State Library Of Ohio

libraries

education

sharing a catalog of nearly 8 million items.

Administers Guiding Ohio Online

the State Library coordinates the Ohio Digital Network

at no cost to libraries

which includes 93 library systems (237 locations) in 47 Ohio counties

Coordinates the Ohio Digital Network

Manages a unique collection of library materials which may be borrowed by the public on a walk-in basis. Collections include government and business documents

Serves as Ohio’s only full regional depository for federal documents and the depository for Ohio state agency documents.

Library Programs & Development (LPD) department is charged with providing leadership and partnership in the development of library services throughout Ohio.

universities

a project to create a hub for addition of materials from Ohio institutions into DPLA.

Maximizes the use of public funds by facilitating resource and information sharing among Ohio’s libraries through programs such as the Serving Every Ohioan (SEO) Library Consortium

Provides state of Ohio legislators and state employees access to books

residents.

magazines

newspapers and eBooks

print and online journals

Administers the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program.

Collaborates with the Center for Outreach Services located at the Ohio School for the Deaf to provide access to a collection of Deafness and interpreting-related materials to all Ohioans.

health and criminal justice books and materials.

long range planning and comparison.

Provides work-related research and reference services to state legislators and state employees.

which supports statewide resource sharing by delivering more than 8 million books and other library materials to Ohio library users each year.

Provides access to subscription-based library databases

A partner in Ohio Memory and Ohio Digital Network (DPLA)

relevant

schools

management

Manages a Statewide Delivery System

is available to assist public libraries with their digitization initiatives.

resources and materials in the State Library and OhioLINK catalogs.

Coordinates the Ohio Talking Book program for Ohio’s blind and physically disabled residents including children and veterans of war.

reliable online resources and publications

a program that enables public libraries in rural Ohio to hire a dedicated technology trainer for their library.

Collects and makes available statistics about Ohio public libraries for analysis

houses a state-of-the-art digitization lab

Leads collaboration and partnership with Libraries Connect Ohio—to ensure all Ohioans continue to have access to high quality

Coordinates the Ohio Digital Library.