One of the top New Year's resolutions each year is to quit smoking. Jessie Wingert, MPH, CHES®, CTTS, Health Educator, Tobacco Program Coordinator with Summit County Public Health will present tips for quitting, the importance of quitting, and free resources and support for those who want to quit. Vaping will be touched on as well. This program will be streamed on Facebook Live.
Please "stop by" and post to our Facebook book club! New members are always welcome! https://www.facebook.com/BarbertonPublicLibrary/posts/10157616428631787
Our regular book club will return to Thursday night at 7 pm on January 7, 2021.
Barberton has many landmarks that reflect the history of the city and the character of the citizens. To help you understand and appreciate the importance of these landmarks, this program will focus on brief background information about the history of a couple of these familiar sights.
O.C. Barber, the founder of Barberton, wanted to build a city of industry, and from its founding in 1891, the City and the industry thrived for decades. Despite a slow decline, industry still lives in the Magic City.
Before the city was founded, the area surrounding the lake was comprised of swamps, woods, and fields. Local farmers used it to bathe and water their livestock. At this time it was known as Davis Pond, Way Pond, or Way-Davis Pond after the farmers who once owned the property on which the lake sits. After the founding of the city, the lake was renamed for O.C. Barber’s daughter, Anna Laura Barber.
When the first settlers arrived in this area, some of the first buildings built were churches and schools. Churches provided the important role of spiritual worship, as well as being a place for townspeople to gather together.
Before the city of Barberton was founded, the area surrounding the lake was comprised of swamps, woods, and fields. Local farmers used it to bathe and water their livestock, and was known as Davis Pond, Way Pond, or Way-Davis Pond after the farmers who once owned the property on which the lake sits. After the founding of the city, the lake was renamed for O.C. Barber’s daughter, Anna Laura Barber.
