When i was moving to Van Wert in 2020, one of the very first things that impressed me about my new…read morehometown was the Van Wert County Courthouse. It is a beautiful and imposing building located in downtown Van Wert. I have a thing for old buildings... really anything old. There is a beauty to them, and this building certainly has it. Just to give you some background on this building, its history and Van Wert in general, I will copy some info from the website of the Ohio Supreme Court: "The Van Wert County Courthouse was designed by architectural firm of Thomas J. Tolan & Son and built in 1876. The building, located at 121 East Main St. in the county seat of Van Wert, is still in use and today houses the Van wert County Court of Common Pleas. The courthouse features Second Empire style architecture and is constructed of pressed brick and stone. Tolan also incorporated into his design of the courthouse materials that were not yet tested at the time. His use of pressed metal both in the interior and exterior of the courthouse reduced the cost of construction and also gained him and the courthouse notoriety in Industrial Monthly in 1876. The courthouse features a bell tower with a large clock and a mansard roof. Above the courthouse's entrance is an eight foot tall statue of Lady Justice made of zinc. Van Wert County is named for Isaac Van Wart, a soldier during the American Revolution and one of the captors of the British spy John André. John André was notorious for negotiating the betrayal of the West Point Fort with Benedict Arnold, an American Revolutionary general. The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974." FYI for anyone reading if you want to get to know more about John Andre in a more entertaining fashion, he is the main antagonist in a tv show called Turn: Washington's Spies. It is a great series that I highly recommend. I digress.. so recently i got to tour this beautiful building that is almost 150 years old during the 200th anniversary of the county's foundation. It was fun for children and adults. For children they had face painting, and individuals dressed up as Spiderman as well as cotton candy. I will admit i also had cotton candy. For adults they had the tour and of course someone dressed as the namesake of the town, Isaac Van Wart. It was an amazing tour. We got the see the courtroom, the inner workings of the courthouse, clock tower, got on the roof and then climbed up to the top of the clocktower! The courtroom is absolutely beautiful... wood carved justice on the doors... gorgeous "sky" light. Its amazing that they have taken such great care of it especially when you consider this courtroom is still in use. The court handles all civil, felony criminal and domestic relations cases. I have to say i would love to be called to be a juror here just to spend more time in this courtroom. I cannot say much beyond the above. My only experience at this courthouse besides this celebration/tour was my experiences with the County Title Department that is also located here. Which was a pleasant experience. I am proud to have such an amazing building/courthouse in my new hometown.

The worker at the clerk of courts bold faced lied and so very rude! I was told I could pay $150…read moreof a $197 fine that is over 22 years old and when I called to pay the $150 the very rude lady said no I can't. That I imagined my conversation with a clerk of courts lady about them saying I could pay the $150 to get my registration unblocked. I even told them I could pay the remainder the following month and was overtalked and told NO. These people are liars and greedy.

I came by Lima's BMV in late May because I realized that I needed to replace my drivers license. I…read moregot lasik surgery a while back and in order to legally drive per the conditions of my license, I needed to wear eye glasses. Since thats not possible anymore, I went to my local BMV in Van Wert. I was told that since this is a replacement license not during renewal I needed to go to the one in Lima. So i went one weekday morning to get this resolved. Much bigger location than the one in Van Wert, also this one does driving tests. I went in and noticed there were three rooms, one was for driving tests so I did not go in there. I randomly choose one and made a line. When I got to the front, i explained I needed a replacement license due to having Lasik surgery. I was told i had to go to the other room first to get a vision test to prove my problems had been corrected. So i went to the other room, thankfully that one didn't have a line so I took the eye exam. Then had to redo the line in the original room I made a line in to pay, have my records changed, and take a new picture. Unfortunately, the line had become larger than when I first did it in the room. After paying and getting a new picture, I was told my new license was coming in 3-4 weeks and voided my old license. Yes, it is inefficient to do so many lines and wait so long for a license but it could have been worse. I have seen way longer lines down in Florida.

I recently had a chance to do some writing while hanging out at the Allen County public library. It…read morewas quiet and provided a lot of space to stretch out at one of the tables in the middle of the main room. Despite some rude clients whose phone kept going off during my time there, I got some work done. I will return in the future to do more work!

Great children's area. Very friendly staff who are eager to help. We're always made to feel…read morewelcome.

phenomenal experience, this woman helped me find all 20 children's books on grief for a school…read moreproject!!

Very impressed with the kids section of this library. The first time I visited, I felt that it was…read moreso cut off from the rest of the library, which I didn't like. But this time, I really enjoyed that the section was completely separate, because it feels more free to be kid-like like there, as the other reviewer mentions. Also I was so happy to see the computer terminals in the kids section for searching for books. Kids can actually search by picture, if they can't yet read. So, for example, a kid can click on a picture of the sun, and then see pictures of the fronts of books about the sun. This is pretty awesome, and I have never seen anything like it before. Staff in the children's section were extremely helpful, and we got lots of pretty awesome books. The section is huge with a huge variety. I also enjoyed the adult section, and got a few books for myself too. Bathroom was very clean, and library was quiet.

Came here to Checkout books. They Had Movies, Board games, and Books. Also, my nearest, Staff were…read morefriendly. I would recommend this library!

This is my home library. Staff are friendly, helpful and smiling. I love this library!read more