The Administration Office is located in the Main Library on Tremont Road. It is normally staffed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday.

Telephone: (614) 486-0900
Fax: (614) 486-4530

Ann R. Moore - Library Director
Kate Porter - Assistant Director
Kate Hemleben - Fiscal Officer
Julie K. Whitt - Human Resources Manager
Nancy Roth - Administrative Secretary

Danna Armstrong - Miller Park Branch Manager
Jen Christensen - Technical Services Manager
Bonnie DeWitt - Lane Road Branch Manager
Kate Hastings - Youth Services Manager
Mark Mangini - Reference Services Manager
Vita Marinello - Circulation Manager
Ruth McNeil - Community Relations Manager
Greg Ramage - IT Manager
Shahin Shoar - Media Services Manager
Sherman Wallace - Facilities Manager

Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in Meeting Room B at the Main Library. Agendas and minutes will be posted on our Library News page as soon as they are available—to request e-mail notification of Board of Trustees meetings, please use our Newsletter Signup.

Amy Sharpe - President (1/2012)
Caroline Diwik - Vice President (1/2012)
Garrett K. Scanlon - Secretary (1/2014)
John Burtch (1/2012)
Krista Sisterhen (1/2014)
Mark L. Shy (1/2014)

The Upper Arlington Public Library—

• Helps the community explore current topics, Upper Arlington’s heritage and world issues
• Provides a central place for the citizens of Upper Arlington to gather and share ideas
• Encourages its residents to grow through a lifetime of learning

In June 2006, the Board of Trustees of the Upper Arlington Public Library decided to use the Public Library Association’s (PLA) "Planning for Results" model to create the Library’s next long-range plan. This planning process engages community leaders in a discussion of the community’s vision and needs. Shared with the staff, this vision translates into a long-range plan that positions the Library to be responsive to expressed needs as a vital part of a dynamic community. In addition, a telephone survey was completed to get feedback about the Library from a representative sample of Upper Arlington residents.

Strategic Plan 2007–2009

The Upper Arlington Public Library System (UAPL) was created by the passage of Ohio House Bill No. 494, which took effect December 11, 1967. The Library system is governed by a six-member, independent Board of Trustees appointed by the mayor of Upper Arlington. The trustees delegate the daily administration of the Library system to the Library Director and Administration Staff.

The City of UA is the library’s taxing authority at the local level. As of 2009 UAPL received 45% of its income from a 2 mill levy overwhelmingly passed by voters in 2007. This five year operating levy will expire at the end of 2012.

As of January 2008, Ohio’s public libraries were funded through 2.22% of the State’s total general tax revenue. This fund is called the Public Library Fund and is disbursed at the county level. UAPL is one of 7 libraries in Franklin County and receives 43% of its annual income from the Public Library Fund. Effective August 2009 the Public Library Fund has been temporarily reduced to 1.97% of the State's total general tax revenue, resulting in an 11% loss in funding.

By law UAPL must serve all state residents on an equal basis. That the number of registered borrowers is approximately double the total population of the City of Upper Arlington clearly indicates that the actual service area of the Library system greatly exceeds the 9.159 square miles encompassed by the city limits.

The UAPL system is comprised of the Main Library, a 57,500 square foot facility located on Tremont Road near the geographic center of the city, the 10,000 square foot Lane Road Branch, approximately three miles to the north, and the 2,500 square foot Miller Park Branch, one and one half miles south near the center of Old Arlington.