Athens County Public Libraries
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The Athens County Public Libraries were originally known as the Nelsonville
Public Library. The original facility in Nelsonville was created in 1935 as an outgrowth of the Nelsonville school system.
The library system has an inventory of about 300,000 items. In recent years, it has provided computers with Internet
connections at its libraries, and this service has been shown to be very popular.
Recently, the library system has begun a landscaping program at its libraries to introduce a wider variety of plantings, especially including native trees and shrubs.
Today, the library system has these branches:
Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
Public Library. The original facility in Nelsonville was created in 1935 as an outgrowth of the Nelsonville school system.
The library system has an inventory of about 300,000 items. In recent years, it has provided computers with Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
connections at its libraries, and this service has been shown to be very popular.
Recently, the library system has begun a landscaping program at its libraries to introduce a wider variety of plantings, especially including native trees and shrubs.
Today, the library system has these branches:
- NelsonvilleNelsonville, OhioNelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
(main branch) - AthensAthens, OhioAthens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
- ChaunceyChauncey, OhioChauncey is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census. The local residents pronounce the village name...
- CoolvilleCoolville, OhioNot to be confused with Coolsville, Ohio, a fictional city in the cartoon series Scooby Doo.Coolville is a village located in Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, in the extreme southeast of the state...
- GlousterGlouster, OhioGlouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.-History:...
- The PlainsThe Plains, OhioThe Plains is a census-designated place in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,931 at the 2000 census.-Geography:The Plains is located at ....
- Wells Public Library (Albany)Albany, OhioAlbany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albany is located at ....