SearchOhio
Encyclopedia
SearchOhio is a consortium
of 19 public libraries
in the state of Ohio that provides borrowing access to more than 10 million items, including books, movies and music. SearchOhio’s aims to provide easy access to information and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state. The consortium was established in 2006.
Library card holders at any of the participating libraries can request items online through the SearchOhio catalog
(powered by INN-Reach, a product of Innovative Interfaces) to be delivered to their library within 3 to 5 business days. Items are shipped back to the owning library upon return.
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
of 19 public libraries
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
in the state of Ohio that provides borrowing access to more than 10 million items, including books, movies and music. SearchOhio’s aims to provide easy access to information and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state. The consortium was established in 2006.
Library card holders at any of the participating libraries can request items online through the SearchOhio catalog
Library catalog
A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations...
(powered by INN-Reach, a product of Innovative Interfaces) to be delivered to their library within 3 to 5 business days. Items are shipped back to the owning library upon return.
Participating Libraries
SearchOhio makes public library collections available to the communities served by the following libraries (as of March 2011).- Akron-Summit County Public LibraryAkron-Summit County Public LibraryThe Akron-Summit County Public Library is “recognized locally as an essential community asset, and nationally as one of the finest public libraries in the United States due to its excellent customer service, collaborative community involvement, and high level of customer and employee satisfaction”...
- Cuyahoga County Public LibraryCuyahoga County Public LibraryCuyahoga County Public Library has 28 branches that serve 47 communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It was ranked the number one public library in the United States among libraries serving populations of more than 500,000 by the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2010...
- Cuyahoga Falls Library
- Delaware County District Library
- Greene County Public LibraryGreene County Public LibraryThe Greene County Public Library serves the communities of Greene County, Ohio . The library system's administrative offices are in Xenia, and other branches are located in Beavercreek, Cedarville, Fairborn, Jamestown, Bellbrook, and Yellow Springs...
- Kent Free LibraryKent Free LibraryThe Kent Free Library is a public library located in Kent, Ohio, United States. Opening in 1892, it was originally the result of the first use of an 1892 Ohio law which allowed municipalities under 5,000 to tax residents for library support. In 1903 the library moved to its current location,...
- Louisville Public LibraryLouisville Public LibraryThe Louisville Public Library, or LPL, is located in Louisville, Ohio, United States. The library serves the residents of Nimishillen Township and the city of Louisville.-History:...
- Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
- Massillon Public Library
- Mentor Public LibraryMentor Public LibraryMentor Public Library is a public library in Lake County, Ohio. It has branches in Mentor and Mentor-on-the-Lake. The library has 59,842 registered patrons and a collection size of 250,000 volumes...
- Portage County District Library
- Reed Memorial Library
- Rodman Public Library
- Stark County District Library
- Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
- Wadsworth Public Library
- Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
- Westerville Public LibraryWesterville Public LibraryThe Westerville Public Library is a public library that serves the community of Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. As a school district library, its geographic boundaries are defined by the Westerville City School District which straddles both Franklin County and Delaware County...
- Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning CountyPublic Library of Youngstown and Mahoning CountyThe Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County serves the communities of Mahoning County, Ohio from its administrative offices in Youngstown, Ohio with 15 branches in the cities of Campbell, Canfield, Greenford, Lake Milton, North Jackson, Poland, Sebring, New Middletown, and Struthers.The...