Join Corey for a book discussion on The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman, 

Book are available at the Ottawa Location or you contact Corey 419-523-3747 ext 3 or cdeepe@seolibraries.org

Halloween Scavenger Hunts @ All PCDL Locations
Stop by the Library Locations and enjoy completing scavenger hunts together. Check back weekly as the hunts will change. Receive a Halloween tattoo for participating, while supplies last.

In 1941, a young man pulled up to a filling station in Fort Jennings, ordered a quart of oil from Gilbert German, and while German was measuring the oil, the man demanded the station’s cash. German turned, threw the oil in the man’s face, and the man fled empty-handed.

The Hector Creamery and Cheese Company was founded in 1891, making it Putnam County’s first creamery, or milk and cheese store. Hector, now a ghost town, was located in the southwest corner of Palmer Township.

Sanborn Maps show the outline of each building including the location of windows, doors, street names, property lines, building use, house, and block numbers. The maps display building materials & number of floors for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings to assist fire insurance agents in determining hazards. Continental, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, and Ottawa have insurance maps to view from  1884-1939.