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Line 46: − In 1936, the [[Rittman, Ohio|Rittman]] Library had been located in City Hall. The first official branch library opened on June 5, 1937.+ − + − After many delays, the Wayne County Public Library Board approved $25,000 towards the purchase of the building. Rittman [[Friends of the Library]] and other residents contributed an additional $15,000 in money, supplies, and services. This Library was then part of the <abbr title="Wayne County Public Library">WCPL</abbr> system.+ − The new building was opened in August 1961.+ − Fun Fact: The Library now houses a collection of Native American stone axe and arrow heads from the Ohio area.+ + + − + Line 75:
Line 77: − * Rittman was the most enthusiastic about obtaining service. Over 100 people gathered in Rittman to hear Miss Mildred {{Surname|Sandoe}}, [https://library.ohio.gov/ Ohio State Library], Consultant talk to them about how money could be secured from the [[Wayne County Budget Commission]] for more extension work through the [[Wooster Public Library and Museum]]. She also visited Mr. {{Surname|Yoder}}, the [[https://www.wcpl.info/wiki/index.php?title=Wayne_County_Auditor]] and explained the greater cost of operating separate libraries in each town instead of organizing them through [[Wooster, Ohio]]. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 29-30.</ref>+ − * Other interested communities that requested library assistance: [[Smithville, Ohio]], [[Doylestown, Ohio]], and [[Shreve, Ohio]] <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 30.</ref> − * 1937 - February, Planning for the library which was housed in the 'new' community building in [[Rittman, Ohio]] was started by Miss Mildred {{Surname|Sandoe}} <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 30.</ref> − * 1937 - June 5, [[Rittman Public Library]] is the first branch that opened. Located in the 'new' community building of [[Rittman, Ohio]] with Miss Mollie {{Surname|Bell}} as first librarian. The first year of circulation was 15,838. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 30.</ref> − * 1937 - March 4, Furniture was purchased from the [[Ohio Reformatory]]. 1,100 books had been secured from the high school library collection as a starter collection. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 30.</ref> Line 107:
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The original Book Wagon, which began the first bookmobile service in Wayne County in 1940, was replaced with a “Mystery Bookmobile”, noted in a film clip taken in [[Smithville, Ohio|Smithville]] dated 1954. There is no documentation regarding the year or make of the 2nd bookmobile in the history of bookmobile service. This mystery vehicle was replaced with a 24 foot 1958 Gerstenslager, so a guess that it was purchased 10-12 years prior would be reasonable. Following twelve years of service, a second Gerstenslager was purchased in 1970. When it was declared unsafe 16 years later, a Bookmobile was leased for a year while a replacement was being built.
A local insurance man, John {{Surname|Winkler}}, started construction on a combined private residence and office building at the Library's current address of 49 West Ohio Ave. Winkler decided to stop construction on the building. The partially built structure, then appraised at $54,000, was offered to the Library Board for $40,000.
A 1987 Barth was built smaller and designed for community stops. Shortly after the Library Board voted to discontinue school stops, an uproar from the public caused the Board to reverse their decision and the Barth began a three week rotation, carrying juvenile books for two weeks visiting school stops, then switching out to include adult books for a week spent on community stops.
Eleven years later, a 30’ Moroney Bookmobile was purchased in addition to the Barth, in order to serve county schools. The Barth remained on the community runs, and thus began the era of two bookmobiles.
A 2003 Bluebird Bookmobile put the Barth into retirement. At 33’ long, it was the largest bookmobile yet, and was designed to serve county schools while the Moroney continued Amish school and Community runs.
July 2009 brought an end to the era of two full-time bookmobiles, with deep budget cuts across the state for all libraries. An immediate result was the cancellation of all county school runs, and the Bluebird was stocked with inventory to visit Amish schools, communities and a handful of small towns that were not located near a county library branch. The Moroney was kept as a back-up and gradually began picking up a few extra runs as the stops became too full to maintain with one bookmobile.
When the Moroney began showing signs of major mechanical problems, a decision was made to replace it with a 2012 Hybrid Freightliner 30’ Step-van, in order to maintain the extra runs the Moroney had allowed us to visit. Green features of our newest bookmobile allow us to run a significant amount of time without relying on the generator, and store energy in a battery bank that runs lights and computers. A diesel-fired heater maintains heat until the temp drops too low. Bookmobile now runs one full-time and one half-time schedule, with time allowance for service and maintenance. Circulation and usage continues to increase each year.
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* {{Address | number=49 | street=W. Ohio Ave. | city=Rittman | state=Ohio | zip=44270 | categorize=true | primary=true | township=Milton }}
* {{Address | number=304 | street=N. Market St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=true | township=Wooster }}
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