SearchOhio is a

consortium A consortium (plural: consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for ...

public libraries A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants. There are five fundamenta ...

in the state of Ohio that provides borrowing access to more than 10 million library items, including books, movies and music, providing easy access to information and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state. It was established in 2006. Cardholders at any participating library can request items online through the SearchOhio catalog (powered by INN-Reach, a product of Innovative Interfaces) to be delivered to their library in 3–5 business days. Items are shipped back to the owning library on return.

Participating libraries

SearchOhio makes public library collections available to the communities served by the following libraries (as of September 2017). * Akron-Summit County Public Library * Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County *

Clermont County Public Library The Clermont County Public Library is a public library system in Clermont County, Ohio, located east of Hamilton County, Ohio, Hamilton County and within the greater Cincinnati area. There are ten library branches in the system: Amelia, Ohio, Ame ...

* Cuyahoga County Public Library *Cuyahoga Falls Library *Delaware County District Library *

Greene County Public Library The Greene County Public Library serves the communities of Greene County, Ohio (located east of Dayton, Ohio). The library system's administrative offices are in Xenia, and other branches are located in Beavercreek, Cedarville, Fairborn, Jame ...

Kent Free Library The Kent Free Library is a public library located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The oldest part of its current building is a Carnegie library that opened in 1903. The library is part of the Portage Library Consortium, which includes the Portag ...

*The Lane Libraries * Louisville Public Library *Mansfield/Richland County Public Library *Massillon Public Library *Mentor Public Library *MidPointe Library System *Portage County District Library *Reed Memorial Library *Rodman Public Library *Salem Public Library *Stark County District Library *Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library * Toledo-Lucas County Public Library *

Wadsworth Public Library The Wadsworth Ella M. Everhard Public Library, in Wadsworth, Ohio, is an independent library serving the city of Wadsworth, Wadsworth Township and parts of Guilford Township in Medina County, Ohio. History The first circulating library in Wadswo ...

*Warren-Trumbull County Public Library *Washington-Centerville Public Library * Westerville Public Library *

Westlake Porter Public Library The Westlake Porter Public Library serves western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United St ...

Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County has 15 branches that serve 10 communities in Mahoning County, Ohio. In 2005, the library loaned more than 1.8 million items to its 122,000 cardholders. Total holdings are over 686,000 volumes w ...

References

External links

SearchOhio catalog

SearchOhio wiki
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