Ida Rupp Public Libraries

Ida Rupp Public Libraries Locations in Port Clinton, Marblehead, and Put-In-Bay
Visit our website at www.idarupp.org

Ida Rupp Public Library has two library branches:

Erie Islands Library
281 Concord Ave, Put-In-Bay, Ohio 43456
419-285-4004

Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library
710 West Main Street, Marblehead, Ohio 43440
419-798-0477

To see the events for all locations please visit www.idarupp.org/calendar

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Join us at Ida Rupp Public Library on September 14 for the next Paint Together: Beginner. A guided painting experience f...
08/31/2026

Join us at Ida Rupp Public Library on September 14 for the next Paint Together: Beginner.

A guided painting experience for all ages to learn some basic painting techniques. Learn the foundations such as color mixing, brush control, layering, shading, and blending. No prior experience necessary!

Space is limited to 20, so registration is required. Sign up by scanning the QR code or going to the link in the comments. You can also call the library during open hours at 419-732-3212.

Children under the age of 8, must be accompanied by an adult. The adult does not need to sign up if they do not plan on painting. Wear clothes you don't mind getting paint on.

Check out the first of many "passive programs" now happening in our IRPL Teen Section!⭐With passive programs, busy teens...
08/31/2026

Check out the first of many "passive programs" now happening in our IRPL Teen Section!

⭐With passive programs, busy teens can enjoy the library with bite-sized programs at any time in the week during operating hours!

⭐This week, we're featuring our new "Write-Board" with the question of the week: 🎵What was your "Song of the Summer?"🎵

⭐Whether it was a chart-topping hit, or just a tune you kept coming back to, stop by the IRPL Teen section to leave your answer, and check out what others have to say! Who knows, you may find a new favorite song for fall!

Bring your kids from newborn through grade 5 to Ida Rupp on Tuesdays at 10:30!For ages 0-5, we have story time. Enjoy st...
08/30/2026

Bring your kids from newborn through grade 5 to Ida Rupp on Tuesdays at 10:30!

For ages 0-5, we have story time. Enjoy stories, music, movement, activities, and socialization. Themes for September are: Pets, Rocks, Farm Animals, Dots, and Geese.

For grades K-5, we have Homeschool Hour. Each week will have a different hands-on STEM activity.

Join Margaret at Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library to make a new piece of fall decor. On September 12, she'll show you...
08/29/2026

Join Margaret at Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library to make a new piece of fall decor. On September 12, she'll show you how to make a DIY Pumpkin wall hanging.

Space is limited to 13, so registration is required. Sign up by scanning the QR code or going to the link in the comments. You can also call the library during open hours at 419-798-0477.

Kerry Burris from North Bass is coming back to Erie Islands Library to teach another unique craft!On Friday, September 1...
08/28/2026

Kerry Burris from North Bass is coming back to Erie Islands Library to teach another unique craft!

On Friday, September 11, learn some simple knitting techniques to make a dishcloth. Kerry will have everything you need, including a choice of several colors of yarn.

Space is limited to 10 people, so registration is required. Sign up by scanning the QR code or going to the link in the comments. You can also call the library during open hours at 419-285-4004.

August's staff picks from Laura, Susan, and Lindsay
08/27/2026

August's staff picks from Laura, Susan, and Lindsay

September is Library Card Sign Up Month and we'll be celebrating here at the library!Learn more about the month, what th...
08/26/2026

September is Library Card Sign Up Month and we'll be celebrating here at the library!

Learn more about the month, what the library offers, and what we're doing for the occasion on our blog, link in comments.

If it's been a while since you've used your card, stop in to make sure your card is up to date. And if you have any loved ones who still need a card - get them into the library to sign up in September!

Happy first day of school to the students of Port Clinton City Schools from the staff of Ida Rupp Public Library! We hop...
08/24/2026

Happy first day of school to the students of Port Clinton City Schools from the staff of Ida Rupp Public Library! We hope everyone had a great start to the school year.

American writer Annie Proulx celebrates her 91st birthday today!📚 Born in Connecticut; Edna Ann "Annie" Proulx began her...
08/22/2026

American writer Annie Proulx celebrates her 91st birthday today!

📚 Born in Connecticut; Edna Ann "Annie" Proulx began her writing career with fictional stories published in a variety of magazines. She also wrote a series of non-fiction "how to" books before publishing her first volume of short stories, "Heart Songs", in 1988 at age 53.

📚 Her debut novel, "Postcards", was published in 1992, and made Proulx the first woman to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. One year later she published "The Shipping News" for which she won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize.

📚 Proulx has traveled extensively, and the subject of small; rural towns appears many times throughout her work. Her time spent in Newfoundland was the setting & inspiration for "The Shipping News", and many of her stories are set in Wyoming where she lived for two decades.

📚 Two of her novels, "The Shipping News" and "Barkskins", have been adapted into a film and a tv series, respectively. The most famous adaptation of her work came in 2005 when "Brokeback Mountain", based on a 1997 short story, was released in theaters.

📚 That film, which explored the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, was a commercial success and garnered many award nominations and wins. Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana were widely rewarded for their faithful adaptation of Proulx's story.

Akron, OH born actor Ray Wise celebrates his 79th birthday today!🎭 Wanting to be a professional actor from a young age, ...
08/20/2026

Akron, OH born actor Ray Wise celebrates his 79th birthday today!

🎭 Wanting to be a professional actor from a young age, Wise performed in many plays while he attended Kent State University. In 1970 he moved to New York City, and soon received a long-running role on the soap opera “Love of Life”.

🎭 After moving to Hollywood, Wise worked on a variety of TV shows throughout the 80s including “Dallas” and “Knots Landing”. Through the years he has held reoccurring roles on “The Young & the Restless (for which he won a Daytime Emmy)”, “Mad Men”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Reaper”, and “24” among many other single episode appearances and films.

🎭 Though he has worked on many popular series, his role as Leland Palmer in “Twin Peaks” is his most well-known. Wise’s portrayal of the complex character has been widely praised by fans and critics in both the TV show and prequel film.

🎭 Wise continues to work in film and television today. He was recently nominated for another Daytime Emmy for "The Young and the Restless", and will reunite with fellow Twin Peaks alum Sherilyn Fenn in the psychological thriller "The Good Dark" next year.

Address

310 Madison Street
Port Clinton, OH
43452

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+14197323212

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