Use this guide to locate resources, services, and material in the Main Library. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, give us a call (513-369-6900) or send us an email!
A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z
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| Administrative offices | 3rd floor, North Building |
| Almanacs | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Art auction guides | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Artist (Cincinnati) files | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Assistive services | PCs with Zoomtext: TechCenter · Information and Reference · Genealogy and Local History · Magazines and Newspapers · TeenSpot · Homework Central Motorized scooters: Security Office, Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building, 513-369-6987 TTY telephone: 1st floor, North Building |
| Atlases | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| ATM machine | Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building |
| Audio books | CD and cassette: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Downloadable: Available online |
| Auto price guides | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Auto repair manuals | Information and Reference, 1st floor, South Building Also online |
| Aquarium | next to Circulation Desk, 1st Floor, North Building |
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| Biographies | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building · Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building · Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st floor, North Building Also online |
| Books on tape or CD | See Audio books |
| Bookstore | See Friend’s of the Public Library Gift Shop |
| Braille | See Visually Impaired Services |
| Building codes | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Bus schedules | Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building |
| Business annual reports | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Business directories | Current year: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building All other years: Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
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| Café | Mezzanine, South Building |
| Careers | See Jobs |
| Cemetery records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Census records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Census statistics | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Change | Circulation Desk, 1st floor, South and North Building |
| Church records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Check-out machines, self-serve | Circulation, 1st floor, South Building Circulation, 1st floor, North Building Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Children’s services | Children’s Learning Center, 1st floor, North Building |
| Cincinnati and neighborhood histories | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Cincinnati Opera archives | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Cincinnati ordinances (historic) | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Cincinnati tourist information | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| City Council information | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| City directories | Current year: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building All other years: Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building See also Haines directory |
| Civil Service test information | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Cliffs Notes | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| College search information | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Compact discs | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st floor, North Building |
| Computer PCs | See Technology |
| Consumer Reports | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Cookbooks | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Copiers | Black and white: Information and Reference · Magazines and Newspapers · Genealogy and Local History · Children’s Learning Center Color: Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Copy cards | See Vendacard |
| Copyright | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Cost of living indexes (Consumer Price Index) | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Criss-cross directory | See Haines Directory |
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| Demographic information | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Dewey decimal guide | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Diaper changing areas | All public restrooms |
| Dictionaries | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Donations (books, audiovisual material, etc.) for the Friends of the Public Library | Walnut Street entrance, 1st floor, South Building |
| Drive thru window | South side of 9th street between Walnut Street and Vine Street |
| DVDs (movies, documentaries, etc.) | Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
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| Encylopedias | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Homework Central, 1st floor, North Building Also online |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) | Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Exhibit space | Atrium, 1st floor, South Building |
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| Family histories | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Federal despository material | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Fiction | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
| Fiction in other languages | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
| First aid | Security Office, Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building |
| Foreign genealogy | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Foreign languages (material on learning other languages) | Print: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Audiovisual: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Foreign trade statistics | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Freedman’s Bureau Records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Friends of the Public Library Gift Shop | Mezzanine, South Building, 513-369-6920 |
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| Genealogy | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Globes | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED) | Print study guides: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Video study guides: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Practice test information: Contact Kathy Scahill 513-369-4570 Also online |
| Gift shop | See Friends of the Public Library Gift Shop |
| Government documents | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Grants (from nonprofit foundations and the federal government) | Grants Resource Center, Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Graphic novels | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
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| Haines Directory | Current year: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building All other years: Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Health information | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Hearn Collection | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| High school yearbooks | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Holds pickup | Circulation, 1st floor, South Building |
| Homebound services | Outreach Services 513-369-6963 |
| Homework help | Homework Central, 1st floor, North Building Also online |
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| Inland Rivers Collection | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Interlibrary loan | To place an interlibrary loan call: 513-369-6933 More information available online |
| Internal Revenue Service | See Tax information and forms |
| Internet | See Technology or WiFi |
| Investment newsletters | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
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| Jobs | General employment information: Career Resource Center, Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
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| Kids | See Children’s services and Homework help |
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| Large print books | Browsing: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Also available via Outreach Services (513-369-6963) |
| Law | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Legal forms | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Literacy programs | Contact Kathy Scahill 513-369-4570 |
| Literary criticism | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Local and neighborhood histories | See Cincinnati and neighborhood histories |
| Lost and found | Security Office, Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building, 513-369-6987 |
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| Magazines | Magazines to check-out: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Magazines to browse: Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building Also online |
| Manga | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building |
| Maps | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Meeting rooms | 2nd and 3rd floor, South Building. To reserve call 513-369-3173 |
| Mergent manuals | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Microforms | Magazines and Newspapers: Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building Census records and historical books: Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Military records and regimental histories | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Morningstar | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Movies | Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Music (recorded) | Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Music scores, sheet music | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Mysteries | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
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| Newspapers (historical and current) | Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building Local newspaper index available online |
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| Obituaries | Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building See also Genealogy |
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| Parking | Physically handicapped spots available in the North Building parking lot Additional information available online |
| Passenger ship records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Passports | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Additional information available online |
| Patents | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Physician’s Desk Reference | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Plantation records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Plays | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Poetry indexes | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Property ownership records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
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| Rare book collections | Cincinnati Room, Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Reader’s advisory | Popular Library, 1st floor, North Building |
| Reading Garden | 1st Floor, South Building |
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| Sanborn maps | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Scholarships | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Available online |
| Schomberg Collection | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Science fair research | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
| Science fiction | Adult: Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building Teen: TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building Kids: Children’s Learning Center, 1st Floor, North Building |
| Security Office | Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building |
| Sheet music | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Small business | Small Business Resource Center, Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Songs | See Music |
| State and county histories | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
| Stock prices | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Study guides/test books | Career Resource Center, Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Study areas | Adjacent to Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Adjacent to Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building Adjacent to Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building |
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| Tax information and forms | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Additonal information available online |
| Technology | TechCenter, 2nd floor, South Building Printing available for 15 cents per page (Library card or Vendacard required) Guide to software available in the department Library Internet Use Policy |
| Teen | TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building |
| Telephone directories | Current year: Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building All other years: Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building See also Haines Directory |
| Telephones | Walnut Street Entrance, 1st floor, South Building 1st floor, North Building |
| Tests (educational and professional) | Career Resource Center, Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Tours of the Main Library | Call 513-369-3173 |
| Trademarks and trade names | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Travel books | Information and Reference, 3rd floor, South Building Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
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| Value Line | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Vendacard | Vendacard machines available in Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building · Magazines and Newspapers, 2nd floor, North Building · TechCenter, 2nd floor, South Building |
| Veterans History Project | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building Also online |
| Videos, DVDs, CDs | Popular Library, 1st floor, South Building |
| Visitor information | See Cincinnati tourist information |
| Visually impaired services | Available via Library for the Blind (513-369-6999) |
| Vital records | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
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| WiFi | Available through Cincinnati Bell Additional information available online |
| Wills (forms) | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building Also online |
| Word processing | Technology Center, 2nd floor, South Building · TeenSpot, 2nd floor, North Building |
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| Yearbooks | Genealogy and Local History, 3rd floor, South Building |
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| Zip code directories | Information and Reference, 2nd floor, South Building |
