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The Akron-Summit County Public Library is proud to celebrate 150 years of service in 2024. Learn about the history of the Library system and the story of the Goodyear Branch Library!
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.784.7522.
A staff member from Special Collections will share how the Library went from one small room in the 1870s to an entire system of 19 branches today.
We will also will celebrate the 85th Anniversary of the Goodyear Branch (formerly The East Branch Library). This branch became the first branch library of the Akron Public Library to occupy a building designed, built, furnished, and owned by the Library system.
Light refreshments provided courtesy of the Friends of the Goodyear Branch Library.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | History |
TAGS: | Goodyear Heights | Goodyear Branch Library History | Akron-Summit County Public Library History | 150th Anniversary |
If you've found the historic Goodyear sign at the corner of East Market Street and Goodyear Boulevard, you've arrived at the Goodyear Branch Library. The library honors its past with its two 1939 fireplaces, cozy window seats, and artwork by local artists celebrating flight, motion, and the community's aeronautic roots. The library serves its customers very much in the present, with computers and computer classes, WiFi, scanning and faxing, engaging programming for all ages, and a collection of books, movies, and music that is sure to appeal to a great variety of reading, viewing, and listening tastes.
The Goodyear Branch Library is a community gathering place for local non-profit organizations and Ward Council meetings. Goodyear Branch staff can be found out and about at local events and in preschool, elementary, middle, and high schools bringing news of library events and sharing story and library how-to. With redevelopment in the community's horizon, Goodyear Branch Library remains a community anchor, continuing the tradition of responsive service to all.