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Big thanks from the Clermont County Library to everyone in our community for submitting their wonderful stories during January! We had a great turn out for both the Teen and Adult categories this year, giving our judges some tough decisions to make. With each age category having a first, second, and third place winner, we have our selections for congratulations below! Adult Winners 1.       Dead Man’s Hill by Brandon Cook 2.       The Prayer Plants by Doug Coates 3.       The

First Place Teen Category The Stellar Bearer by Emma Jenkins I’ve enjoyed my life. It’s plain, simple, and boring. It’s the perfect life for someone that doesn’t like to get involved in anything. The most exciting thing about me is that I like astronomy and I love music. When I was younger, my grandfather always told me stories about stars. See, he was an astronomer, he studied the stars. He always told the best stories, and I still almost believe his stories are real. That

First Place Adult Category Dead Man’s Hill  by Brandon Cook                 On a bright, cloudless morning in the summer of 1994, Bobby Timmons made a decision.             He would think of it, years later, as the defining moment of his life. The moment from which all other moments seemed to flow. He never spoke of it because he worried that people wouldn’t understand what it meant to him, and that saying it out loud would somehow diminish it. And when he grew old, when his

The monthly Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting.

If you have a little one between the ages of 0 and 5, there's a free, fun, and genuinely powerful tool for their development waiting for you at your local branch — Storytime at the Clermont County Public Library.

Join our next reading challenge and Spring into Reading 2026.

Join Libby Reads, the global digital book club from Libby, the library reading app. From March 26 to April 9, Clermont County Public Library cardholders can enjoy Meet the Neighbors, a heartfelt and unique look at the inner life of animals by Brandon Keim.

Spring is springing, bringing fresh inspiration, programs, and reading challenges to the Clermont County Public Library.

The Board of Trustees By-Law and Policy Review Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2026.

The monthly Clermont County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting.

Read an Ebook Week (March 1-7) is the perfect time to celebrate just how accessible, portable, and convenient digital reading has become.

Upcoming Board of Trustees' Committee Meetings.

Enjoy a mystery that matches your cozy winter vibe. These cozy mysteries are low to no gore or gruesomeness. Just captivating characters unraveling twisty mysteries. Perfect for reading under a warm blanket with a cup of cocoa.

The Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting.

In our daily lives, we move between two primary places: our homes (the first space) and our workplaces or schools (the second space). But there's a third space that's essential to building strong, connected communities—and your public library sits right at its heart.

Enjoy sweet, swoony, and spicy romance novels by Black authors.

The list of the most popular ebooks of 2025 is a mix of fiction, thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy titles.

While Kristin Hannah's The Women topped our checkout list as the most popular book among Clermont County Public Library cardholders, many of you couldn't get enough of Freida McFadden's psychological thrillers!

The Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting.

The Director's note for January and February 2026.