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New arrivals ( Troy, Dayton Metro,
Germantown, Bradford libraries).

Fall/Winter 2008-9
Bookmobile Schedule

For Teens!
Dayton Metro Library Teen Page

For Kids!
Dayton Metro Library Kids Page

419 W. Main St.
Troy, Ohio 45373

937-339-0502
Fax: 937-335-4880

Welcome to the Troy-Miami County Public Library

The Troy-Miami County Public Library consists of the main library and bookmobile at 419 W. Main Street, the Local History Library at 100 W. Main Street, both in Troy, and the Oakes-Beitman Memorial Branch at 12 N. Main Street in Pleasant Hill. Further information for each location can be found on our Hours & Contact Information page.

The Troy library is a consortia member with the Dayton Metro Library using the Dynix Horizon Library Automation System. Most materials from all member libraries are available to patrons as a shared resource.

One library card can be used throughout the system. Current members are the Troy-Miami County Public Library, the Troy Library Bookmobile and Oakes-Beitman branch in Pleasant Hill, the Bradford Public Library, the Germantown Public Library and the Dayton Metro Library and its branches.

Need a library card? Print the application form -- top half is for an adult card (age 18 & over), bottom half is for those under age 18. Bring the completed application into the library with proof of your current address and receive your new card free of charge.
(Small fee applies for replacment of a lost card.)

Teacher Card information: All about Teacher Cards and class collections.

Fall edition of Library Links: Library Newsletter

Library History and Related Facts

The first free public library in Troy, Ohio was organized in 1896 by members of the Alturian Club. City council set aside a room in the city building for library use. Soon the collection grew to occupy the entire first floor of the building.

In 1942 the late Mary Jane Hayner bequeathed her home for educational use, and the library moved there in 1943. As the collection size grew and the circulation increased, the library began to outgrow the stately Hayner Mansion.

Ground breaking for a new library building began November 27, 1974. Moving date was February 14, 1976, with dedication on May 15.

The Troy-Miami County Public Library serves an area of 39,000 Ohio residents. In addition to books and periodicals, the library provides art prints and audio-visual media, public internet workstations with a full range of Microsoft Office software, as well as wireless access throughout the building.

55 employees staff the main library, the Oakes-Beitman branch in Pleasant Hill, the Local History Library and the bookmobile.

2007 Statistics

The library had 280,800 visitors in 2007 including 5,500 children attending programs.
37,700 uses were made of the library’s computers to access the internet.
The library has over 26,000 registered borrowers who checked out 652,194 items in 2007, including 58,417 items at the Oakes-Beitman Branch in Pleasant Hill.
This includes 410,485 books; 185,880 videos, 54,311 compact discs,
and 1,518 computer software items.
The Local History Library had 3,003 visitors in 2007, including 224 people from 34 states and five people from four foreign countries (England, Japan, Canada, Australia).
The Library's Bookmobile makes 27 scheduled stops per week.