History:
The city of Sheffield Lake has been served by the Lorain Public Library since 1940. The community was served by a bookmobile for the first 22 of those years.
In 1964, the present branch building was built with $100,000 donated by the late Stephen Domonkas who was a Sheffield Lake resident. The library building, built on land provided by the city of Sheffield Lake, was equipped with a meeting room that could seat 50 people.
When the 4,727 square foot building opened, book holdings totaled slightly more than 6,100 titles.
In 1985, a trust fund was established by the estate of Ruth and Stephen Domonkas for improvements and expansion of the Domonkas building.
In 1998, the parking lot was expanded to provide 41 parking spaces.
By March 1989, construction began on the 3,700 square foot addition, which allowed for computerization of library services, expanded reference and audio-visual areas and provided space for expansion of the collection. The addition was opened for service in November 1989.
The Sheffield Lake community has been very supportive of library services by passing operating levies. The most recent operating levy was passed on May 2, 2006. This levy money supplements library support received through the Library and Local Government Support Fund (LLGSF) provided from the state income tax. The local operating levy helps the library to provide the staff, materials, and technology that support the Domonkas Branch.
