Lorain Public Library System

Lorain Public Library System Visit your Lorain Public Library System libraries in Lorain, Avon, Columbia Township, North Ridgeville and Sheffield Lake.

The Lorain Public Library System (LPLS) serves a metropolitan community with many groups of varying economic, ethnic and educational backgrounds. The estimated population in the library system’s district is over 120,000. School districts in the library system’s service district include: Lorain City Schools, Clearview Schools, Firelands Schools, Avon Schools, Columbia Schools, North Ridgeville Schools, and Sheffield/Sheffield Lake Schools. Library service is provided by the Main Library in Lorain, branch libraries in South Lorain, Avon, Columbia Station, North Ridgeville and Sheffield Lake, and through outreach services, including booktruck service, residential service and books-by mail service. No discriminatory comments on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, s*x, gender, s*xual orientation, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information or age, and no comments of harassment, hate speech, threats or violence will be tolerated on this page. Such comments will be deleted by our admins.

New phone (bling), who dis? 📱💖 Kiddos ages 12 and up will create beaded charms to give their phone a little extra person...
09/15/2026

New phone (bling), who dis? 📱💖 Kiddos ages 12 and up will create beaded charms to give their phone a little extra personality! There's still a few spots left! Preregister here: https://tinyurl.com/colphonecharms
📅 Monday, Sept. 28
⏰ 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
📍 Columbia Branch, 13824 W. River Road North

It's National Voter Registration Day! 🗳️ And if you're already registered, it's the perfect opportunity to check or upda...
09/15/2026

It's National Voter Registration Day! 🗳️ And if you're already registered, it's the perfect opportunity to check or update your existing information. Lucky for you, there's so many different ways to do that:
1. Visit olvr.ohiosos.gov, the Ohio Secretary of State's online portal
2. Stopping in at the Lorain County Board of Elections
3. Visiting your favorite LPLS branch! We're a designated agency, like the BMV. Staff provide registration applications and can help you fill them out before sending them on to election officials!

Stop in today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (or any other day until the deadline, of Monday, Oct. 5)!

Step into the world of controlled environment agriculture with Miss Sally from the OSU Lorain Extension. Explore how gre...
09/14/2026

Step into the world of controlled environment agriculture with Miss Sally from the OSU Lorain Extension. Explore how greenhouses grow food year-round and create your own self-sustaining terrarium! 🌿 For ages 8 to 12. Reserve a spot: https://tinyurl.com/colbuildaterrarium
📅 Friday, Sept. 25
⏰ 2 to 3 p.m.
📍 Columbia Branch, 13824 W. River Road North

Our latest Let’s Cook was full of flavor and techniques for plant-forward and healthy ingredients! 🌿 Participants explor...
09/14/2026

Our latest Let’s Cook was full of flavor and techniques for plant-forward and healthy ingredients! 🌿 Participants explored dukkah, a traditional Mediterranean nut and spice blend used as a seasoning and condiment, in this hands-on program!

Try the recipe below!

Ingredients
1 cup sesame seeds
1 ¾ cups coriander seeds
⅔ cup blanched hazelnuts, skinned
½ cup cumin seeds
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put each variety of seeds and nuts of a separate tray or a shallow oven dish and roast them all for 10 to 20 minutes, until they just begin to color and give off a slight aroma. As they take different times, you must keep an eye on them so that they do not become too brown, and take out each as it is ready. Alternatively, toast them in a large dry frying pan, stirring constantly.
2. Put the nuts and seeds together in the food processor with salt and pepper and grind them until they are finely crushed but not pulverized. Be careful not to over blend, or the oil from the too-finely ground seeds and nuts will form a paste. Dukkah should be a crushed dry mixture, not a paste. Taste and add salt if needed.

Meet the machine! 🗳️ Staff from the Lorain County Board Of Elections will be on-site so the public can get to know our l...
09/13/2026

Meet the machine! 🗳️ Staff from the Lorain County Board Of Elections will be on-site so the public can get to know our local voting machines prior to the November election!
📅 Thursday, Sept. 17
⏰ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 Main Library, 351 W. Sixth Street

Sunday hours return starting TOMORROW, Sept. 13! Each week until May, you'll be able to stop in from 1 to 5 p.m. at our ...
09/12/2026

Sunday hours return starting TOMORROW, Sept. 13! Each week until May, you'll be able to stop in from 1 to 5 p.m. at our Main Library, as well as the Avon and North Ridgeville branches! We can't wait to see you there! 📚

Something wicked this way comes! 👻 Students in grades 6 through 12 and adults in Lorain County are welcome to participat...
09/12/2026

Something wicked this way comes! 👻 Students in grades 6 through 12 and adults in Lorain County are welcome to participate in our 2026 Spooky Story Contest by submitting one original short story until Sept. 21. For rules and more information: http://tinyurl.com/lplsspookystorycontest

See what you can build at your favorite LPLS branch! 🧱 Each one of our locations has Lego and Duplo sets to improve STEM...
09/11/2026

See what you can build at your favorite LPLS branch! 🧱 Each one of our locations has Lego and Duplo sets to improve STEM skills, improve fine motor dexterity and encourage imagination! Visit https://tinyurl.com/lplslibraryofthingsentertain for more information and browse the options!

Mark your calendars for the American Revolution Traveling Exhibit coming to the North Ridgeville Branch! Stop in during ...
09/10/2026

Mark your calendars for the American Revolution Traveling Exhibit coming to the North Ridgeville Branch! Stop in during regular library hours from Sept. 15 to 24 to immerse yourself in history through thematic display panels and touchscreen kiosks that tell the early history of our country in celebration of our 250th anniversary!

Thank you to the Nathan Perry Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the North Ridgeville Historical Society for bringing this story to the library!

Readers who love "Widow's Bay," the new hit Apple TV series, will enjoy these creepy books in time for spooky season! Ex...
09/10/2026

Readers who love "Widow's Bay," the new hit Apple TV series, will enjoy these creepy books in time for spooky season! Explore small-town island settings, which are definitely NOT cursed, exaggerated characters and lots of offbeat humor. Browse the titles and place a hold: https://tinyurl.com/lplsforfansofwidowsbay

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351 W 6th Street
Lorain, OH
44052

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+14402441192

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