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    ON YOUR MARK
    GET SET... READ!

    Mind, Body & Sole summer reading program begins June 5 – July 29, 2017. Register and enjoy making reading and exercise a part of your day!

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    BORROW, BAKE, ENJOY-
    CAKE PANS FOR LOAN

    This new library collection contains over 50 cake pans that you can check out for two weeks with your library card.

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    LIBRARY SCENE
    GOODYEAR

    In Library Scene, our Goodyear library staff talks about the spaces where patrons come to write, read, think and learn.

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    MIND, BODY & SOLE:
    BRAIN FITNESS

    Unravel the Mystery! Solve The Puzzle! Exercise Your Brain!
    Check out these brain fitness programs coming to a branch location near you!

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    SUMMER
    MUSIC EVENTS

    Join us for the musical events coming to a branch location near you or worth the trip to another branch.

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    SEED
    SHARING

    Our locally appropriate heirloom seed collection at the Akron-Summit County Public Library is growing and coming to branch libraries.

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NEW & NOTABLE

Browse bestsellers, movies, music and other titles just added to the library catalog! Formerly known as “Featured Item Lists”.

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DATABASES

Research? We have you covered! Select any of our web-based reference databases for all of your research needs.

Databases by Subject or Databases A-Z

DIGITAL MEDIA

Borrow free TV shows, movies, ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and music with your ASCPL library card.

Digital Media

Library News
IMAGE Borrow, Bake, Enjoy – Cake Pans for Loan from Your Library
Article Published: July 12, 2017
Baking a cake for a special occasion is now easy as pie, thanks to the new collection of cake pans available at the... Read More...
Save the Date – The Akron Mini Maker Faire Returns to Main Library November 11
Article Published: June 23, 2017
Create, learn, discover, and play at the 5th annual Akron Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, November 11, noon to 4 pm. Read More...
View the Solar Eclipse at Main Library August 21
Article Published: June 19, 2017
On Monday, August 21, a rare astronomical event will fill the Akron skies. Read More...

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Locations & Hours


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Main Library

60 South High Street, Akron, Ohio 44326
330.643.9000

Monday: 10 am - 8 pm
Tuesday: 10 am - 8 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 8 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm

Drive-Up Window closes ten minutes before the building closes for the day

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Family History

Teaching family history is a terrific way to engage students in the study of history. Learning about an ancestor’s place in history brings meaning and interest to the stories of our community, state, and nation. Special Collections has one of the most extensive genealogy collections in Ohio. Visit our genealogy page to learn more about our resources, including databases that you and your students can access from home and school. Highlights of our collections include:

Resources and Links:

  • Family Search, maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day-Saints includes a vast collection of online genealogy records and sources, including Ohio Death Certificates for 1908-1953.
  • Search and view Summit County Naturalization Records 1850-1991 available through the Summit County Clerk of Courts
  • Visit USGenweb for resources and links to genealogical information for most counties in all fifty states
  • Visit our oral history page to learn about using oral history in the classroom

Lesson Plans:

Family History Resources for Teachers / Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School

The following teacher resources were graciously shared by teachers of Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School in Akron, Ohio. Please feel free to adapt these materials for use in your own classroom.