Looking for a new hobby, look  in the library's craft section or online at  The Hobbies & Craft Reference Center.  Check out Addie's video on how to use the Hobbies & Craft Reference Center  

Visit the Ottawa Location and checkout one of our musical instruments.

Choose from bell kits, guitars, mandolins, or ukulele.

They checkout for 2 weeks on a PCDL adult library card.

LinkedIn Learning provides the online learning courses you need to learn those skills. Each week they add to our 17,000+ course library. This past week they added 32 courses.

Whether you’re learning how to ask for what you want at work or honing your motion graphics skills, they’ve got you covered on those topics and more.

You can now borrow binoculars, telescopes, and metal detectors at our Ottawa and Columbus Grove locations. They checkout for 2 weeks on an adult PCDL library card in good standing (i.e. library card is not blocked due to unpaid fines or lost material) Stop in today.

See our checkout policies:

Binocular

Metal Detector

NorthStar Digital Literacy  is an assessment and learning tool designed to assess the skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills. 

Current In Person Classes for more help are available - Ottawa Location - Register @ 419-523-3747 :

Check back the 1st and 3rd Mondays for new bits of trivia...

Did you know?

• In 1919, Putnam County’s medical association wanted to build a hospital, but the measure didn’t face voters until 1947.
• In 1927, Henry Ford ate lunch at the DuMont Hotel in Ottawa, but no one found out why he visited Putnam County.
• In 1921, a heating system was installed in the Putnam County Courthouse.

Did you know that the swimming pool in Columbus Grove was built as a WPA project and is now on the National Register of Historic Places?

Did you know that William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson’s Secretary of State, campaigned for Wilson’s reelection in Ottawa in 1916?

Did you know that the last one-room school in Putnam County, located south of Glandorf, operated until 1950?
 

Did you know that at one time, Leipsic had an opera hall? In 1891, Orren Townsend opened his opera hall on the second floor of a building he built, and after that building burned down, the opera hall moved to the Hotel Leffler, which was also in Leipsic.

Did you know that Pandora has been known by several different names? When Pandora was first laid out and settled, it was known as Columbia. Sometime around 1850, the town’s name changed to Pendleton, and in 1882, it was renamed Pandora.

Did you know? In 1947, Putnam County voters saw a levy for a county hospital on the ballot. A majority voted in favor of a hospital, but the levy failed because favorable votes didn’t reach the 65% requirement.

Did you know? In May 1919, fifteen saloons in Putnam County closed when Prohibition took effect in Ohio. Nationwide prohibition began in 1920 and ended in 1933.

Did you know? In the 1936-37 school year, there were 5348 students in 18 school districts across Putnam County.

Spring Scavenger Hunt - Ottawa Location

Spies In Disguise - Family Interactive Movie Kit hkuhlman@seolibraries.org for kit

The Karate Kid - Teen Interactive Movie Kit eschroeder@seolibraries.org  for kit

*Interactive Movie Kits may contain: a script, items needed to go along with script, a bag of microwave popcorn Sponsored by the Friends of the PCDL

Tulip Origami Kit for Bilingual Storytime

April Story Walks