Anyone can get a North Baltimore Public Library card with a valid picture ID with a current address. Patrons must have their library card with them to check out library materials, including signing up to use the computers. Use of your Library card holds you responsible for any materials charged out to that card.
Loan of Materials
Books & Audio Books - 2 weeks - renewable for 2 weeks - unless an item is on hold
Magazines - 1 week - renewable for 1 week - unless an item is on hold
Music CDs - 1 week - renewable for 1 week - unless an item is on hold
DVDs & Blu-ray Discs - 1 week - renewable for 1 week - unless an item is on hold
Note: If you have fines of $1.00 or more, you cannot check out items until the fine is paid.
Photocopies
$.15 each (2-sided copies are $.30)
Color Copies are $.25 each
Double size copies (11 x 17) are $.25
Pay for copies at the Main Desk.
Fax charges
$3.00 for 1-5 pages domestic and $5.00 for 1-5 pages international
Additional pages are $.20 each.
It is $.20 per page to receive faxes.
Newspapers available
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune (Wednesday and Saturday are the only print days)
Findlay Courier
Magazines
We have a large selection of magazines.
You may borrow up to 10 at a time for up to a week.
Wolfe Community Room
The Wolfe Community Room can be rented for $80.00 for one day's use. There is also an $80 refundable deposit to reserve the room, which is due at the time of booking. The WCR can only be booked 3 months in advance.
There is a kitchenette with a sink, refrigerator, and microwave.
The room is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Honor Books and Memorial Books
Honor books and memorial books can be placed in the library to remember special individuals and favorite pets.
Reference service is available in the library and over the phone.
Computers
Eight public computers equipped with Windows 11 are available for use in the L. Len Trout Jr. Computer Center. All computers include access to Microsoft Office.
Library cardholders ages 5 and older may sign up to use a computer at the main desk.
Black-and-white printing is available for $0.15 per page.
Genealogy & Local History
We have individual histories from various residents, in paper format. These can be photocopied with care.
Patrons can do additional research online using Ancestry Library Edition, which gives you access to all of ancestry.com's databases for FREE. The only catch is that you have to use a library computer or be on the library's wifi.
Printouts are $.15 each.
We have an extensive Ohio history collection.
We have NBHS yearbooks covering most years that are located just past the front desk on the north wall under the windows.
We have Historic North Baltimore photos collected for the NB Historical Society by Tom Boltz.
Feel free to ask at the main desk for the Passport device and see North Baltimore's rich historic past.
The Ralph H. Wolfe Collection of Film, Television, & Theater covers drama of all types and circulates as a regular part of the collection.
The Ruth Jane Roberts Memorial Collection of Children's Literature can be found in the Children's Room of the Library. The Children's Room serves all children from birth through grade 6. See the Events Calendar for ongoing programs for preschoolers through teens.