Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
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Open house scheduled at library before parade
The Coshocton Public Library will hold its annual Holiday Open House on Friday, November 19 prior to Our Town Coshocton’s Miracle on Main parade. Refreshments, take and make crafts for youth, and special guest, Rudolph, will be available outside the library between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. To promote safety and well-being, all activities will […]
Annual Friends of the Library book sale announced
The Coshocton Friends of the Library annual book sale will be held on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 5-6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Coshocton Public Library. In addition to great bargains on thousands of books, movies and magazines, a silent auction will […]
Library hosting Tails and Tales for children and teens
The Coshocton Public Library’s summer reading program is in full swing, and families are taking advantage of the fun, excitement and learning that each animal antic session is providing. Cyndi Shutt, youth services coordinator for the library, said all of the animal Antics sessions are booked, but she wants to encourage people to call if […]
Summer nutrition program set at Coshocton Public Library
The Coshocton Public Library will be a food site for Children’s Hunger Alliance, an Ohio agency of the USDA, from June 3 through Aug. 26. Children aged 0 to 18 years may pick up free, non-perishable box meals at the Coshocton Public Library. Five breakfast meals and five dinner meals will be available for each […]
Summer fun starts with the library’s Tails & Tales reading program
For many children last summer was a very isolating and uninspiring time. Although the Coshocton Public Library and West Lafayette Branch were able to open in June 2020, summer reading was very different from years past. As always, there were the same great prize opportunities (655 children and teens logged 5,055 hours of reading); but […]
Library hosting virtual Black History Month program
Celebrate Black History Month with the Coshocton Public Library and WOUB Public Media with an exclusive, 30-minute preview of “The Black Church: This is our story, this is our song,” a new series available through PBS. This series reveals the broad history and culture of the black church and explores African American faith communities on the […]
Children invited to adopt a book buddy at the library
Children age 3-12 are invited to come to the library’s children’s room during the month of February to adopt a book buddy to love and read to. “We are hoping to encourage a love of reading, which is always the goal,” said Jenn Williams, marketing coordinator at the Coshocton Public Library. “Hopefully the stuffed animals […]
COVID-19 vaccine community Q&A scheduled at library
As Coshocton moves to eradicate the COVID-19 crisis, answers surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine are needed to ensure the safety and well-being of the Coshocton community. Join the Coshocton Public Library for a virtual community Q&A forum on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. In this forum, participants will have the ability to ask questions and […]
