Licking County Library

10/22/2026

Books in every color at your library! Find what interests you most in the stacks 📚

10/21/2026

Are you looking for some cozy, creepy, or children's books for the fall season? Check out some of these titles recommended by LCL staff!

10/20/2026

Explore the haunted history of Newark by taking a stroll through its historic streets. This tour delves into downtown's haunted sites and the tragic deaths that might have led to these hauntings. Please meet on the main level of the Downtown Newark location for this 1.5-mile walking tour.

10/17/2026

The lynching of Carl Etherington.

Read more ghost stories in our Forgotten Ohio exhibit in The Collective at our Downtown Newark location, on view through October 29.

10/14/2026

We created FREE self-guided tours that are available to download on your phone through the app STQRY. The tours are curated, with the Licking County community in mind, to showcase some of the important, unique and historical points of interest in our county.

Dowload the STQRY app and search "Licking County Library" to view our available tours!

10/06/2026

This week, exercise your Freedom to Read! Take a look at some of these highlights; have you read any of the these listed?

10/05/2026

LCL is very pleased to congratulate our Fiscal Officer Sandra Lodge on her election to the Ohio GFOA Board of Trustees for the 2026–2027 term in the Library category. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) provides networking, training, and collaboration opportunities for government finance officers. We are grateful for the significant benefits we have already derived from our affiliation with this esteemed group and look forward to continued growth and success.

10/05/2026