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    GEEKS
    ASSEMBLE!

    Join us on Saturday, June 2 from 12-4:30 pm at Main Library. Cosplay Contests, Featured Speakers, Arts, Crafts, Gaming, and much more!!

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    STREAMING MEDIA
    SPOTLIGHT

    IndieFlix is a streaming movie service that offers access to pop culture favorites & box office hits and now it's available through the library.

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    STAR WARS &
    SPACE EXPLORING

    These library programs are out of this world!

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    AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
    @ YOUR LIBRARY

    Meet published authors and fellow aspiring writers at these upcoming Library programs.

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    SCIENCE FOR
    EVERYONE

    Children and tweens can experience a variety of science based programs that are fun!

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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

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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

Visit the Main Library Page

Microbusiness Center

Providing accessible business training, educational resources and individualized direction to established business owners, entrepreneurs and students. Doors to the Microbusiness Center will be open during regular library hours and may open as early as 8:00 am for classes and workshops or by appointment.

Interested participants must fill out an application - see below - prior to using the MBC and complete an orientation. This informal orientation will outline business related resources that can be found inside and outside of the library and review the Microbusiness Center rules and guidelines.

Updated applications will be requested quarterly. The MBC is for business use only. Meeting Rooms or Quiet Study Rooms are available for non-business use and can be reserved through the Main Library.


The Microbusiness Specialist, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., will be available during scheduled hours and by appointment. Linda can be reached either by phone or text at 330-802-0839 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Download the Microbusiness Center (MBC) application

Main Library

Address:
60 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44326

Phone: 330.643.9000

Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hours:
Monday-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.


 

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, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), 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.

 
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