 The Kent Free Library is the main public library . It was established in 1892 after Kent became the first village in Ohio to use an 1892 state law which allowed municipalities under a population of 5 @,@ 000 to tax residents for the upkeep of a library . Andrew Carnegie donated $ 10 @,@ 000 in 1901 for construction of a permanent home for the library , which opened in 1903 . The 2006 expansion to the library brought available space to 55 @,@ 000 square feet ( 5 @,@ 100 m2 ) with a book collection of 147 @,@ 390 items as of 2010 . It is a school district library associated with the Kent City School District and is also part of the Portage Library Consortium , connecting it with Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna and the Portage County District Library , which maintains six branch libraries across the county and a bookmobile . 
