Winter Reading Challenge Begins - Chill Out and Read
Cozy up with a good book this winter! The Winter Reading Challenge, Chill Out and Read, begins Saturday, January 10 and runs through Saturday, February 14.Participants can track their reading, complete optional activities, and earn entries into prize raffles along the way.
Registration is required and is available through the Beanstack app. If you need help getting started, a librarian will be happy to assist you.
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Magazines
Magazine Collection
The following is a list of magazines available at Morley Library. Full text articles from many of these (and from hundreds of others) are available online by going to the Reference Databases.
Newspapers
Morley Library Newspaper Collection
The following newspapers can be found in Morley Library's collection.
Some newspapers are available only in hard copy format, while others are available on microfilm (see below)
Tax Forms
Tax Forms at Morley Library
Morley Library staff can help you locate and print the tax information and forms that you request. We cannot provide tax advice or assistance with completing tax returns.
We can print most tax forms you need. The first 10 pages per day are free, additional pages are 10 cents per page.
Obituary Index
Obituaries
Our Obituary Index is for Lake County, Oh death notices appearing in the Painesville Telegraph, from 16 July 1822 to 30 April 1986, and in the News-Herald (Willoughby), 25 March 1986 to 30 September 2019.
Cemetery Records
Cemetery Records
Cemetery Inscriptions
Cemetery inscriptions cover the following areas: Lake County [except Fairport Cemetery and St. Mary's Cemetery in Painesville], compiled 1926-1929; St. Mary's Cemetery, Painesville, compiled 1983; and Riverside Cemetery, Painesville, compiled 1990-1995.
Census Enumerations
Indexes to the 1820-1860 and 1880 Ohio Census are available.
Census microfilm covers:
Ashtabula County, 1820-1880, 1900-1930
Cuyahoga County, 1820, 1830, 1850-1880
Geauga County, 1820-1880, 1900-1930
Church Records
Records for the following congregations are available:
First Church Congregational, Painesville [births/baptisms 1810-1995, deaths/funerals 1810-1996, and church records 1810-1836]
St. James Episcopal Church, Painesville [baptisms 1824-1874]
City Directories
Directories by City:
Painesville: 1895, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1923, 1929, 1930
Painesville, Including Painesville Township, Fairport, Richmond/Grand River and Mentor Village: 1940, 1942, 1954