Elyria Public Library System

Meet Lucille, age 92. She was the winner of a $50 gift card awarded to the oldest visitor during our recent 140th Anniversary Open House on June 10.

Lucille has been coming to the Elyria Public Library for as long as she can remember. As a child, she recalled walking up the very steep and narrow steps of the Elyria Public Libray's original location on Broad St. overlooking Ely Square. "Those old wooden floors really creaked when you walked on them but I just loved going to the library," said Lucille. Of all of our locations, Lucille loved the Reefy House the best. "It was such a beautiful building," she said. In the early 90's Lucille volunteered at the Elyria Public Library, sharing that she really enjoyed that time. Still an avid reader, her favorite subject is reading about history. "Public libraries are so very important," said Lucille, "I hope we always have public libraries because I believe that our libraries are the hope of the world."