The newly-constructed north entrance and parking lot of the Ada Public Library is now open. The entrance on the west side facing Main Street will remain an entrance, as well.
The library will be open its regular hours on Good Friday. Those hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Ada Public Library has Ancestry.com available to use (as long as you have a library card) for free. It can cost $200-$400 annually to personally subscribe to Ancestry.com. depending on the access preferred.
On Saturday, Rhett Grant, library director, gave a tutorial to those interested in learning about their family history.
Brian Humphreys, who attended, has been delving into his family genealogy since the age of 10. He has traced his family tree to the 1500s in Europe, even traveling to England and Germany to search for information.
Rhett Grant (right), director of the Ada Public Library meets with Congressman Bob Latta and Carla Hayden, Library of Congress librarian.
The trio met Friday in Perrysburg where Ms. Hayden spoke of her efforts to make the “library of the people” more accessible to all Americans. She runs a facility with 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $618 million.
The 214-year-old venerable institution houses 162 million items. Appointed by President Obama, she is the first woman and first African-American to head the Library of Congress.
The Ada Public Library will sponsor a time for patrons to learn about ebooks and audiobooks on computers, smartphones, and tablets. Patrons may stop at the library any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, to receive instruction from Chloe Noel. You may bring your device. A library card will be needed to download an ebook or audiobook.
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Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Natalie Walton, youth services director at the Ada Public Library, leads a St. Pat party called “Shenanigans” on Friday afternoon.
Kids from kindergarten through 5th grade enjoyed many activities and refreshments; and there was a lot of green involved.
In the photos below:
• Kenslee, 3, and Karen Tressel
• Grady Hamilton, 6, and Sarah Anderson
By Monty Siekerman
Even though it was snowing on Monday afternoon, a worker adds lettering to the west side of the Ada Public Library. (See next photo as the lettering is complete.)
The major $880,000 addition/renovation may be completed within the next week.
Somehow, the library remained open and in use since late last summer when the changes began to be made. The library closed for only one week during construction.
The Ada First United Methodist Church, located across the street, generously opened its facility for many library youth activities to be held there while construction was underway.
