Welcome to the Goshen County Library

Welcome to Goshen County Library. We have been serving the citizens of Goshen County for nearly 100 years. You will find a wide range of materials for children and adults. We carry books in print, audio books, e-books, several magazine subscriptions, and local and national newspapers. We have computers for public use, wi-fi is available within the building, and printing services from your phone, laptop or tablet.

The story of us -- the Goshen County Library

The Goshen County Library is an essential service. The library creates space that connects people to information and ideas. As we seek to recover from this historic global health crisis, we need our library more than ever. People are feeling isolated and stressed and out of sorts. The pandemic has magnified the importance of the library in our community life. This is a moment in our history where we need public spaces like never before, and there simply is no other place that has such capacity to bring people together.

Our library is a community builder.

• Our GoCo2Go grew out of community need. We are a locally responsive and flexible community center.
• In our library, people find each other. New moms at story time, elderly people facing difficult life transitions, teens meeting after school.
• Our library staff knows the community first hand. They interact with patrons from all across the county on a daily basis.
• The library building communicates our underlying values: that the library, information, and shared community space matter.
• Our library provides important business resources, including technology and video-conferencing capabilities.

Our library is a community center for diverse populations.

• We ensure that non-English speakers see themselves represented. Our signs are bilingual and we have a collection of bilingual books.
• Our library is a place where various points of view are valued and local artists are welcome. We provide free classes to encourage “creative aging,”
• Our library is an “equalizer;” access is open to all, not just those who can afford it. Library events are free of charge and books allow people to explore their worlds.

Our library serves as a “people’s university.”

• We provide information and educational opportunities through book talks.
• We provide remote access to materials through virtual story time, OverDrive, and our Inter-Library Loan services.
• Patrons use our library to gain knowledge and create their own new and independent works.

Our library is a champion of youth

• Our library provides space for people who want to learn how to edit webpages, set up blogs and podcasts and much more.
• The summer reading program, middle school book groups and story time help bridge the economic divide that impacts students’ academic performance.
• Through library programs, collections and physical spaces, children learn to share, to be engaged in their communities, and to participate in the arts and to explore their immediate world and the world at large.