Draft:Dover Public Library

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Photo of the Dover Public Library in Dover, Ohio at sunrise on March 15, 2025.

The Dover Public Library is a library in Dover, Ohio, founded in 1902.

History

The library was founded by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company as a benefit for their employees. The first library was located on the corner of Front Street and Factory Street and moved in 1907 to a home on Cherry Street and Fifth Street known as "the old Downey residence". It was in 1907 that the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company turned the library over to the community so that the institution became a true public library open to all. In 1916 a new high school was constructed on the site of the library and the institution moved into the building's basement. In 1934 the library moved across the street to a converted home at 417 N. Walnut Street. In 1953 the city of Dover passed a bond issue to build a new public library for the community. This new building, which still stands today, opened in 1955 and is located at 525 N. Walnut Street. Major renovations and additions of the library were made in 2001 with the construction of a new Community Room and Technology Center, in 2015 with the renovation of the Children's Room, and in 2018 with the renovation of the Adult Department, Teen Room, and lower level.  Currently, the Dover Public Library has nearly 17,000 cardholders throughout the Tuscarawas Valley and beyond. The Book Cellar Bookshop, which is operated by the Friends of the Dover Public Library-a 501©3 non-profit organization-is located in the library's lower level.