Linda Smith - President

Judith Dann  - Vice President

Stacy Blackburn - Secretary

Homer, Ohio is known as the birthplace of Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States in 1872, a full 48 years before women had the right to vote.

The Homer Public Library traces its origins to January 30, 1895, when A. H. Wright, T. N. Dean and others met in the Homer Town Hall to organize a Reading Circle which they named the Homer Library Association. 

The town hall meeting place was known as "The Reading Room" with members donating books and adhering to a set of rules adopted by the Association.  Each member owned shares according to the number of books donated.

In 1970, a new facility was built and the library moved to its present location.  The new building contained 2,600 square feet.  As the population of the surrounding area has grown, so has the library.  New additions were built in 1983, 1990 and 1998 bringing the total area of the library to over 8,000 square feet. Finally, in 2006, the library acquired the adjacent building and land from the Homer Volunteer Fire Department.  This acquisition brought the library additional meeting space for the community and storage space for library usage.  Additionally, the library gained ownership of its adjacent parking lot.  The library now has an area of over 10,000 square feet, offers over 35,000 books, periodicals and other materials and has 7 public computers providing broadband internet access.

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Wednesday

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Friday

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Saturday

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

NEW MATERIALS - APRIL 2019

ADULT FICTION:

30,000 on the Hoof by Zane Grey

The A List by J. A. Jance

Absaroka Valley by Lauran Paine (Large Print)

Almost Home by Valerie Fraser Luesse

American Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton

As Time Goes By by Melody Carlson

Becoming Bea by Leslie Gould

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

A Bound Heart by Laura Frantz

Brides of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin

Cherokee America by Margaret Verble

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead

The Cornwalls are Gone by James Patterson

Courting Cate by Leslie Gould

The Curse of Misty Wayfair by Jaime Jo Wright

Dancing at the Harvest Moon by K. C. McKinnon

Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brennert

Dear George, Dear Mary by Mary Calvi

The Desert of Wheat by Zane Grey

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

Doc by Mary Doria Russell

The Duel by Giles Tippette (Large Print)

Early Riser by Jasper Fforde (Large Print)

The Fifth Doctrine by Karen Robards

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

Finding Faith by Denise Hunter

The First Lady by James Patterson

The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber

The Gown by Jennifer Robson

Hester’s Hunt for Home Trilogy by Linda Byler

Holiday in the Hamptons by Sarah Morgan

I was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

The Light Before Day by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Little Faith by Nickolas Butler

Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly

Love on a Dime by Cara Lynn James

Magnolia Inn by Carolyn Brown (Large Print)

The Man from Nowhere by T. V. Olsen (Large Print)

The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist

Middle C by William H. Gass

Minding Molly by Leslie Gould

Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan

Miracles by Terri Blackstock

Mission Critical by Mark Greaney

Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan

New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan

Nowhere to Run by C. J. Box (Large Print)

Of Fire and Lions by Mesu Andrews (Large Print)

Over the Fence by Mary Monroe

The Patient One by Shelley Shepard Gray

A Peach of a Pair by Kim Boykin

The Persian Gamble by Joel C. Rosenberg (Large Print)

The Personal History of Rachel Dupree by Ann Weisgarber

Pistol Law by Paul Evan Lehman  (Large Print)

Quilt as Desired by Arlene Sachitano

The Quilt Before the Storm by Arlene Sachitano

Quilter’s Knot by Arlene Sachitano

The Quintland Sisters by Shelley Wood

A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter

The Salt Garden by Cindy Martinusen

Savage Country by Robert Olmstead

Saving Grace by Denise Hunter

A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling

Silent Night by Danielle Steel

Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan

Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

Stairs of Sand by Zane Grey

Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan

The Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

The Temp by Michelle Frances (Large Print)

Twin Sombreros by Zane Grey

Two Weeks by Karen Kingsbury

The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

When You are Near by Tracie Peterson

Who I am with You by Robin Lee Hatcher

Wildfire by Zane Grey

The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Nat ock Dag

ADULT NONFICTION:

