Orrville Public Library

09/06/2026

Fall Plant Exchange—Bring a plant, take a plant...or many.

You're invited to bring your healthy portable plants to our Fall Plant Exchange. Any healthy plants, bulbs, tubers, or shrubs are welcome. Please have your plants divided and labeled as to type and suggested growing location. The free exchange will be on Saturday, September 19th from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Master Gardener Ann McPeek will be on hand to answer any plant and gardening questions.

Basic guidelines:

- Label the containers as to type of plant, color, and sun specifications
- If you bring a plant that is a rapid spreader, warn the recipients so they are able to plant it with caution
- Please do not bring plants that have disease or insect problems

09/04/2026

Plains, Parishes, and Puerto Rico

In this month's episode we discover more hidden connections with libraries across the U.S. and take a jaunt to Puerto Rico. Thank you to the libraries that helped make this episode fun!

Listen NOW: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Y8823eQo1Q2oCm76Giy77?si=zYYDkVCXRW2F0rICczv4VA

09/03/2026

Middle school readers are invited to our September Youth Book Club at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th. This month we will be reading and discussing "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. Books will be available at the Children’s Desk.🪓

Register and come share your thoughts about the book on our website or by contacting the Children’s Department at 330-683-1065.

09/03/2026

It's time for our Friends' Used Book Sale! A variety of used books and DVDs will be available for sale in the library's downstairs meeting rooms.
The sale will be held on Thursday, September 17th (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.), Friday, September 18th (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.), and Saturday, September 19th (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.).

This sale is held twice a year, in spring and fall. Money generated from these sales are used by the Friends group to support the library. The Friends group provides items and programs that aren't possible with the library's limited budget.

09/02/2026

We will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.😎

08/31/2026

This September, Orrville Public Library invites you to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes, no matter what your tastes are.

With a library card, you can do more than check out books. From free classes and job resources to homework help, streaming media, and cultural events, today’s libraries connect communities to information, inspiration, and each other.

An initiative of the American Library Association, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September since 1987 to mark the beginning of the school year, combat illiteracy, and encourage communities everywhere to explore all the offerings that having a library card unlocks. Today, thousands of public libraries and schools nationwide participate in the month-long celebration each fall.

This year’s theme, “A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes,” is a reminder that libraries offer something for everyone—no matter your age, background, or goals. Whether you’re checking out a classic story or trying something new, finding harmony at the library’s programs, finding your focus in a study room or vibing out in a cozy nook, or composing your future with new skills, there’s a seat in the front row at the library for you, and your library card is the ticket.

At Orrville Public Library, you’ll find:

· Books, ebooks, databases, & eMedia

· Library of Things (hundreds of items to choose from + Zoo passes)

· Programs and events for all ages—from Story Times and book clubs to the StoryWalk® at the Storybook Trail, Brain Freeze, Memory Lab & more.

Getting a library card is free, easy, and empowering. For students, it’s a key to academic success. For adults, it’s a gateway to lifelong learning. For everyone, it’s a smart way to stay connected to your community.

Join us throughout September for special Library Card Sign-up Month.

This September, B sharp and sign up for a library card. Stop by Orrville Public Library or visit us online at www.orrville.lib.oh.us to sign up for your card today.

08/30/2026

This Week at Orrville Public Library

August 31st - September 5th

September is National Library Card Sign-up month. Stop by for a FREE or a replacement card during library hours.

08/26/2026

Stop by for this month's Preschool Play Lab on Wednesday, September 9th & 23rd.

Designed for ages 2-5 (but older & younger siblings are welcome, too) we will have several stations with fun, hand-on activities designed to enhance early literacy skills and brain building.

Drop in anytime between 1:30 and 4 p.m.

No registration is needed

08/25/2026

Thank you Dolly 💙

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/25/2026

Fall Brain Freeze Challenge 🍂

Readers in Grades 5-8—Read for 20 minutes a day, September 1st through November 30th. When you reach 300 minutes earn prizes from our sponsors.

Get a log sheet from the Information Desk.