A narrow staircase, grimy and dark, led up to a shimmering new world — a fascinating land beyond the muddy canal town of Akron. Although the room was quite small, it was packed to the ceiling with ...

“Dearest Enemy,” the first musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, is back in the limelight a century after its world premiere in Akron. As part of Akron’s bicentennial celebration, the ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio – The Akron-Summit County Public Library is hosting several events over the next two months to raise awareness about the housing inequities in the Akron area. The events are part ...

The Akron-Summit County Public Library is going fine free. The Akron-Summit County Public Library is joining a growing trend of libraries across the state and country in eliminating overdue fees for ...

The Masonic Temple was the first home of what today is the Akron-Summit County Public Library. The Akron Public Library first opened its doors on March 1, 1874. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the ...

The library initially rolled out a version of the Lit Loot program during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage reading for fun among youth. The current version of the program started in August of 2022. ...

Election results from Tuesday night show voters have approved Issue 18, which will provide money for the Akron-Summit County Public Library in the form of $160 million over the course of 20 years.

In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays! Families traveling through the Akron-Canton ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A local library ...

When: Akron Borough Council meeting, Nov. 27. What happened: President Nathan Imhoff asked council to consider donating just over $4,000 to the Ephrata Public Library to cover the cost of new ...