Databases

Considered the world’s source for the best classical music programming, medici.tv boasts stunning live performances and recorded content from prestigious halls worldwide. With one borrow, you can explore free classical music and jazz videos online—including concerts, opera shows, ballets, music documentaries, master classes, and world-class jazz performances. Whether you want to stream a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, watch a documentary on Leonard Bernstein, learn from violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov, or unwind with jazz music by Herbie Hancock, medici.tv takes you on a classical music journey like none other.

An authoritative bibliographic database that contains citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development.

Contains full text for more than 170 popular middle school magazines as well as more than 103,000 biographies and historical essays. Titles covered in this database include Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic and dozens more.

Where to Watch the Weird, Wild, and Strange.
Midnight Pulp is the ultimate destination for cult movie maniacs. Dive into action, horror, sci-fi, and thriller films and series where monsters, aliens, kung fu fighters, slashers, and cinematic oddities reign supreme. Whether it's midnight or midday, satisfy your craving for something uniquely bizarre—this is where you stream the strange! Content is intended for mature audiences.

MorningstarRemote Access Link

Investment resource specialized in fund investing. Offers news, commentary, fund information, tutorial, tools,  forums, and more.  Morningstar is now available only online. Note: For Remote Access you MUST access Morningstar through the link provided. Please do not bookmark Morningstar.com to get access as it will not work. 

Visit the Investing Classroom to increase your knowledge.

Research the latest new car prices, deals, used car values, specs and more.

a free online service that showcases the newest titles purchased by the library. You can select to receive alerts via email and/or RSS feeds. If you see a new title that you are interested in, just click “check catalog” to place a hold on the item right away.

Contains full-text articles from the New York Times from  Jun 1, 1980 - present.   The current day's articles are typically available by 8:00 a.m. ET.  Please note these are the text of the articles and not the actual newspaper page itself.

Full text coverage of the weekly New York Times Book Review from Jan 3, 1988 - present.  PDF versions of the actual print publication are available.

Full text coverage of the weekly New York Times Book Review from Jan 5, 1997 - present.   PDF versions of the actual print publication are available.

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 45 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text for more than 315 regional (U.S.) newspapers.  In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

NoveList allows readers of all ages to use a favorite author or title to discover new books to read. You can also search NoveList’s 96,000 title database by subject or genre.

Especially designed for school libraries, NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in classrooms. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of students.

Ohio-specific forms spanning a variety of common concerns (bankruptcy, divorce, employment, landlord tenant, living wills, power of attorney, taxes, etc.).

O’Reilly for Public Libraries subscription includes more than 47,000 books and 30,000 hours of video in areas such as information technology and software; business; digital media; professional and personal development; and desktop and web applications.

You MUST access O'Reilly through our this link on our website for authentication to work correctly.

The Ohio Digital Library (formerly the Ohio eBook Project) is a statewide consortium of libraries that jointly provide free downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video to library customers.

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Choose from DC Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Image Comics, IDW, VIZ Media, and many more!

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Offers over 3,000 magazine titles for you to read!

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Plain language legal help information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources that can help people resolve their legal issues.

a site for Ohio job seekers as well as Ohio employers.  Assess your skills, post your resume and more.

Discover 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries and museums that document Ohio’s past from prehistory through the present.

Join the Library's Online Book Clubs and start receiving chapters from popular books in your daily email. Every day, Monday through Friday, we'll send you a portion of a book that takes only five minutes to read. Each Monday we begin a new book and by Friday you will have the chance to read 2 or 3 chapters, enough to know if it's a book you want to finish. You can read a wide variety of books including fiction, nonfiction, romance, business, teen, mystery and more.   There are 12 clubs from which to choose. Sign up for as many as you want!

Oxford Research Encyclopedias offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars.  Each of the twenty-five distinct encyclopedias cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Opening Worlds of Possibilities for All Children.

As the number one educational media brand for kids, PBS KIDS helps children ages 2-8 learn lessons that last a lifetime. For a single borrow, get seven days of unlimited access to community-based programs that give children the chance to see themselves uniquely reflected and celebrated in lovable, diverse characters who serve as positive role models.

Peterson's Test Prep (Formally Testing & Education Reference Center) helps you prepare for the future in ways never before possible. From the high school and community college students just embarking on a career path to the business veteran who wants to make a career change, the Testing & Education Reference Center provides users with in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards, preparatory entrance tests and much more. Available online practice tests include entrance exams, certification and licensing tests. 

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Pimsleur language lessons in streaming audio.  Includes English as a Second Language for:  Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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Points of View Reference Source contains 450 topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

Watch Pokémon the Series: Seasons 6-13

With the Pokémon BingePass, every episode is a gateway to adventure! Watch seasons 6-13 of Pokémon the Series for one borrow. Begin with the Ruby and Sapphire storyline (seasons 6-9), following Ash and Pikachu through Hoenn's challenges and the Kanto Battle Frontier. Or dive into the Diamond and Pearl storyline (seasons 10-13), as Ash, Pikachu, Brock, and Dawn journey through Sinnoh, facing rivals like Paul on their quest for mastery. With 380 episodes of excitement, every moment is a step closer to becoming a Pokémon Master.

