Genealogy Corner - September 2023
By: Corvid G. Did you know that as an Ida Rupp Public Library member, you have access to a host of genealogy resources? Most of them can...
Staff Anniversaries - September 2023
The library would be nowhere without it's staff. Throughout the year, we'd like to celebrate our amazing staff by recognizing them in...
Remembering Bataan - Susan Dress
The library’s' Bataan Memorial Collection honors the men of Company C, 192nd Tank Battalion. Forty-two men from the Port Clinton area...
Read an eBook Day 2023
Today is Read an eBook Day! The idea for a day to celebrate eBooks started back in 2014 by Overdrive, which is celebrated on this day...
Alana's Old Favorites & New Discoveries - September 2023
Hi all! I’m Alana, and I’m the Adult Programs Coordinator for Ida Rupp Library. My blog posts will consist of older favorites and...
EARLY DANBURY-MARBLEHEAD PENINSULA TRANSPORTATION - Lorrie Halblaub
AIRPLANES Part 1 Believe it or not, the Marblehead Peninsula once had an airport. According to a past local historian, Marie Wonnell, it...
THE OTTAWA TRIBE IN PORT CLINTON - Linda Higgins
The Ottawa, or Odawa, originally lived on the East Coast, then migrated to Michigan, Ohio, and southern Canada. The Algonquian-language...
Ottawa County Reads! September 2023 with Pete the Cat authors James and Kimberly Dean
We are so excited to be hosting a county wide event to encourage literacy! Join us on Sunday, September 24 at the Performing Arts Center...