5-Ingredient Instant Pot Cookbook by Marilyn Haugen

Abandoned Homeland by Jeff Gundy

America’s Dumbest Criminals by Daniel R. Butler

And His Lovely Wife by Connie Schultz

Biting the Moon by Joanne S. Frye

Bohemian Rhapsody

Chicken Soup for the Soul by Messages from Heaven and Other Miracles by Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best by Amy Newmark

Don’t Stop Believin’ by Olivia Newton-John

The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin

Exceptional You! by Victoria Osteen

The Final Helping by Jeff Foxworthy

Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien

The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley

The Harding Affair by James David Robenalt

House of Happy Endings by Leslie Garis

The New English Bible with Apocrypha

Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean

Slow Boat to Cuba

We were Rich and We Didn’t Know It by Tom Phelan

Why Cows Learn Dutch by Randy James

JUVENILE FICTION:

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano

Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

Butterfly Tree by Sandra Markle

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin

Click! by Jeffrey Ebbeler

Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal by Jeff Kinney

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle

Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet by Jane O’Connor

The Floating Circus by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

The Geese March in Step by Jean-Francois Dumont

The Good Little Bad Little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown

Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard

Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

Hazy Bloom and the Mystery Next Door by Jennifer Hamburg

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen

How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

I Love You, Sun, I love You, Moon by Karen Pandell

The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis

Just a Kite by Mercer Mayer

Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan

A Little Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

Masterminds by Gordon Korman

Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

The Mouse and the Moon by Gabriel Alborozo

Mousetronaut Goes to Mars by Mark Kelly

Mutt’s Promise by Julie Salamon

The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

Payback by Gordon Korman

Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth by James Dean

Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack KeatsThe Rough Patch by Brian Lies

 

Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Two Little Birds by Mary Newell DePalma

What Happened on Fox Street by Tricia Springstubb

You are My Happy by Hoda Kotb

JUVENILE NONFICTION:

Don’t Let Them Disappear by Chelsea Clinton

For the Birds by Peggy Thomas

If You had Your Birthday Party on the Moon by Joyce Lapin

How to Make a Planet by Scott Forbes

The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons

Sweethearts of Rhythm by Marilyn Nelson

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

Virginia Hamilton by Julie K. Rubini

YA FICTION:

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta

The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler

The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winter

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare

Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush Limbaugh

Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims by Rush Limbaugh

Rush Revere and the First Patriots by Rush Limbaugh

Rush Revere and the Presidency by Rush Limbaugh

Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner by Rush Limbaugh

Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody

When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry

YA NONFICTION:

Code Girls: Young Readers Edition by Liza Mundy

DVDs:

Highway to Heaven (The Complete Series)

The Mule

The Passion of the Christ

Sentimental Reflections

AUDIOBOOKS ON PLAYAWAY:

Betrayal by Danielle Steel

Calico Joe by John Grisham

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Caregiver by Shelley Shepard Gray

Devious by Lisa Jackson

 

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The Holy Bible: Old Testament

The Innocent Man by John Grisham

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson

Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

YA AUDIOBOOKS ON PLAYAWAY:

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

View our current calendar of events and library newsletter below:

 

The library offers the following services:

     Borrowing:

          Books

          Periodicals

          Books on Tape and CD

          Music CDs

          Movies on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Blu-Ray 3D

          12-in-1 Musical Instrument Kits

          Ukuleles

     Reference

          Extensive Local History Collection

          Special Agriculture Collection        

     Computer Usage

          7 Public Access Computers with Broadband Internet Access

          Printing of Information at Nominal Cost

     Copy Services

     Fax Services

     Inter Library Loan services from over 90 libraries that are members of the SEO Consortium

     Meeting Rooms

Library Director

Amie Hatfield

Fiscal Officer

Chet Geiger

Librarians

Maggie Berndsen

Pat Blacksten

​Phyllis Buxton

Vivian Cooke

Lisa McKimmins

​Kathy Megaw

​Lauren Stoolfire