen formed the Marysville Literary and Library Association. The library continued to serve the community until 1895 when they closed the library doors due to lack of funding. In 1897 the Women's Parliament began the work of reorganizing the Marysville Literary and Library Association. The library collection was housed in two rooms in City Hall until the administration of the Library was passed to the Marysville School District and the Carnegie Library Building was built in 1910. The Carnegie Library Building was the home of the Marysville Main Public Library on South Court Street until 1988, when the Main Library moved into the present location.

Meanwhile, in the village of Raymond in 1923, the Raymond Public Library was started by the Country Culture Club. The Raymond School and Raymond Public Library were annexed by the Marysville School District in 1964, and the Raymond Public Library became the Raymond Branch of the Marysville Public Library.

In October of 2000, the Marysville Public Library system joined the Central Library Consortium. Also in 2000, the Board of Trustees engaged a consultant to evaluate library services at both locations. As a result of the recommendations from that consultancy, the Board reorganized the administration of the Library system with emphasis on leadership, vision and professional library services.

Since the reorganization, the Marysville Public Library Main and Raymond Branch have become even more important to and integrated with the community that they serve. The Library is a player in community development and planning, has grown partnerships with the schools, social service agencies, local business and industry and become a leading provider of adult education and support agency for family literacy. By all measures of library success, from circulation to program attendance to web access, the Marysville Public Library has described a steep arc upward toward realizing it's place as a community center for learning, entertainment and quality cultural programs. As the Library approaches the anniversary of its first century of service, all signs point to a future in which the ambitious dreams of the staff, Board and community of Library users will be realized. To learn more or view the library's strategic plan visit us online: http://www.marysvillelib.org.