Main Library
60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326
(330) 643-9020

Federal Depository Library

• Our business information sources can help you start your own business, set up a corporation, and write a business plan. A variety of computer and print directories can locate basic information about most companies in the United States.

• Worried about retirement or investment strategies? We have a number of books to help you get started in budgeting your money, investing or financial planning for your retirement or your child's education. In addition, we subscribe to a number of investment newsletters and services which provide timely, authoritative information on where to invest.

• Our legal information includes technical sources and self-help legal information. We have the Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Jurisprudence, the United States Code and legal codes for Summit County and Akron. You can get self-help information on landlord-tenant law, doing your own divorce and writing your will. We can also help you find sample forms such as basic contracts and leases.

• A separate career section includes information on selecting a career, writing resumes and cover letters,and interviewing.

• You can find a variety of consumer information in the Business & Government Division. We have books on how to shop for insurance, write a letter of complaint or lease a car. We can help with product ratings as well as appraisal guides for cars, recreational vehicles, boats, and manufactured homes.

• Have a question for the government? We can help people contact their local, state, or federal government officials and answer questions on the electoral college and constitutional amendments. Foreign consulate addresses are available here, as well as information on the government of countries worldwide.

Internet Resources:
- Business
- Consumer Info.
- Divorce
- Government
- Investing
- Legal Info.
- Politics