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===Club room & Meeting room===
 
*  1937 - A large room located in the basement was equipped for various group and quickly became a popular meeting place. <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. 32.</ref>
 
*  1937 - A problem which was brought to attention appeared in Mrs. Eugenia {{Surname|Glenn}}'s report and would trouble librarians for the next 30 years was a lack of meeting room space. <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. 32.</ref>
 
*  1939 - The room was used 56 times <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. 32.</ref>
 
*  1941 - The club room was used for carious courses in first aid and nursing. <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. 35.</ref>
 
  
 
===Museum===
 
===Museum===

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    Museum

    • Housed on the 2nd floor. The museum was of special interest to James Mullins and George J. Schwartz
    • Sample of items in collected included: Dr. J. H. Todd's collection of Ohio archaeological specimens; Rev. Jacob Reis' relics of "Cameron" in West Africa; James Mullins's "fine collection" of stuffed birds which he had purchased at the St. Louis World's Fair for $2,500. [1]
    • Museum officially opened in 1918, but many visitors were welcome to see the collection as it grew during the early years. Miss Myrtle Allen, librarian in her annual reports credits the museum with drawing many people to the library. [2]
    1. 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. 15.
    2. 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. 15.