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Bexley Public Library highlights record programs, new space and community services
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Bexley Public Library Director Ben Heckman told the State of the Community the library logged strong program attendance and circulation in 2025, launched new services (social worker on-site, writer-in-residence), and is operating amid statewide library funding cuts and debates over book bans.
BEXLEY — Ben Heckman, director of the Bexley Public Library, used the State of the Community address to outline a year of growth for the library and to detail new services and partnerships while warning of statewide policy challenges.
"You're not coming to the library enough," Heckman joked to the audience before listing 2025 accomplishments: nearly a half-million checkouts (digital and physical), about 19,000 program attendees, nearly 600 youth programs, more than 9,000…
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