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"... to serve people of all ages, circumstances and interests by selecting, organizing, preserving and making widely accessible the records of human experience, knowledge, ideas, information, insight and values."
Introduction to Lakewood Public Library

Lakewood Public Library is a mid-sized public library in Lakewood, Ohio, an inner-ring suburb, located west of Cleveland along the shore of Lake Erie. The Library provides service to the City's 56,646* residents at two sites: the Main Library at the corner of Arthur and Detroit Avenues; the Madison Branch on Madison Avenue at Madison Park. Both locations provide a full range of library services to adults and children. The Library is an independent school district library, governed by a board of Trustees and funded by state income and municipal general property taxes. In addition to its primary clientele, Lakewood Public Library serves residents of Cuyahoga County, particularly those on the west side of Cleveland and in several western suburbs. Lakewood Public Library is a member of the Northeast Ohio Regional Library System, a multi-type library cooperative.
The opening of the library with its collection of 10,000 volumes on May 19, 1916 was made possible by a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. In 1921 a branch opened in a rented second-floor dance hall on Madison at Newman Avenue. The current branch library was built in 1929. The Main Library has had expansions and remodelings to the original Carnegie building in 1924, 1956, and 1981. The current collection numbers nearly 360,000 items with circulation surpassing one-and-three-quarter million. See the Building History page.
In 1973 Lakewood became the first public library in Cuyahoga County to join the Ohio College Library Center (now OCLC Online Computer Library Center), a computerized shared cataloging system which is now world-wide. Our first "online cathode ray" terminals provided access to the Columbus, Ohio database. Since that time technology has continued to play a large role in obtaining information and making it accessible to the public. During summer of 1995, Lakewood Public Library became the first library in the area to offer a graphic interface to the World Wide Web to its patrons. Currently, Internet access is provided by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) telecommunications network. See Technology Center Services.
In 2006 Lakewood Public Library ranked NUMBER ONE in our population category in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) (our 3rd first place ranking). In 2004, Lakewood Public Library placed 2nd among the 530 public libraries in the United States serving populations of 50,000-99,000. In 2003 Lakewood Public Library was ranked number one among 541 public libraries. In fact, the Library's rating score that year was highest of all libraries in any population category. In 2002 Lakewood Public Library was ranked number one among 523 libraries compared. Factors included: amount spent on library materials per person; number of library staff members; number of times materials are borrowed; amount of materials checked out per visit; reference questions answered; library materials borrowed each hour and library visits per hour. See more Library facts.
* 2000 population (U.S. Bureau of the Census)

LAKEWOOD MAIN LIBRARY
15425 Detroit Avenue at Arthur Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
Phone: (216) 226-8275
Fax: (216) 521-4327

  HOURS OF SERVICE
  Monday through Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM
  Sunday 1 PM to 9 PM
DIRECTIONS
From the West: I-90 E to Exit 164 (McKinley). Straight on S. Marginal Drive and turn left on McKinley Ave. Go right on Hilliard Rd. to Arthur Ave. Left on Arthur Ave. to Detroit Ave. From the East: I-90 W to Exit 165A (Warren Rd.). Go right on Warren Rd. to Detroit Ave. Left on Detroit to Arthur Ave. From the South on I-77: I-77 N, merge onto I-490W via exit 161B. I-490W becomes I-90W. Take I-90W to Exit 165A (Warren Rd.). Go right on Warren Rd. to Detroit Ave. Left on Detroit to Arthur Ave. From the South on I-71: I-71 N to Exit #240 (W. 150th). Turn left on W. 150th which becomes Warren Rd. Left on Detroit Ave. to Arthur Ave. Parking: lot in the rear off Arthur Avenue, and both metered and unmetered street parking. Via RTA: Lakewood Community Circulator and 326 bus stop in front of the library.

