Stark County District Library

the stark county district library is a winner of the national medal for library service, is one of the best 100 libraries in the u.s. according to the haplr rating, and is a library journal 5 star library. its main library, nine branch libraries, and two bookmobiles and two kidmobiles serve 150,000 library card holders. more than 1.4 million people visit the stark county district library each year, holdings number 884,000 items, and annual circulation is 3.6 million items. the collection includes books, audio visual materials, and periodicals for all ages. in addition, the library provides programs and classes for adults, teens, and children, computer and internet access, a downloadable collection of books and music, genealogy services, traveling collections on bookmobiles and kidmobiles, as well as outreach services to shut-ins, nursing homes, and housing units. it is one of the nine largest library systems in the state of ohio, serving 12 local school districts.