Tuscarawas County Public Library

September Is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Your library card is the smartest card in your wallet! Do YOU have one? If not, stop by any location of the Tuscarawas County Public Library System and get one today!

Library cards are FREE -- all you need to obtain one is a photo ID or proof of address. Since September is National Library Card Sign-Up month, why not join the thousands of other Tuscarawas County residents who are actively using their local libraries and get one today?

2010 Author Series: An Evening with Regina Brett

Join us as we welcome Pulitzer Prize finalist and Plain Dealer columnist Regina Brett to our library system on Thursday, November 18th at 7PM.

When Regina turned 50, she wrote a column for the Plain Dealer about the 50 lessons that life had taught her: lessons about being an unwed mother, lessons about being a single parent for 18 years, lessons about coping with breast cancer at the age of 41. Readers loved the column so much that they began posting it on their refrigerators, carrying it around in their wallets, and sharing its tenets with their family and friends via email. It quickly became a phenomenon and, in April of 2010, was published by Grand Central Publishing as God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours. It was listed as a New York Times best seller only a week after its release.

One Book, One Community 2010: The Good, Good Pig by Sy Montgomery

Help us celebrate this year’s One Book, One Community selection, The Good Good Pig by Sy Montgomery, which chronicles the author’s life as she nurses a sickly piglet back to health and finds her heart stolen by the unforgettable runt, later named Christopher Hogwood, in the process. Check out our schedule of related events below like piggy storytimes, pig arts & crafts, and book discussions at each of our locations celebrating The Good Good Pig. Be sure to join us at 7PM on Thursday, October 14 at Kent State Tuscarawas to welcome Sy Montgomery to our community!

New TCPL Book Club: Girls' Night Out

Looking for a new way to make friends in the community, discover good books, and escape from everyday life for an hour or two each month? Consider joining our brand-new book club, appropriately titled Girls' Night Out! We'll be meeting at 7PM on the first Monday of every month at the Daily Grind (153 West High Avenue in New Philadelphia) to enjoy coffee, chat about the hottest chick lit, and talk about life.

Summer Book Club Picks: September

Do you feel the slight chill in the air? Fall is nearly upon us, and what better way to celebrate the cooler temperatures than by curling up with a good book and joining us for a thought-provoking book discussion after you're done? Each of our locations hosts at least one per month, and new members are always welcome.

Wild About Eyes Kiosk on Display at the TCPL's New Philadelphia Location

The Prevent Blindness Ohio and the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery’s Wild About Eyes educational kiosk will be featured at the county library’s main location at 121 Fair Avenue NW in New Philadelphia from August 10^th through September 14th.