Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Akron Public Library opened in March 1874 on the second floor of the Masonic Temple at South Howard and East Mill streets in ...

A narrow staircase, grimy and dark, led up to a shimmering new world — a fascinating land beyond the muddy canal town of Akron. Although the room was quite small, it was packed to the ceiling with ...

“Dearest Enemy,” the first musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, is back in the limelight a century after its world premiere in Akron. As part of Akron’s bicentennial celebration, the ...

The Masonic Temple was the first home of what today is the Akron-Summit County Public Library. The Akron Public Library first opened its doors on March 1, 1874. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio – The Akron-Summit County Public Library is hosting several events over the next two months to raise awareness about the housing inequities in the Akron area. The events are part ...

A librarian by day, a musician by night. The quiet world of archival research blends seamlessly with the raucous world of rock ’n’ roll in the life of Mary Plazo, 54, the manager of the Special ...

The library initially rolled out a version of the Lit Loot program during the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage reading for fun among youth. The current version of the program started in August of 2022. ...