Portsmouth Public Library

Portsmouth Public Library

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library_name = Portsmouth Public Library
library_
location = Portsmouth, Ohio
established = 1879
num_branches = 5
annual circulation = 219,300
annual circulation = 219,300
pop_served = 80,000+
budget =
director = Beverly Cain
num_employees =
website = http://www.portsmouth.lib.oh.us
The Portsmouth Public Library is a public library located near downtown Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. It has served the city since 1879. The library has five branch locations in Scioto County: Lucasville, New Boston, McDermott, South Webster, and Wheelersburg.

The main library is located on Gallia Street across from the new Portsmouth High School complex. The W. Gordan Ryan (Lucasville) Branch (established in 1990) is located near the Scioto County Fairgrounds on Lucasville-Minford Road. The Vern Riffe (New Boston) Branch (1941) is located on eastbound U.S. 52 (Rhodes Avenue). The McDermott Branch (2000) is located in the old Union School on State Route 73. The South Webster Branch (1984) is behind the South Webster High School complex while the Wheelersburg Branch (1965) is located on Old Gallia Pike between Pirate Drive (Wheelersburg High School) and State Route 522.

Brief history

Portsmouth's traces of a public library began in 1831 when a small library opened at the corner of Market and Front Streets. However, the library closed a short time later. It wasn't until 1879 when the Portsmouth City Schools Board of Education donated a building at the corner of Fifth and Court to provide these services. The biggest donation came in 1902 when Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 to construct a new library with the solicitation of Henry Lorberg. The new library opened on February 1, 1906 on Gallia Street and is still used to this day. The original architectual firm was Richards, McCarty and Bulford. Much of the architecture stays true to the numerous Carnegie libraries even though the library received renovations and extensions in 1971 and 1995 by the architectural firm of Donaldson, Wittenmeyer and Associates and Myers, NBD. Today the library offers microfilm of the Portsmouth Daily Times and other forgotten papers of the city, a local history department, and local Bookmobile services which began in 1938. The library recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a reenactment of the opening with current workers in early-1900s attire. It has an annual circulation of over 200,000.

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External links & References

* [http://www.portsmouth.lib.oh.us/ Official Site]
* [http://www.yourppl.org/branch_library_information/ History of the Portsmouth Public Library]


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