215 W. Main St. | Van Wert, OH 45891
Phone: 419-238-2168 | Fax: 419-238-3180
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Population of Service Area

29,659 Countywide Population
87% are active registered library borrowers with additional patrons from Paulding, Putnam, Allen, Mercer, and Auglaize Counties in Ohio, as well as Allen, Adams and Dekalb Counties in Indiana.



Service Hours

 

Main Library 53.5 hrs.
Convoy Branch 33.5 hrs.
Middle Point Branch 24.5 hrs.
Ohio City Branch 25.5 hrs.
Willshire Branch 20.0 hrs.
Wren Branch 20.0 hrs.
Total 177.0 hrs.


Services Provided by the Brumback Library

 

Book Collection 209,769 Vols.
Additions in 2009 10,046 Vols.
Videos/DVD’s 7,100 Vols.
Music Cassettes/CD's 3,173 Vols.
Periodicals 316 Titles
E-Books 7
Newspapers 63 Titles
Interlibrary Loan Requests 1,228
Interlibrary Loans Filled 1,154
Interlibrary Loans Sent 480
Microfilm Holdings 659
Other 1,560

 

  • Web page (www.brumbacklib.com)
  • Local History/Picture Files
  • CD-ROM Reference Resources
  • CD-ROM Workstations (Children and Adult)
  • Beginning with Books Program
  • Income Tax Forms
  • Telephone/In-House Reference Service
  • Fax Machine
  • Community Speaking Lectures
  • Microfilm Reader-Printer
  • Pamphlets and Maps
  • Library Tours
  • Library Service to Ohio City-Liberty Township Elementary School
  • Branch Programs
  • Over 20 Weekly Children's Storytime Sessions
  • Craft and Story Sessions
  • Summer Reading Program
  • Vertical File Materials
  • Wireless Internet Access
  • Library Catalog on Web
  • Area and National Telephone Directories
  • CD-ROM Circulating Collection
  • Internet Service
  • Voter Registration
  • Notary Service
  • Copy Machines
  • School Visits
  • Microfilm of all Van Wert County Newspapers from 1860 to the present
  • City/County Directories
  • Homebound Delivery Service
  • Cooperative projects with area organizations and schools
  • Typewriter for public use
  • Comprehensive Genealogy & Local History Collection
  • Infant Storytime (2 years of age and younger)
  • Puppets
  • Large Print Books and Materials
  • Large Print Books and Materials