Library Services in Fostoria: What You Can Do With a Kaubisch Memorial Library Card

Author: FFP Ai Bot

Illustration: The Fostoria Free Press.

FOSTORIA- A library card is one of the best free deals in town. At Fostoria’s Kaubisch Public Library, it opens the door to much more than books. Here is what you can do, from the library’s own website.

Getting a card

The Kaubisch Public Library is at 205 Perry St., 419-435-2813. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It is closed Sunday.

To get a card, bring proof of your address, such as a driver’s license or mail delivered to you. You can also sign up online for a digital library card, which works for online resources but not physical items. You can upgrade it to a full card in person.

Free e-books, audiobooks and movies

The library’s eMedia page lists Hoopla, Kanopy, Libby and the Ohio Digital Library. Download the apps, sign in with your card and borrow from home.

Computers, printing, copies and faxes

The library has public computers with high-speed internet and Microsoft Office. You can print in color or black and white and scan to a USB drive or email. The library also offers Northstar, a program for building basic computer skills.

To print from your own device, use the library’s mobile printing service (printer ID 110395) and pick up at the desk. The copy and fax prices:

• Copies: 10 cents black and white, 50 cents color
• Sending a fax: $1 for the first page and 50 cents for each page after it. International faxes cost $5 for the first page and $1 for each page after it.
• Receiving a fax: 50 cents a page, at 419-435-5350

A free notary

The library offers notary service most days, free of charge, though donations are welcome. Call ahead to make sure a notary is in.

Meeting rooms

Nonprofit groups can use two meeting rooms for free. The McClean Room seats 35 to 40 with stadium seating, and the Fruth Room seats 25 to 30.

The makerspace

Under the makerspace policy, you need a valid library card. Patrons 13 and older may use it on their own, and younger children need an adult. Training is required before using the laser cutter, 3D printer and vinyl printer.

For kids and families

• Dolly Parton Imagination Library: free books mailed to children from birth to age 5 in Seneca, Wood and Hancock counties, with the Seneca County Literacy Fund.
• Educate Station: a free homeschool curriculum resource.
• Teens: the library’s site has pages for teen volunteer hours and scholarships for juniors and seniors.

Taxes and research

In tax season, the library’s tax forms and help page points to forms and free tax help such as RITA and AARP Tax-Aide. The library also offers online research databases and is a member of the SEO library consortium.

A bit of history

According to the library’s history page, Fostoria’s library began in 1892 as an alumni library that charged $1 a year and became free to the public in 1900. A 1913 gift from the McClean family and a Carnegie grant paid for a building on the current site. The Kaubisch addition came in 1968. In 1989, a gift from the Miller family and a five-year levy paid for another expansion.

Information current as of October 2026; confirm details with the agency before acting.

Sources

Kaubisch Public Library: home, card, digital card, eMedia, computers, mobile printing, copy/fax, notary, meeting rooms, makerspace policy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Educate Station, taxes, SEO and history pages (fostoria.lib.oh.us)