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J. Thorn “The Authorpreneur” – Learn how to get your book seen, bought, and reviewed on Amazon, noon.

Meet local writers, buy books, get them signed and learn about self-publishing. 1 – 3 p.m.

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County fairs, milkshakes, goats, and book sales

by Ed Worso | August 29, 2018 | Club Ink, Director's Blog, fair | 0 Comments

Going to the County Fair is a lot of fun. People get together to enjoy entertainment, see the livestock and exhibits, and indulge in milkshakes. The fair brings people together every year. The library is similar in how it helps to build a strong community....

#GCPLBuilds: Moving forward with construction projects

by Ed Worso | August 8, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog | 0 Comments

Editor's note: The following column is an excerpt from Ed Worso's cover story in the forthcoming Fall 2018 issue of Lines & Links, scheduled to be mailed in late August. We are rolling right along renovating existing facilities and building two new...

GCPL’s Chardon Branch: Future building and renovation plans

by Ed Worso | July 8, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Chardon, Director's Blog | 0 Comments

Many people have asked about our plans for the Chardon Branch. The short answer is we want to build a new Chardon Branch on the Chardon Square. But, there is a longer answer that I will tackle now. As written in a 1971 profile of Geauga County Public Library, “In...

#GCPLBuilds June 2018 update: Donley’s, Perkins & Will, and CBLH begin planning

by Ed Worso | June 26, 2018 | #GCPLBuilds, Director's Blog | 0 Comments

The Geauga County Public Library Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of the selection committee to engage the services of Donley’s as our Construction Manager at Risk for all building renovations and the construction of the two new buildings in Bainbridge...

How Geauga County Public Library serves senior citizens

by Ed Worso | June 6, 2018 | Director's Blog | 0 Comments

GCPL is committed to providing a welcoming environment where people of all ages can engage, connect and be inspired. All our locations and departments value our senior citizens and work to offer a collection and programming that appeals to this segment of our patrons....

Gratitude and the 2017 annual report

by Ed Worso | May 7, 2018 | Director's Blog | 0 Comments

In 2017 as a New Year’s Resolution, my wife and I began each day with gratitude exercises. I bet many of you regularly perform similar actions. We are grateful for a lovely morning sun, an unusual avian visitor, the comfort of a cozy fire with a cup of coffee in the...

Strategic planning: Taking direction from Geauga County citizens

by Ed Worso | March 19, 2018 | Director's Blog | 0 Comments

Strategic planning: What Geauga citizens desire from a library Geauga County Public Library embarked on a formal strategic planning process late last year. Since then, we’ve been reaching out to the communities throughout Geauga County, gathering citizens’ ideas and...

GCPL begins strategic planning. We want to hear from you.

by Ed Worso | January 10, 2018 | Director's Blog, Strategic Planning | 0 Comments

As 2018 gets underway, GCPL is engaging the community in an active strategic planning process. This project has been on my mind since I was hired in 2015. What kind of a community do our patrons want? How can GCPL facilitate those desires? When voters passed the bond...

The next steps

by Ed Worso | December 20, 2017 | Director's Blog | 0 Comments

With the election results certified, perhaps some of you are asking the same question that many of us, the library staff, are asking: What’s next? Acquisition of the funding The Library will issue a bank qualified short-term note before year-end 2017. By delineating a...

Thank you! The bond issue passage is official

by Ed Worso | November 29, 2017 | Director's Blog | 0 Comments

Thank you to the voters of Geauga County! Thank you to the volunteers, staff and board of trustees who put forth your time and effort to make this happen for the community. While I have personally worked on this issue for more than 18 months, the process itself...

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September 24, 2018

First-time home buyer tips, tomorrow, Bainbridge, 7 p.m. Register: https://t.co/gXe2pswfUp

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September 24, 2018

Help Me Grow screenings this week:
Newbury, Thurs., Sept. 27, noon - 3 p.m.
Registration not required. Hosted by The Geauga County Early Intervention Program. @OHdeptofhealth

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September 24, 2018

Today! Meet an eleven-year-old self-published author from 4 - 6 p.m. at our Chardon Branch! Hailey will be selling and signing copies of her first book, Puffles Goes Camping in Ohio. https://t.co/cvDxpRUEAE @ChardonSchools @Chardonsupt @RyonChristina @cher_culliton

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September 23, 2018

Patrons Can Now Renew Borrowed Content on @HooplaDigital
When you have 2 days left in your borrowing period a button will appear on the title screen asking if you'd like to renew the title. Currently available on https://t.co/F74emV8vYf https://t.co/64kWAxuNjN

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September 24, 2018

Kerry from WH Farm INC wrote this great Celebrating Geauga Small Businesses blog for us, sharing the story of her family business and the passion that drives it. Check it out: https://t.co/lM1XIrRfmA @whfarmchardon

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