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Wood County District Public Library

Deemed an essential asset by the community, WCDPL strives to engage everyone with learning opportunities and creative experiences. WCDPL encourages lifelong learning and advances knowledge through literature, information, and exploration.Core Services<ul><li>We offer traditional and virtual library services to our entire legal service district.</li><li>We provide quality, in-demand, diverse materials to meet the needs of our diverse community.</li><li>We deliver materials and experiences for babies, preschoolers, and families to build early literacy skills.</li><li>We collect and share the history, genealogy, and stories of our service district.</li><li>We link our patrons to our materials with learning, literary, and cultural opportunities.</li><li>We provide welcoming community gathering spaces.</li><li>We offer entertainment in a variety of formats and through partnerships.</li></ul>The Local History and Genealogy Collection at WCDPL has a wide variety of resources, including: Bowling Green Phone Books and City DirectoriesBowling Green High School YearbooksFamily Histories and Wood County First Family ListGenealogical Research GuidesMilitary RostersNewspapers on Microfilm (with an emphasis on the Sentinel-Tribune)Ohio Counties CollectionWood County Census Records

Collection includes resources pertaining to all of Ohio, with a primary focus on Wood County. Highlights include a large photograph collection, extensive genealogical research tools, Bowling Green school yearbooks, microfilmed newspapers (some also available online), online research databases, and a small archival collection with information on local businesses, schools, churches, social organizations, and events/festivals.

Wood County District Public Library

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Backstory and Context

Sources

"History of WCDPL." https://wcdpl.org/history-wcdpl

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