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Commissioner Tim Bubb addresses the Board of the new County Library.
Judge Thomas Marcelain and Commissioner Tim Bubb presenting an official Licking County Flag to the new County Library District at their first meeting.
Officially on September 1st, 2008, after 100-years of service in the greater Licking County community, the Newark Public Library (school district library) was disbanded and replaced with a newly constituted Licking County Library District.
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb, and his fellow Commissioners, were unanimous in their support, earlier this summer, of a proposal to expand the scope of the Newark Public Library to better reflect the regional nature of their services. The Library system has operated a regional bookmobile service since the 1930's, and operates a Main Library in Newark, a branch library in west Newark; and branches in Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Utica and Johnstown. After approval of a County Library by the Commissioners, encompassing a substantial part of Licking County, the State Library of Ohio also added its stamp of approval.
The new County Library District does not overlap the other four existing libraries in the County in Alexandria, Granville, Homer and Pataskala. They remain independent and continuing service as three school district libraries (Granville, Pataskala and Alexandria), while Homer is a township affiliated library.
The school districts included in the new County Library District include all of the Newark City, Heath City and Lakewood Local; and the part of these districts lying in Licking County - Johnstown-Monroe, Licking Heights, Licking Valley, North Fork, River View, West Muskingum, and Northern Local.
The Board for the County Library includes four members appointed by the County Commissioners, and three members appointed by the Common Pleas Court Judges. The judges reappointed (from the previous Board) three members - Martha Morrison, Barry Riley and Martin Altmaier. The Commissioners reappointed two members - Thad Claggett and Laura Appleman, and appointed two new members - Donald Urban and Kathy Myers. Urban and Myers replaced John Uible and Carey Sullivan who did not seek reappointment.
Commissioner Bubb spoke at the historic meeting on August 31st (held that Friday as the official start of the new Library District fell on September 1st which was the Labor Day holiday) officially retiring the previous Newark Public Library and commissioning the new Licking County Library District.
He commended the Library Board for their courage in taking the Newark Public Library in this new direction, which is more reflective of the nature of the regional services provided. The President of the new Licking County Library is Barry Riley and the Vice President is Martha Morrison.
Commissioner Tim Bubb addresses the Board of the new County Library.
Judge Thomas Marcelain and Commissioner Tim Bubb presenting an official Licking County Flag to the new County Library District at their first meeting.
Officially on September 1st, 2008, after 100-years of service in the greater Licking County community, the Newark Public Library (school district library) was disbanded and replaced with a newly constituted Licking County Library District.
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb, and his fellow Commissioners, were unanimous in their support, earlier this summer, of a proposal to expand the scope of the Newark Public Library to better reflect the regional nature of their services. The Library system has operated a regional bookmobile service since the 1930's, and operates a Main Library in Newark, a branch library in west Newark; and branches in Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Utica and Johnstown. After approval of a County Library by the Commissioners, encompassing a substantial part of Licking County, the State Library of Ohio also added its stamp of approval.
The new County Library District does not overlap the other four existing libraries in the County in Alexandria, Granville, Homer and Pataskala. They remain independent and continuing service as three school district libraries (Granville, Pataskala and Alexandria), while Homer is a township affiliated library.
The school districts included in the new County Library District include all of the Newark City, Heath City and Lakewood Local; and the part of these districts lying in Licking County - Johnstown-Monroe, Licking Heights, Licking Valley, North Fork, River View, West Muskingum, and Northern Local.
The Board for the County Library includes four members appointed by the County Commissioners, and three members appointed by the Common Pleas Court Judges. The judges reappointed (from the previous Board) three members - Martha Morrison, Barry Riley and Martin Altmaier. The Commissioners reappointed two members - Thad Claggett and Laura Appleman, and appointed two new members - Donald Urban and Kathy Myers. Urban and Myers replaced John Uible and Carey Sullivan who did not seek reappointment.
Commissioner Bubb spoke at the historic meeting on August 31st (held that Friday as the official start of the new Library District fell on September 1st which was the Labor Day holiday) officially retiring the previous Newark Public Library and commissioning the new Licking County Library District.
He commended the Library Board for their courage in taking the Newark Public Library in this new direction, which is more reflective of the nature of the regional services provided. The President of the new Licking County Library is Barry Riley and the Vice President is Martha Morrison.
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