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The voters of Cuyahoga Falls and Silver Lake have passed Issue 16, with 3,290 votes (52.92%) in favor and 2,927 votes (47.08%) against.

We would like to thank the people of Cuyahoga Falls and Silver Lake for your support in passing the library levy. The library has served the community since 1912 and we look forward to offering quality service for many years to come. Thank you for supporting your library!

How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services? Use our value calculator to find out. (As of April 27, the value of everyone's checkouts so far this year is over $3.7 million.)

KnowItNow24x7 now provides answers via text in addition to its web-based chat option. Just text the word "knowitnow" to 66746 for brief instructions, or simply begin their text message with the word "knowitnow" and send it. Any kind of question is welcome; however, those that can be answered with brief, factual information are most effectively handled through texting. KnowItNow24x7 does not charge for any of its services, but phone carriers' regular text message and data rates apply.

Check out our recently ordered nonfiction books, including The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction and  Seven Lies About Catholic History.  read more »

We'd like to say a big "thank you" to the generous people who came to the fundraising events at Halo and Samira, and to the generous Halo and Samira staff. Pictures from these events are on the Falls Library Supporters' Facebook page. Also, our thanks go to the people at 16 Kids Deli and the Little Ceasers on State Road for their fundraising efforts - more details on these on the Supporters' web site.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor died March 23. You can read her obituary in the New York Times, or check out some of her DVD's or books about her from the library - or request things through SearchOhio.

We've recently ordered DVDs of True Grit, Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never", and more - see our list of Recently-Ordered DVDs.

Here are the 2011 Oscar nominees and winners for the major categories, with (updated) links to those which you can get from the library. Just click on a title to check its status and place a reserve in the library catalog. For a complete list of nominees, see the list at Oscar.com.  read more »

We just ordered a bunch of fiction, including titles by Madeleine Wickham, Iris Johansen, and Jennifer Weiner. See the whole list on our recently-ordered fiction page.