About the Library

Days Closed

Monday, May 26th, 2025.  (Memorial Day)

Thursday, June 19th, 2025.  (Juneteenth)

Monday, June 30th through Friday, July 4th.2025.  (Independence Day)

Monday, September 1st, 2025.  (Labor Day)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2025  (Veterans' Day)

Thursday, November 27th through Friday, November 28th, 2025.  (Thanksgiving)

December 24th, 2025 through January 1st, 2026  (Winter Break)

Thanks to the generosity of a Portsmouth family, the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees in October of 1997 named its library the Clark Memorial Library.  It is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Clark, long time Portsmouth residents and supporters of the University.

Mr. Clark was born in 1896. He, along with William A. Burke and James B. Miller, purchased controlling interest in the then-named Ohio Stove Company, which subsequently became OSCO Industries, Inc. Mr. Clark served the company as its chief financial officer and secretary from 1943 to 1975 and then continued on its board of directors until his death in 1975.

Mrs. Clark was also the major donor of the Clark Planetarium on the Shawnee State campus which has provided educational support for university students and astronomy programs for the community since 1998.