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Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the architecturally distinctive Defiance Public Library has been a beloved fixture of the Defiance community since its opening in 1905.
The Defiance Public Library building is a beautiful historic Carnegie building located on the site of Fort Defiance along the Maumee and Auglaize riverbanks. Additional library locations are Johnson Memorial Library, Hicksville, Ohio and Sherwood Branch Library, Sherwood, Ohio.
A Brief History of DPLS. Library services in Defiance County started around 1873, when a group of civic-minded citizens formed the Defiance Library Association (DLA). At the time, there was no official library building, so various businesses and government buildings took turns housing the books.
The Defiance Public Library is a historic Carnegie library located in Defiance, Ohio. It was built in 1904 with funds from Andrew Carnegie and was designed by architects Wing & Mahurin.
Nov 22, 2023 · One hundred twenty years later, in 2023, the library received a gift of two parcels of land across from the Carnegie building on Fort Street to construct an annex.
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What is it? The Library of Things is a collection of non-traditional items available to DPLS patrons. These items were purchased not only to help with needs in our community, but also to offer our patrons unique new experiences. How does it work?