FROM OUR DIRECTOR I am so pleased to enter this year serving the needs of Lawrence County. The commitment of BLCPL to the people of the county and adapting to your emerging needs as patrons remains our focus in 2025. We are taking firm steps to continue and expand our Beyond Books Initiative. I am proud to announce that BLCPL is the recipient of an LSTA grant to expand our services in the county. This grant will allow us to create a Makerspace and a 3-D print lab in our Chesapeake location which will offer guided classes in 3-D printing and other Makerspace creative opportunities, as well as open hours where all of the equipment, tools, and software in the lab will be open and available to the public for use. The space will also offer a professional grade CO2 laser engraver, a hot press for t-shirt creation and a variety of other creative tools to enrich the lives and knowledge of the entire community. The Beyond Books Makerspace will be open to experienced and dedicated 3-D crafters and wholly unfamiliar creative and curious users as well. We expect Makerspace to be open and operational in April 2025 at Chesapeake and we are excited to see what creative projects are developed as patrons old and new make our space theirs. Gretchen Claypool, Executive Director, Briggs Lawrence County Public Library System Ironton Branch 321 South 4th Street Ironton, Ohio 45638 (740) 532-1124 South Point Branch 317 Solida Road South Point, Ohio 45680 (740) 377-2288 Chesapeake Branch 11054 County Road 1 Chesapeake, Ohio 45619 (740) 867-3390 Proctorville Branch 410 Elizabeth Street Proctorville, Ohio 45669 (740) 886-6697 Symmes Valley Branch 14860 State Route 141 Willow Wood, Ohio 45696 (740) 202-9182 Hamner Room (Genealogy) 321 South 4th Street Ironton, Ohio 45638 (740) 532-1124 OUR BRANCHES Library Administration Offices P.O. Box 1116 • South Point, OH 45680 • (740) 533-0363 Dreaming of Spring? More than ready to enjoy the great outdoors and the return of sunshine and warm winds? BLCPL is too. Don’t forget as the weather improves the Beyond Books Library of Things has a variety of outdoor fun and entertainment items for community checkout including lawn games, camping equipment, and geocaching and exploration tools. Available for free to all patrons in Lawrence County as we shake off the winter chill. IMAGINE A LIBRARY “BEYOND BOOKS.”
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