Westlake Porter Public Library

In 1933 the permanent legislation enacted by the Ohio State Legislature allocated proceeds from personal property tax to the boards of library trustees.

The library moved to new quarters in 1950: the Ohio Bell Telephone Company building at 27059 Center Ridge Road.

Porter Library staff developed pre-school and school-age children’s programming, such as story hours.

A one-eyed gray and black tabby cat named Jiggers moved with the library when the building took permanent residence at 27333 Center Ridge Road in 1985.

On October 12, 1992, Paula Miller, library director, joined the staff and shared her vision of the future.

The library moved into a temporary facility in 1999 in the old Rego grocery store at 24350 Center Ridge Road, while the building expanded from 32,000 to 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2).

Innovative designs upheld the mission of Westlake Porter Public Library, “to educate, empower, enlighten, and excite.” Porter Library now offers a drive-up window, children’s imagination stations, listening stations, quiet rooms, meeting rooms, a café, and a gift shop.

In 2005, the library added a reading garden, a living room, improved PC scheduling, website enhancements, and digitization.