Offers instant access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.  No limits on downloads. They’re yours to keep forever.

Be sure to download the PressReader app for your device. 

Select the login icon (generic avatar) in upper right corner of PressReader.com, select Library or Group as login method from Welcome popup box, and follow the prompts.

highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. 

This comprehensive resource is an essential tool for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students, providing extensive full-text coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines.

Now you can easily play a variety of brain-bending sudoku, crossword, and word games. Take a crack at 10 variations of Sudoku, 5 crossword puzzle types, and 5 word games. From “Guesstionary” and “Word Sleuth” to Stacked Sudoku and the Thomas Joseph Crossword, there’s something for kids, beginners, and seasoned experts alike. New games are added daily!

Play thousands of award-winning puzzles and games, updated daily!

Get special unlimited access to some of the best puzzles and games on the web for free! This BingePass gives you seven days of unlimited access to hit games from Puzzmo and award-winning game designer Zach Gage. Puzzmo has classic games with a twist, like: Cross|word, an approachable redesign to a classic, with hints; SpellTower, word search meets Candy Crush, but smarter; Pile-Up Poker, a strategic combo of two classic card games: solitaire and poker; and Really Bad Chess, which is regular chess but with chaos, every day is a unique and wacky board! You can also play brand new games only on Puzzmo, like: Flipart, a quick digital jigsaw puzzle; and Typeshift, an anagram game with a literal twist. BingePass gives you access to the entire Puzzmo games archive and to new games that are updated every day!

Now on Ohio Digital Library (using the Libby app or Libbyapp.com look under EXTRAS). 

Qello Concerts offers a wide range of All-Access features such as: premium and curated content, design your own Setlists, Share, social concert digital premiers, unlimited viewing on every Qello Concerts application, live Q&A sessions with artists, monthly reviews from tastemakers, and more.

This BingePass collection is perfect for curious kids. Read-Along eBooks allow young readers to explore independently or with narrator support and word highlighting. With topics like sports, animals, emotions, STEM, and more, kids can dig into the world around them at their own pace. And they can do all of this for 7 days using only one borrow.

An essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies, providing a comprehensive full-text source of content as it pertains to the topics related to and discussed in disciplines of religion and philosophy.

Resume how-to's, tips, and samples to help you create a winning resume

The Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provides a searchable interface for locating historical Maps of Ohio towns and cities. These maps were digitized from microfilm copies by Chadwyck-Healey, a Bell & Howell Information and Learning company. The searchable database is a joint project of OPLIN and OhioLINK.

STEM resources including articles, diagrams, learning modules, interactive virtual experiments, timelines, and biographies.

Science Reference Source provides easy access to a wealth of full-text, science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other reliable sources. In addition, the database includes more than 280,000 high-quality science images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.

Binge the first season of some great shows!  Currently includes:

Absolutely Fabulous (BBC)                              Leverage                                                     Leverage: Redemption

Art 21: Art in the 21st Century (PBS)               Making Stuff (PBS)

DCI Banks (BBC)                                             Midsomer Murders (BBC)

Drive Thru History: Acts to Revelations           Shakespear and Hathaway (BBC)

Finding Your Roots (PBS)                                The Librarians

The Forsyte Saga (PBS)                                  The Outpost

Inspectory Lynley Mysteries                             Wallander (BBC)

Find your next favorite books through Select Reads!  Each month a newsletter will be emailed to you highlighting selections in the category for the newsletter you have chosen.  Choose from over 30 categories including: fiction, nonfiction, mystery & thriller, romance, audiobooks, teen, children, and many more!  Sign up for your favorite categories today.

offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics.  It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly find the information they need.

Sociological Collection offers a trusted source of sociology literature, making it an essential tool for sociology and social work researchers, professionals and students. Sociological Collection covers a broad range of subjects relevant to sociology and its related disciplines.

Do you have a budding Jane Goodall, Alan Turing, or Michelangelo in the house? Fuel the passion for all things STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) with engaging books for kindergartners to preteens. Enjoy the whole collection for seven days using just one borrow and ignite a lifelong fascination!

This title is available for 7 days after you borrow it. This title is available for streaming and downloading (mobile devices only).

TeachingBooks is an ever-expanding database of digital resources about children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators. TeachingBooks strives to equitably give all readers the opportunity to deepen their understanding and joy of the books they are reading, encouraging a lifelong love of reading.

The resource collection includes author and illustrator interviews, video book trailers, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and much more.

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Seasons 1-4 of The French Chef from PBS.

Julia Child broke down walls as she became one of the first women to host a television cooking show. Now, share in Julia’s love of authentic French food and learn to cook some of her most beloved dishes from her original series. Get unlimited access to 84 episodes for seven days, all with a single borrow.

Bring story time to your home or on the go. Kids 10 months to 10 years old will love hearing stories read out loud and brought to life with illustrations and music. Use just one borrow to view The Reading Corner’s entire collection of more than 500 videos in English and Spanish. And with new story time videos added every week, there’s always more to explore!