Brumback Library

The Library continues to nurture and sustain a love of reading, learning, discovery, and culture. In addition to offering a myriad of reading resources, we offer a variety of programs at Main Library and the five branch sites. In 2009, 1, 814 Van Wert County children participated in a wide range of Summer Reading activities. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and schoolage children enrolled in...

The Library continues to nurture and sustain a love of reading, learning, discovery, and culture. In addition to offering a myriad of reading resources, we offer a variety of programs at Main Library and the five branch sites. In 2009, 1, 814 Van Wert County children participated in a wide range of Summer Reading activities. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and schoolage children enrolled in...

The Brumback Library was built with funds bequeathed to Van Wert County residents by John Sanford Brumback, a former resident of Van Wert, for the purpose of building a free public library. Mr. Brumback's will directed that a sufficient sum from his estate be devoted to the erection and furnishings of a library building as a free gift to Van Wert County, if the County would provide for its...

The Brumback Library and its five branches located in Convoy, Middle Point, Ohio City, Willshire and Wren comprise the first County Library formed in the United States. The Library clearly serves as an outstanding example of great foresight and philanthropy, a true cultural legacy.