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Online Schools - Libraries in Ohio

Ohio has over 250 libraries. The Ohio Library Finder tool allows you to search for libraries by county and by city and provides you with contact and location information. The library listings integrate with Google Maps so you can easily get driving directions.

Public Libraries in the United States - Ohio

A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

PublicLibraries.com - Ohio

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - Ohio (Wayback Machine)

State Library of Ohio

The African American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society

The African American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society was established in 1970. Its purpose is to collect, preserve and make accessible historic documents, photographs, memorabilia, art, and artifacts pertaining to African American life, history and culture in Northeast Ohio. The collection includes manuscripts, photographs, microfilm, and newspaper collections. Museum artifacts are specific to the African American experience and cover a wide range of topics and categories of primary importance to the body of Black history.

The Ohioana Library Collection

Located in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohioana Library was established in 1929 under the direction of Martha Kinney Cooper, then First Lady of Ohio, who recruited other distinguished Ohioans to assist in gathering a collection of books written by Ohioans and about Ohioans and Ohio. The collection is comprised of more that 45,000 books, 10,000 pieces of sheet music, and approximately 20,000 biographical files on Ohio writers, musicians, artists, and others of note.

The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

University of Akron - Archives and Special Collections

Western Reserve Historical Society - Research Library

Cleveland, Ohio. Serving Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit & Trumbull counties.

Wilmington College: Watson Library Special Collections Department

Wilmington, Ohio. The Quaker Collection contains approximately 7,000 volumes, ca. 1800-present.The collection includes bound periodicals, several hundred pamphlets, tracts, and rare books, and a small collection of books for children and young adults. About 4,000 volumes comprise the circulating collection, covering all aspects of Quaker history, philosophy, thought, and practice. Most titles may circulate for three weeks. The Quaker Collection also holds current subscriptions to 40 Quaker periodicals and newsletters and retains the published minutes of various Yearly Meetings throughout the United States. Generally, these items do not circulate. Selected resources may be available in the college's digital archive.

WorldCat: The World's Largest Library Catalog

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for books, music CDs, videos, and many new kinds of digital content such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Special features include the ability for you to create lists of library items and build biblilographies.

Wright State University Libraries