LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
The Grafton-Midview Public Library Collection Development Policy includes the following section regarding local history materials:
10. One area where items will be selected regardless of selection criteria is Grafton local history. The library will strive toward comprehensiveness in this area. The Grafton-Midview Public Library takes comprehensiveness to mean:
A collection in which a library endeavors, so far as it is reasonably possible, to include all significant works of recorded knowledge (publications, manuscripts, other forms) in all applicable languages, for a necessarily defined and limited field. This level of collection intensity is one that maintains a “special collection”: the aim, if not the achievement, is exhaustiveness. Older material is retained for historical research with active preservation efforts.
In addition, the Grafton-Midview Public Library maintains a Digital Collection contains scanned images, documents, and other media using Biblioboard to share and display historical objects with our community, local historians, genealogists, family historians, and anyone interested in Grafton-area history. Our collection primarily covers Grafton Village, Grafton Township (Belden), Eaton Township, and parts of both Carlisle Township and the City of Elyria. If you would like to donate or share your historical materials with the Library, please call 440.926.3317 to get in touch with a librarian.
IMAGES OF GRAFTON HISTORY PROJECT
The Grafton-Midview Public Library is looking for photographs of historical places, events and individuals relating to Grafton, OH for the Local History Collection. There are 2 ways to contribute:
1. Donate photographs to the Library Collection
2. Stop @ the Library and we can scan your photographs
All contributions require display rights be given to the Grafton-Midview Public Library so that we may digitize, preserve & display historical materials online & at the Library. Please contact the Library at 440.926.3317 or email us at gmplreference@gmail.com with any questions.
Please bring in completed form and original photograph for scanning if you would like to contribute. The submission form may be downloaded below.
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
The Grafton-Midview Public Library is looking for community members to participate in oral history interviews to share their memories of events, places, people, and other aspects of local area history. Interviews are currently audio-only and interested volunteer should contact the library at 440.926.3317 or gmplreference@gmail.com for further questions.