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The library is governed by a seven member Board of Trustees. The Lima Board of Education has the responsibility of appointing all seven members to the Library Board. Each member serves a term of seven years and is appointed on a staggered bases. Library Board members serve without compensation; their only reward is library service to the people of the Lima School District.

Tom Benjamin  - President

'Andrea King - Vice President 
Jim Eaton - Secretary 
Virgil Mann 

Beth Jokinen

Patti Hardy

Dick Schroeder

You are welcome to fill out an application, which can be returned to any of our library locations or emailed to jobs@limalibrary.com. We hold applications for a year and will contact you if any suitable positions open.

The following position is open:

What are your hours?
You can find the hours to the Main Library and all of the Branches by going to the Locations page and finding the particular library; or click here for a map of our locations provided by Google.

The Lima Library Association is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to providing support for Lima Public Library through mobilization of resources and advocacy. The Association is committed to securing a variety of resources for the Lima Public Library so it may provide excellent facilities with quality and innovative services to serve the community's educational, informational, recreational needs.

The Association's mailing address is:

Lima Public Library
c/o Lima Library Association
650 W. Market St.
Lima, OH 45801

The Mission of the Lima Public Library is to offer materials and services for the informational, educational and recreational enrichment of the citizens of Allen County.

To view the full text of our operating policies and procedures please click the link here: 
Lima Public Library Operating Policies & Procedures

For information on the library's Collection Development Policy, please see page 32.

For information on library cards, borrowing items or fines please see pages 65 - 71; or see the chart below.

Gary L. Fraser
Executive Director
Lima Public Library
650 W. Market St.
Lima, OH 45801
Fraser@limalibrary.com
 
Janet Bonifas
Chief Fiscal Officer
Bonifasj@limalibrary.com
 
Liz Winhover
Public Relations
Winhoverl@limalibrary.com
 
Belinda Long
Administrative Assistant & Circulation Manager
Longb@limalibrary.com

Sarah Crawford
Head of Reference Services
Crawfords@limalibrary.com

Arin Burton
Extension Services Manager
Burtona@limalibrary.com

These websites are trusted sources of information.
Allen County/Lima