Wayne County Public Library

10/23/2026

Hmmm, what looks good? The Children's Department book menu has been updated with new recommendations for delicious middle grade reads. Bon appetit!

10/22/2026

🌾⚠️ A heart-stopping sight from the 1950 harvest season!

This snapshot might give local farm families a bit of anxiety just looking at it!

In October 1950, more than 250 Future Farmers of America (FFA) students across Wayne County launched their second annual countywide harvest safety campaign. Their mission? Help farmers avoid serious—and sometimes life-changing—accidents during corn-picking season.

In this staged “DON’T” photo, Paul Howard and Tom Williams demonstrate the danger of reaching into a corn picker’s snapping rolls to clear a clog while the machinery is running. Those rolls could pull cornstalks through at 12 feet per second—far faster than a person could react!

The danger was very real. The campaign highlighted the story of Jay Buchwalter of Dalton, who lost his left arm above the wrist in 1946 when his glove was caught in the snapping rolls.

FFA students from Wooster, Dalton, Orrville, Smithville, West Salem, Apple Creek, and Shreve visited local farms to spread the word. Their message was simple:

“Play it safe. It’s better to lose a minute and save an arm.”

The rule? Always shut off the tractor engine and disengage the power take-off (PTO) before attempting to clear a clog.

10/22/2026

📚✨Don't miss the Buckeye Book Crawl, coming up November 2 - 7. 📚✨
Your chance to meet and hear from exciting authors before they appear at the Buckeye Book Fair on Saturday. Think of it as your exclusive sneak preview of one of Ohio's favorite book events!

Whether you're looking for a great author talk, a family program, a new hobby, or a chance to connect with others, we've got you covered this week.

✨ Browse the events and register today:https://wcpl-oh.libcal.com/calendar?t=d&q=buckeye%20book%20crawl&cid=-1&cal=-1&inc=0

10/21/2026

🎉📚 Happy National Friends of Libraries Week! 📚🎉

This week, we celebrate the incredible Friends of the Library volunteers and supporters who help make so much possible. Through their dedication, advocacy, fundraising, and passion for libraries, they help strengthen our community and expand opportunities for readers of all ages.

Thank you to our Friends groups for your support, countless volunteer hours, and commitment to helping our libraries thrive. Your friendship truly makes a difference every day!

💙 Join us in thanking the Friends of the Library for all they do!

10/21/2026

Don't miss an opportunity to hear from our very own Local Library Champion! Thursday (October 22nd) at 7 p.m. at the Main Library in Wooster.

Join us Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 for our annual meeting and presentation!

The Wooster Friends of the Library will honor Barry Romich, recipient of the 2025 Local Library Champion Award, during the annual meeting and program on Thursday, October 22, beginning at 7 pm in the Wooster Public Library meeting room.

Through his foundation, Romich has helped Wayne County libraries fund 3D printers, laser engravers, and other hardware for their Creation Stations. The Romich Foundation has also donated solar panels for the library bookmobile, and it was instrumental in the development of the Joyful Cafe in the Wooster Public Library.

The program will follow a brief meeting of the Wooster Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be available.

Everyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to spending time with all of our Friends!

See the flyer below for more details.

10/20/2026

We sang Happy Birthday to Marcy Campbell Books’s newest book “We Used to Be Friends,” which was published today! What a fun celebration! 🥳 📖

10/19/2026

We have so many opportunities for you to discover, explore, and connect this week!
Join us for the launch of local author, Marcy Campbell's newest picture book, We Used to Be Friends on Tuesday at the Wooster Main Library!
✨ Explore & register for upcoming events here:
https://wcpl-oh.libcal.com/calendar?cid=-1&t=m...

10/15/2026

Pheasants, wild turkeys, pine trees, and fishing lakes? Just another day for the Way-Ho Conservation Club!

Founded on August 29, 1949, the club brought together local conservation enthusiasts with a mission to support “any project aiming at conservation improvements” in Wayne and Holmes counties. Around 300 people signed up at its very first meeting!

Their projects included raising pheasants, planting thousands of pine trees, and even bringing wild turkeys back to the area. In 1950, they purchased 26 wild turkey chicks from South Carolina, hoping to reestablish a local population. It had reportedly been about 85 years since wild turkeys were last seen in Wayne County!

🎣 The club also worked to improve local fishing, fertilizing and restocking O’Dell and Long Lakes. Our featured photos, taken October 30, 1950, capture the fish-restocking efforts. The fish were acclimated to the lake’s temperature while still on the truck before being released into the water.

By 1952, the club had reported 47,000 pine tree transplants, 1,860 pheasant eggs, and plenty of other conservation projects. We lose track of the group after that, but its ambitious beginnings make for a fascinating piece of local history!

10/15/2026

📚✨ Come explore, play, and imagine with us! Join us today, Thursday, October 15, from 4-6 PM at the Wooster Main Library Children's Department Open House. Check out our refreshed space, share stories, enjoy hands-on fun, and see what's new. We can't wait to welcome you! 🎉

10/14/2026

Children in Dalton learned how to use colored pencils to shade a pumpkin picture 🎃