Dayton Metro Library

All branches of the Dayton Metro Library system will adjust their hours to match their busiest hours of utilization in order to meet patron needs and continue to offer resources.

An OSU Extension educator will help Dayton-area gardeners learn about soil health and amendment, heavy metals in your yard, and more, at the upcoming Five Rivers MetroParks Small Farm and Food Fest on Aug. 2.

Starting Aug. 4, 2025, Dayton Metro Library is changing hours and restarting its afternoon chaperone policy or and Main Branch and appointment policy for Southeast Branch.

Six GED graduates were honored at a Dayton Metro Library ceremony. The program is held in collaboration with El Puente after-school program and the Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos.

Eighteen EV chargers are currently available and the rest will be within the next six months. The project partners celebrated with a ceremony at the new charger at the Dayton Metro Library's Trotwood branch.

Dayton Metro Library Executive Director Jeffrey Trzeciak answered questions about a range of topics, from combining two departments, free menstrual products, its new flag policy, the services offered now versus decades ago, and more.

The Dayton Metro Library will be reducing food distributions at its main branch downtown from two to one a month, and closing its Vandalia, Trotwood and Southeast branch pantries.

The Dayton Metro Library added rules for quiet hours in an effort to curb youth fighting at its downtown branch.

The Dayton Metro Library will now only display the U.S. and Ohio flags year round as the standard in all branches, with cultural flags up just during related months.

The Dayton Metro Library's main branch is now deemed a “quiet space” during weekday afternoons. It will have this designation Monday through Friday between 2 - 6 p.m.

Local musicians can apply to perform at Dayton Metro Library branches in 2025.

Dayton Metro Library wants the community to weigh in on how it can be safe and welcoming. This effort is connected to a recent fight at its Southeast Branch on Watervliet Avenue.