The Ohio Department of Health and the Oak Harbor Public Library have joined together to provide free rapid COVID tests. Stop in at the library to pick up a test kit. Download an app to a phone or computer with a web camera, then take the test. Within 15 minutes you will receive your test results.

If you have symptoms of Covid-19, call the library at 419-898-7001 to arrange contactless pickup of the test kits. The library can help with downloading the app but will not give out medical advice. Check out all our digital resources on the website. The digital resources are free.

The library has limited supplies of the Federal and Ohio Income Tax Instruction booklets. They can also print out any forms you may require.

If book clubs are more your thing, the library has them.

Meet the author of “The Orphan Collector,” Ellen Marie Wiseman, on Wednesday, April 14 at 11 a.m. via Zoom. “The Orphan Collector” is about the 1918 Spanish Flu in Philadelphia, seen through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl. On Tuesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. via Zoom, discuss “The Vanishing Half” by Britt Bennett, on the New York Best Seller’s List for 39 weeks.

Pick up the books at the library beforehand and call to provide your email address in order to participate via Zoom.

Check out the Oak Harbor Public Library’s Facebook and YouTube Channels for weekly segments regarding Story Time, Local History, Feature Fridays, Ask a Librarian, Craft projects, and much more. The “Ask the Librarian” program is where librarians answer questions from various subjects such as nature, history and science. Send your questions to ohplmedia@seolibraries.org, or you can give us a call.

The library hours are: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-Noon. Due to safety policies, patrons are required to wear mask while in the library. Children 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult. In-library programs and meeting rooms are not available. Contactless pickup is available at 419-898-7001. The Oak Harbor Public Library Local History & Museum Center is open on Tuesday (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) and Thursday (10 a.m.-Noon) by appointment only. A local historian is on site on most Thursdays.