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==Wooster Free Library Association==
By 1897, more interest was generated and the citizens met and organized the [[Wooster Free Library Association]]. Anyone could become a member of the subscription library by signing the constitution and paying a fee of $1.00. There was also an annual fee of $1.00. The Association and the library were governed by a Board of Trustees elected annually by the members. A standing committee on the library was also chosen to meet monthly to select all reading materials, hire the librarian, and other staff members, and to attend to all other matters relating to the library.
On April 10, 1897 the committee met and hired its first librarian, Miss Bertha {{Surname|Ellsperman}}, at a salary of three dollars per week and a janitor and set the library hours as 9-11 a.m. and 12-8 p.m. each day from October to April. The [[Women's Christian Association]] ladies managed the reading room in the morning before the librarian arrived for her afternoon and evening duties. In May 1897, the Trustees voted to move the library to the southeast corner of East Liberty and Buckeye Streets where a two year lease was taken on the second floor.
In November of 1897, the Trustees clarified the duties of the librarian. Morning hours were discontinued and Miss Ellsperman was solely responsible for library operations throughout the day. She was permitted one evening off per week, provided it was not Saturday evening and that her substitute was acceptable to the board.
In 1899, the Trustees had discovered a state statute that gave local boards of education the privilege of levying a tax for the support of the public library. In 1900, the [[Wooster Board of Education]] agreed to help the Trustees maintain the library.
In 1901, Miss Ellsperman was relieved of her duties as librarian because the Trustees felt "for the best future growth and proper development of the library, change was advisable." Mrs. Elizabeth {{Surname|McBride}} was selected as a substitute replacement until a suitable permanent librarian could be found. Mrs. Elizabeth McBride stayed until April 1905 when Della M. {{Surname|Dice}} was elected librarian. Mrs. McBride became Della Dice's assistant.
In 1903, seeking a way to secure adequate funding for the library, the Trustees again approached the [[Wooster Board of Education]]. The Ohio Legislature had passed in 1902 an act that authorized local Boards of Education to collect real estate tax for library purposes. The [[Wooster Board of Education]] agreed to the establishment of a School District Library. The Trustees were now appointed by the [[Wooster Board of Education]].
==Wayne County Public Library==
The Wayne County Public Library was officially established in 1897. Its former name was the [[Wooster Public Library and Museum]]. On January 1, 1960, the [[Wayne County District Public Library]] was created.
The Wayne County Public Library was officially established in 1897. Its former name was the [[Wooster Public Library and Museum]]. On January 1, 1960, the [[Wayne County District Public Library]] was created.