Encourage a love of reading in your child by signing them up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! In this program, parents or legal guardians can register their Adams County child to receive a free book every month in the mail until their 5th birthday. These books are age-specific, spanning from birth through preschool, and chosen to help promote early literacy skills to prepare your child for school success. You can sign up your child online or by downloading and mailing the paper registration form to the Peebles Library. Both of these options are available through our website: adamscolibrary.org. The Adams County Public Library’s participation in this program is made possible by our partnership with the Ohio Governor’s Office, Leadership Adams, Adams County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and additional funding partners.
Library Resource Spotlight: Did you know your library card gives you access to more than 30,000 films and television series? Kanopy is a free video streaming service with a virtual video library that has critically acclaimed movies, documentaries, foreign films, and television series and specials. By logging in using your library card and PIN, you can stream up to 10 movies per month and watch them on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. Also, if you have children, be sure to check out Kanopy Kids. It offers a wide selection of children’s movies, television series, animated storybooks, and more! Anything streamed on Kanopy Kids does not count against your 10 titles a month limit, so your child can watch their favorite shows again and again.
Don’t forget, all Adams County Public Library locations offer a weekly Curbside After School Meal Program for children, ages 18 and under. Each child will receive a bag of seven balanced meals for the week, which children as well as parents and caregivers can pick up. These free meals are available for pickup from 3:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. at the West Union Library on Mondays, the Peebles Library on Tuesdays, the North Adams Library on Wednesdays, and the Manchester Library on Thursdays. To pick up your meals, please call the library upon your arrival and state the child’s name. The meals for this program are provided by the Children’s Hunger Alliance.
For updates and digital resources, please check our social media and website online at adamscolibrary.org.
Our current operating hours for each branch’s curbside, drive thru, appointment, and walk-up services are as follows:
Manchester Library
- Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m
- Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
North Adams Library
- Mondays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Peebles Library
- Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m
- Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
West Union Library
- Mondays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
