For many children last summer was a very isolating and uninspiring time. Although the Coshocton Public Library and West Lafayette Branch were able to open in June 2020, summer reading was very different from years past. As always, there were the same great prize opportunities (655 children and teens logged 5,055 hours of reading); but […]
Celebrate Black History Month with the Coshocton Public Library and WOUB Public Media with an exclusive, 30-minute preview of “The Black Church: This is our story, this is our song,” a new series available through PBS. This series reveals the broad history and culture of the black church and explores African American faith communities on the […]
Children age 3-12 are invited to come to the library’s children’s room during the month of February to adopt a book buddy to love and read to. “We are hoping to encourage a love of reading, which is always the goal,” said Jenn Williams, marketing coordinator at the Coshocton Public Library. “Hopefully the stuffed animals […]
As Coshocton moves to eradicate the COVID-19 crisis, answers surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine are needed to ensure the safety and well-being of the Coshocton community. Join the Coshocton Public Library for a virtual community Q&A forum on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. In this forum, participants will have the ability to ask questions and […]
The Local History Room in the Coshocton Public Library will be temporarily closed beginning Dec. 1 and remain closed until further notice. Due to the quarantining of items, materials in the room are not guaranteed to be available. The purpose of closing the room is to limit access to staff so they can answer questions […]
The Coshocton Public Library announces a new service available for the community. A digitized collection of Ohio historical newspapers can now be accessed for free, both in the library and remotely. More than 25 newspapers are available in the collection, including the “Coshocton Tribune,” “Zanesville Times Recorder,” “Newark Advocate,” and “The Marion Star.” The Coshocton […]
Automatic, touchless doors will be installed at the Coshocton Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 7 and Thursday, Oct. 8. As a result, the Coshocton location will be closed to the public for two days. Curbside pickup services will be available for those two days during regular, library hours. The touchless doors are made possible by […]
The Coshocton Public Library and The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology have teamed up to provide the community ways to keep learning at home. Explore, connect, create, and discover with The [email protected]! [email protected] Mini-Kits can be picked up outside of the Coshocton Public Library for free on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 3-5 […]
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Ralph L. Young Sr., 79, of Coshocton passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus on Saturday May 1, 2021. Ralph was born in Coshocton on August 25, 1941 to the late Roy Young and Sophia (Amore) Donley. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Lifetime Member of the VFW 1330. A […]
Troy Lee Stamper went home to be with his Savior Jesus April 29, 2021. Troy was 81 years young, a loving husband, and father of four children. Troy was born on Oct. 20, 1939, on the Boeuf River in Hebert, Louisiana. Troy is the son of the late Glover Lee Stamper and the late Lessie […]
Eileen Priode, 81, of Coshocton passed away on April 30, 2021 at Riverside Manor in Newcomerstown, Ohio. Eileen was born in Wakatomika/Coshocton County on April 12, 1940, to the late Delmer & Wavelet (Kaufman) Priode. She graduated from Union High School in Warsaw, class of 1960. Eileen had worked as a secretary of Union High […]
Dale Walden Norris, 90, of Coshocton passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation in West Lafayette. He was born in Conesville, Ohio on July 9, 1930, to the late Otto and Olive (Fountain) Norris and graduated from Conesville High School in 1948. Mr. Norris served in the United States Navy […]
Caleb Z. Barker, 20, of Coshocton passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was born in Coshocton on April 4, 2001. Caleb graduated from Coshocton High School and the Coshocton County Career Center and most recently worked at Kraft Foods. He loved XBOX and gaming in his spare time. He was very kind and was […]
Thomas Mitchell Kalinowski, Sr., 80, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at the Coshocton Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. He was born Aug. 6, 1940 in Martins Ferry to the late Anthony and Anna (Romanyak) Kalinowski. He married Nancy S. (Kanowski) Kalinowski on May 13, 1980, who preceded him in death on March 21, 2018. […]
Lawrence (Larry) Edward Cuykendall
Lawrence (Larry) Edward Cuykendall, 74, of Leawood , Kansas, died on March 22, 2021, of complications from Covid 19 and a brain tumor. He was born to Fred and Eleanor Cuykendall on Nov. 22, 1946, in Toledo, Ohio. Larry lived in Coshocton from age 4 until 20. He had many life-long friends from Coshocton whom […]