MADISON BRANCH LIBRARY
13228 Madison Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
Phone: (216) 228-7428
Fax: (216) 221-5636

  HOURS OF SERVICE
  Monday through Friday 9 AM to 9 PM
  Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM
  Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM
From the West: I-90 E to Exit 165 (Warren Rd/Bunts Rd./W. 140). Straight on S. Marginal Dr. to W. 140 St. Turn left on W. 140 which becomes Bunts Rd. Bunts Rd. to Madison Ave. Right on Madison Ave. From the East: I-90 W to Exit 166 (W. 117). Go right on W. 117 St. to Madison Ave. Left on Madison Ave. From the South on I-77: I-77 N, merge onto I-490W via exit 161B. I-490W becomes I-90W. Take I-90W to Exit 166 (W. 117). Go right on W. 117 to Madison Ave. Left on Madison Ave. From the South on I-71: I-71 N to Exit #240 (W. 150th). Turn left on W. 150th which becomes Warren Rd. Right on Madison Ave. Parking: lot in the rear off Madison Avenue, and both metered and unmetered street parking. Via RTA: Lakewood Community Circulator and 25 B/W serve the area.

COLLECTION FACTS

Main Library Adult Print

168,000

Main Adult A-V (Audiocassettes, Compact Discs, Videocassettes, CD-ROM)

39,600

Main Juvenile Print and A-V

113,200

Madison Branch

38,800

ONLINE CATALOG
Lakewood Public Library iBistro on the Web
LENDING POLICY
Lending period: 14 days
Borrower's card issued to residents of Ohio
WEB PAGE
Lakewood Public Library Online (URL - http://lkwdpl.org/)
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
Kenneth Warren, Director
Kim Senft-Paras, Deputy Director
Library Board of Trustees
Jeffrey C. Endress, President
Nancy Seibert, Vice President
Scott W. Kermode, Secretary
Paul Dimmick
Chris Johnson
Suzanne Metelko
Mary Louise Nixon

15425 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
216.226.8275
Comments: lpl@lkwdpl.org

LAKEWOOD MAIN LIBRARY 15425 Detroit Avenue at Arthur Avenue Lakewood, Ohio 44107 Phone: (216) 226-8275 Fax: (216) 521-4327 HOURS OF SERVICE Monday through Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM Sunday 1 PM to 9 PM	DIRECTIONS From the West: I-90 E to Exit 164 (McKinley). Straight on S. Marginal Drive and turn left on McKinley Ave. Go right on Hilliard Rd. to Arthur Ave. Left on Arthur Ave. to Detroit Ave. From the East: I-90 W to Exit 165A (Warren Rd.). Go right on Warren Rd. to Detroit Ave. Left on Detroit to Arthur Ave. From the South on I-77: I-77 N, merge onto I-490W via exit 161B. I-490W becomes I-90W. Take I-90W to Exit 165A (Warren Rd.). Go right on Warren Rd. to Detroit Ave. Left on Detroit to Arthur Ave. From the South on I-71: I-71 N to Exit #240 (W. 150th). Turn left on W. 150th which becomes Warren Rd. Left on Detroit Ave. to Arthur Ave. Parking: lot in the rear off Arthur Avenue, and both metered and unmetered street parking. Via RTA: Lakewood Community Circulator and 326 bus stop in front of the library.


MADISON BRANCH LIBRARY 13228 Madison Avenue Lakewood, Ohio 44107 Phone: (216) 228-7428 Fax: (216) 221-5636 HOURS OF SERVICE Monday through Friday 9 AM to 9 PM Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM	From the West: I-90 E to Exit 165 (Warren Rd/Bunts Rd./W. 140). Straight on S. Marginal Dr. to W. 140 St. Turn left on W. 140 which becomes Bunts Rd. Bunts Rd. to Madison Ave. Right on Madison Ave. From the East: I-90 W to Exit 166 (W. 117). Go right on W. 117 St. to Madison Ave. Left on Madison Ave. From the South on I-77: I-77 N, merge onto I-490W via exit 161B. I-490W becomes I-90W. Take I-90W to Exit 166 (W. 117). Go right on W. 117 to Madison Ave. Left on Madison Ave. From the South on I-71: I-71 N to Exit #240 (W. 150th). Turn left on W. 150th which becomes Warren Rd. Right on Madison Ave. Parking: lot in the rear off Madison Avenue, and both metered and unmetered street parking. Via RTA: Lakewood Community Circulator and 25 B/W serve the area.