Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center – The Campbell branch of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County will open to the public at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in its new location in the Campbell Community Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center, 436 Struthers-Coitsville Road, Lowellville.
“The Library is pleased to be able to bring full library services back to Campbell. As a founding partner in the CLWCC project, the Library congratulates Superintendent Matthew Bowen and his team on creating an amazing facility which will bring enormous economic benefits to the area. We also express our gratitude to the Campbell Schools for hosting our Campbell Library Express in the D’Amato Field House when the branch needed a temporary location,” said Library Executive Director Aimee Fifarek.
“Our public library was the first partner of the CLWCC. Their early commitment, before any other organization, was a true testament to their commitment to education, not only to students, but all generations in the Campbell community and greater region,” said Matthew Bowen, superintendent of Campbell Schools.
The 3,300-square-foot Campbell Library has a collection of over 9,500 items compromised of both adult and youth materials for all ages, including popular materials, movies, large print, fiction and nonfiction. There is an oasis lounge for quiet reading and study, separate from the book collection. The youth area is designed to facilitate hands-on learning. Once in-library programming can again begin, the Library plans presentations which will include programs with a STEAM focus, such as circuits, mini-robots, and more.
The Campbell Library will offer laptop lending for in-library use, plus copy, fax, and scanning services. The lobby features a library-materials vending machine for borrowing materials when the library is closed. A lobby pickup locker, which will enable patrons to retrieve materials they have on hold, is coming soon.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, building capacity is limited to 13 and all patrons must wear masks or face coverings over the nose and mouth, not only in the library but in the entire CLWCC facility.
Beginning Sept. 9, the Campbell Library will be open noon- 7 p.m., Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Cheryl L. McArthur, the CLWCC’s business manager, noted that the facility also features the Red Devil Bistro, open to the public with a selection of soups, salads, and sandwiches, available for dining in or carrying out. The Bistro’s current hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Partners in the CLWCC are The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, Northeast Ohio IMPACT Academy, Southwoods Health, Stark State College, Eastern Gateway Community College, Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber, United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Mahoning Valley College Access Program, and the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board.
For more information on the Campbell Community Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center, visit their website.
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