Community library calendar highlights Lorain events through January
Lorain Public Library branches host Martin Luther King Jr service projects knitting session and charity drive. Other activities include e waste recycling at Columbia, teen writing drop in Avon Lake, a Wells Waite Miller talk, National Rubber Ducky Day scavenger hunt, Vermilion historical society meeting, Ohio Literary Trail Lunch and Learn, cooking session, and memory and arcade nights. Preregistration where noted.
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Lorain
Domonkas
Martin Luther King Jr
The
Ohio Genealogical Society
Lorain County
Wells Waite Miller
Kelly Boyer Sagert
8Th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Gettysburg
Erie
Braincoogs.org
Avon Lake
Alpl.org
Vermilion Historical Society
Vermilion Area Archival Society
Ritter Public Library
Sandra Neiding
Ohio Literary Trail
Toni Morrison
Helen Steiner Rice
Betty Weibel
LorainPublicLibrary
Friends of the Domonicas Library
Weekend Lorain Library Events Mix Talks and Reads
Lorain Public Library hosts a Thursday lineup with a members preview book sale at the Avon Library 10 30 to 11 30 am featuring Julie Koenig on royal scandals. Deb Root Shell leads FamilySearch basics at Lorain Main Library with a two part series. Avon hosts Reading Buddies with Avon High football stars. Visions Concerns Group meets at 11 am in Avon Lake. Wendy Koile discusses Lake Erie Murder and Mayhem at Avon Library 4 5 pm. Preregistration required where noted.
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Friends of the
Lorain
FamilySearch
Deb Root Shell
LorainPublicLibrary.org
Avon Library
Avon
Visions Concerns
Avon Lake
Lake Road
Gary Clawson
Lake Erie
Wendy Koile
Koile
Reading Buddies, Wills Session and Prussian Genealogy Class
Saturday events include Reading Buddies at North Ridgeville and a therapy dog session for children ages 5 to 10. Attorney Robert Cabrera hosts a will and testament session at South Lorain Library. Spider-Man film screens at Lorain Main Library with limited space. Avon Lake Library offers a three part Zoom Prussian genealogy class by Stephen Wendt with registration at alpl.org programs.
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North Ridgeville
Robert Cabrera
South Lorain
Alpl.org
Ohio Governor Bans Transgender Surgery for Minors
Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order barring transgender surgeries for Ohioans under 18. The order takes immediate effect while proposed rules by the health and mental health departments aim to regulate care, require informed consent and a care team, and collect treatment data. Legislative action remains pending with votes due next week.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mike DeWine
DeWine
Ohio House
Ohio Senate
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Lorain five year forecast omits police contract costs and ARPA sunset
City forecast notes an $8 000 base wage increase for Lorain Police Lodge 3 officers in 2023 and 2 percent raises through 2025 raising total police costs to about $5.2 million over the contract. It excludes pending raises for Local 267 firefighters and Local 6621 steelworkers and ARPA funded staff. Auditor Karen Shawver warns expenditures may outpace revenues as ARPA funds end in 2026. She urges residents to engage on priorities while mayor and council review the 2024 budget and five year outlook. Contact information for updates is provided.
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Lorain Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3
Lorain Professional Firefighters
United Steelworkers Local 6621
Cers
Karen Shawver
ARPA
Shawver
General Fund
Clemens Nelson
Income Tax Department
Republic Steel
Dan Nutt
4Th Ward
Ing
Nutt
Lorain
Jack Bradley
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Domonkas Branch
MLK
Columbia
Avon Lake Public Library
Friends of the Avon Library Branch
Domonicas Library
Izzey Donovan
Domonkcas Library
Columbia Library
Monica Kimmell
Monique
Avon On the Lake Garden
Carissa Woytach
Chroniclet
WEQOL
Visitors Bureau
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