"I believe in books.
Books have been my classroom and my confidant.
Books have widened my horizons.
Books have comforted me in my hardest times.
Books have changed my life."

                            -   Po Bronson

The
ATHENS PUBLIC LIBRAY
on Home Street

592-4272

The back side of the building, facing the bikepath.

The amphi-theater.

Public events and entertainment.

"People will let you down in life.
They’ll disappoint you and hurt you and betray you.
But not books.
They’re better than life."

           - Marc Acito

The children's story-telling section.

Gary Pettigrew's painting of Athens.

"What you are today and what you will be in five years
depends on two things:
the people you meet and the books you read."
                      - Twyla Tharp

CLICK HERE
to visit the library webpage and see all the branches
in the Nelsonville Library System.