branch libraries were in locations as diverse as the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company’s recreational hall, a department store, a church, and a local school. Sixteen of the branch libraries were replaced and one branch (Goodyear) underwent extensive renovations between 1999 and 2008 to accommodate the growing needs of current residents throughout Akron and Summit County. In 2018, the eighteenth and newest branch, the Springfield-Lakemore Branch, opened in Lakemore Plaza. About the Branch Libraries Services that are available at the branch libraries include black and white and color photocopiers/printers; laminating machines; scanners; fax machines; and 12 public access computers at each branch. The branch libraries will also be getting self-checkout kiosks (coming sometime in the near future). Service Area The Akron-Summit County Public Library is considered to be a county library system with branch libraries throughout the City of Akron, and in cities, towns and villages throughout Summit County, but it does not have branch libraries in Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Peninsula, Stow-Munroe Falls, or Twinsburg which are serviced by their own smaller independent libraries. References External links Akron-Summit County Public Library home page Gwathmey Siegel Akron-Summit County Public Library project page Library History Digital Exhibit Summit memory (gives a more detailed history of the library up to 1994) Public libraries in Ohio Education in Summit County, Ohio Library buildings completed in 1904 Library buildings completed in 1969 Library buildings completed in 2004