Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County

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Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County Many new services added in the past year including more ebooks, more online resources & books! Visit

Attention all Libby app users! Beginning November 12, 2026 Libby will be requiring a PIN number to sign in to your Libby...
10/19/2026

Attention all Libby app users! Beginning November 12, 2026 Libby will be requiring a PIN number to sign in to your Libby account online. On November 12th all users will be signed out of Libby and will need to sign back in using their PIN number. You will use the same PIN number that you use to sign into your Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County Library account. If you have forgotten your PIN number we would love to reset it for you, just call any of the locations of the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County.
Mount Vernon Public Library 740-392-2665
Fredericktown Community Library 740-694-2665
Danville Public Library 740-599-2665
Gambier Community Library 740-427-2665

Donate non perishable and canned food items, dog and cat food for the shelters, and receive a raffle ticket to enter a ...
10/15/2026

Donate non perishable and canned food items, dog and cat food for the shelters, and receive a raffle ticket to enter a drawing for a $25 Visa card.

October's Craft and Conversation with Coloring is canceled. See everyone next month!
10/14/2026

October's Craft and Conversation with Coloring is canceled. See everyone next month!

10/14/2026

It's spooky season at the Library! Stop by for a hauntingly good read, grab a book mark, and stay for one of our bone chilling programs!

Body Snatching & Grave Robbing in the 19th Centurywith Doug Hulett of Northcoast NarrativeWednesday, October 14, 2026 at...
10/13/2026

Body Snatching & Grave Robbing in the 19th Century
with Doug Hulett of Northcoast Narrative

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 6:30 in the Multipurpose Room

Body Snatchers ...
Grave Robbers ...
Buried Secrets

They thought the dead would rest in peace.

Think grave robbing ended with the pharaohs? Think again. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries—including right here in Ohio—body snatchers prowled cemeteries under cover of darkness, stealing the dead to supply medical schools and researchers.

Who were the victims? Who profited from these midnight crimes? Were the graves of famous Ohioans ever disturbed?

Discover the chilling true story of grave robbing and body snatching—and the shocking secrets buried beneath Ohio's soil.

Teen Makerspace - For Grades 6-12In the downstairs Multipurpose Room at the Library from 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.Monday, Oc...
10/12/2026

Teen Makerspace - For Grades 6-12
In the downstairs Multipurpose Room at the Library from 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Monday, October 19th, 2026-
Haunted Figurines & Lost Art
Cutesy figurines will be transformed into haunting figurines, and pictures from long ago will be altered to give anyone jeepers creepers just in time for Halloween!
Snacks and beverages will be provided and we cannot accommodate allergies.

Join Christie and Katie for a spooky episode as they discuss "Victorian Psycho" by Virginia Feito and "The Somewhat Wick...
10/12/2026

Join Christie and Katie for a spooky episode as they discuss "Victorian Psycho" by Virginia Feito and "The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale" by C. M. Waggoner
Monday, October 26th, 2026 at 4PM. Listen or watch via our YouTube channel, on Spotify, Facebook, or on our website. Just search for the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County.

Join us on October 4-10, 2026, as we stand together for the stories that connect us.How to get involved:Visit your local...
10/09/2026

Join us on October 4-10, 2026, as we stand together for the stories that connect us.

How to get involved:

Visit your local library and check out a banned or challenged book.
Share your favorite banned book on social media with and
Start a conversation about the freedom to read!

"The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities everywhere are working to remove or limit access to reading materials." - American Library Association

The Top 10 Most Challenged Books lists are released annually during National Library Week and Right to Read Day.

Find out more about the numbers at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data
and learn the top 11 Banned Books of 2025 at https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10.

"Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read"

Wolf Run Storybook TrailLocated at 17621 Yauger RoadMount Vernon, OH 43050Our October featured book will be The Little G...
10/09/2026

Wolf Run Storybook Trail
Located at 17621 Yauger Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Our October featured book will be The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol. The Storybook Trail book will be changed out quarterly, so be sure to check out future titles.
Enjoy a hike while reading a picture book! The Storybook Trail is located on the Pond Trail.

The Storybook Trail was made possible with the help of the Knox County Foundation!
Pictured below is our Head Children's Librarian Erica who with the help of her amazing Youth Services staff makes all of our Storybook Trails possible. Thank you Miss Erica and our Youth team!

Join us for the Fredericktown Library's 6th annual Fall, Family and Fun event. Enjoy food, games with prizes, crafts, a ...
10/08/2026

Join us for the Fredericktown Library's 6th annual Fall, Family and Fun event. Enjoy food, games with prizes, crafts, a book tasting, and raffles for the kids and take home activities for adults. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Address

201 N Mulberry Street
Mount Vernon, OH
43050

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(740) 392-2665

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