HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm
LOCATION
60 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44326
330.643.9000
Drive-up Window closes ten minutes before the building closes for the day.
Parking
There are four convenient parking lots located just a short walk to Main Library:
- High & Market Deck (across from the Akron Art Museum)
- Super Block Garage
- Cascade Parking Garage
- John S. Knight Center Parking
DIVISIONS
Business, Government & Science
Children's Library
Culture & AV
Mobile Services
Special Collections
TechZone@Main
Teen
SERVICES
Accessibility
Free public computers with internet access
Free Wi-Fi
Meeting Rooms
Microbusiness Center
Printers and Copiers with Fax & Scanner
Project Learn
Same-Day Select
Stray Dog Café
UPCOMING EVENTS
To search for specific location programs, activities and age groups, check out our Events Calendar.
About Main Library
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.
