We are providing a comprehensive directory of public libraries in Licking County, OH. This list includes library formal name, street address, postal code, phone number and how many books are available. Check the following list to see all public libraries in Ohio Licking County.
1. Library System ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 10 Maple DR., Alexandria, OH 43001
Phone Number: (740) 924-3561 Licking 87,276 95,420
2. Central Library ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 10 Maple DR., Alexandria, OH 43001
Phone Number: (614) 924-3561 Licking N/A N/A
3. Branch Library BUCKEYE LAKE BRANCH
Street Address: 41 W First St, Buckeye Lake, OH 43008
Phone Number: (740) 925-0472 Licking N/A N/A
4. Branch Library EMERSON MILLER BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 990 W. Main ST., Newark, OH 43055
Phone Number: (740) 344-2155 Licking N/A N/A
5. Central Library GRANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 217 E. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023
Phone Number: (614) 587-0196 Licking N/A N/A
6. Library System GRANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 217 E. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023
Phone Number: (740) 587-0196 Licking 205,969 108,316
7. Branch Library HEBRON BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 116 E. Main ST., Hebron, OH 43025
Phone Number: (740) 928-3923 Licking N/A N/A
8. Branch Library HERVEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Street Address: 15 N. Main ST., Utica, OH 43080
Phone Number: (740) 892-2400 Licking N/A N/A
9. Library System HOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 385 South ST. N.W., Homer, OH 43027
Phone Number: (740) 892-2020 Licking 38,751 13,520
10. Central Library HOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 385 South ST. N.W., Homer, OH 43027
Phone Number: (614) 892-2020 Licking N/A N/A
11. Branch Library JOHNSTOWN BRANCH LIBRARY
Street Address: 1 S. Main ST., Johnstown, OH 43031
Phone Number: (740) 967-2982 Licking N/A N/A
12. Bookmobile NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 88 W. Church ST., Newark, OH 43055
Phone Number: (740) 345-8972 Licking N/A N/A
13. Central Library NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 88 W. Church ST., Newark, OH 43055
Phone Number: (740) 345-8972 Licking N/A N/A
14. Library System NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 101 W. Main ST., Newark, OH 43055
Phone Number: (740) 349-5500 Licking 1,042,302 458,952
15. Library System PATASKALA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 101 S. Vine ST., Pataskala, OH 43062
Phone Number: (740) 927-9986 Licking 210,003 62,400
16. Central Library PATASKALA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Street Address: 101 S. Vine ST., Pataskala, OH 43062
Phone Number: (614) 927-9986 Licking N/A N/A
Overview of Licking County, Ohio
Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 145,491. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,783 km² (688 mi²). 1,778 km² (686 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.27% water.
Adjacent counties
Knox County (north)
Coshocton County (northeast)
Muskingum County (east)
Perry County (southeast)
Fairfield County& Franklin County (southwest)
Delaware County (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 145,491 people, 55,609 households, and 40,149 families residing in the county. The population density is 82/km² (212/mi²). There are 58,760 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (86/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.64% White, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 55,609 households out of which 34.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% are married couples living together, 10.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% are non-families. 23.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.01.
In the county, the population is spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $44,124, and the median income for a family is $51,969. Males have a median income of $37,957 versus $26,884 for females. The per capita income for the county is $20,581. 7.50% of the population and 5.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.10% of those under the age of 18 and 7.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Government
Counties in Ohio do not possess home rule powers but can do only what has been expressly authorized by the Ohio General Assembly. Like eighty-six other counties (the exception is Summit), the county has the following elected officials, as provided by statute:
Three county commissioners (the Board of Commissioners): Control budget; approve zoning; approve annexations to cities and villages; set overall policy; oversee departments under their control
County auditor: Values property for taxation; issues dog, kennel, and cigarettelicenses; issues licenses for retailers for sales tax purposes; inspects scales, pumps, etc., used in commerce to see that they are accurate
County clerk of court of common pleas: Keeps filings of lawsuitsand orders of the county court of common pleas; records titles for motor vehicles
County coroner: Determines causes of deathin certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff.
County engineer: Maintains county roadsand land maps
Prosecuting attorney: Prosecutes feloniesand is the legal advisor to all other county officials and departments
County recorder: Keeps all landrecords, including deeds, surveys, mortgages, easements, and liens
County treasurer: Collects taxes, invests county money, provide financial oversight to municipalities and school districts in the county
County sheriff: Chief law enforcement officer, polices areas without local police; runs the county jail; acts as officer of the local courts (transporting prisoners, serving subpoenas, acting as bailiff, etc.)
All of these officials are elected to four-year terms in November of even-numbered years after being nominated in partisan primary elections. One commissioner and the auditor are elected in the same year as the governor in one cycle; the other two commissioners and the other officials are elected in the same year as the president of the United States. The clerk, coroner, prosecutor, recorder, and sheriff begin their terms on the first Monday in January. The auditor’s term begins on the second Monday in March. The treasurer’s term begins on the first monday in September. The commissioner who is elected with the governor begins his term on January 1. Of the other two seats, one term begins on January 2 and the second on January 3.
Any citizen of Ohio and the United States who is eighteen years of age or older and lives in the county may run for commissioner, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts, or recorder. The other offices have specific additional requirements: candidates for prosecutor must be licensed to practice law; candidates for coroner must be licensed to practice medicine for two years; candidates for engineer must be both licensed surveyors and engineers; and candidates for sheriff must have certain education and supervisory experience in law enforcement.
If a vacancy arises, it is filled by the county central committee of the political party to which the former official belonged, i.e., the Republicans appoint someone to an office held by a Republican and the Democrats to an office held by a Democrat. If an office becomes vacant before the November election in the even-numbered year midway through the term, the appointee must run in a special election for the remainder of the term. If the office becomes vacant after then, the appointment is for the remainder of the term.
The Board of County Commissioners is the combined executive and legislative branch of county government but as their control over the independently elected officials is limited, there is effectively no real executive. However, one of the members of the board is named president of the board. The commissioners receive a full-time salary, but commissioners often have full-time occupations on the side. The board also employs a clerk to record its proceedings.
The board of commissioners often create numerous subordinate departments to handle specific services. These vary from county to county; among the most common are departments for building and zoning, health, economic development, water and sewer service, and emergency management.
There is also a county educational service center (previously known as the county board of education) presided over by a board of education, typically numbering five members, elected to staggered four-year terms in non-partisan elections in odd-numbered years. The center supplies services to the individual school districts in the county and exercises some limited control over the class of school districts known as “local school districts.” (“City school districts” and “exempted village school districts” are free from any oversight by the county board.) Counties also have a board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to educate disabled children. The members of this board are appointed.
Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party. The board employs a director, who must be of the opposing political party of the chairman of the board of elections, and a deputy director, who must be of the political party of the chairman of the board.
The county has a court of common pleas, which is the court of first instance for felonies and certain high-value civil cases. All judges in Ohio are elected to six-year terms in non-partisan elections after being nominated in partisan primaries.
Municipalities and census-designated places
According to countryaah, Licking County, Ohio has the following cities and towns:
