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We are pleased to present a new generation of automated library catalog that provides enhanced services to our patrons. Check it out!

You can place material you locate in the catalog on hold (reserve) using your User ID (library card number) and PIN (personal identification number).

In My Account, with your library card number and PIN, you can

• view your current library transactions
• renew checked-out materials
• change your PIN.

Get your PIN at the Circulation Desk at Main Library or Madison Branch.

Remote Access to Databases  —  Database Descriptions

High-quality subscription databases from the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) include. Select from the quick list here or see complete descriptions.

• Annals of American History Online
• Art and Architecture Database
• Biographies Plus Illustrated
• Chadwick Healy/Proquest Literature Collection
• EBSCOhost Databases
• Enciclopedia Universal en Español
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online
• NoveList
• Discoverer
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Try doing an all-in-one or meta-search using

Know It Know 24x7

Reference information. Homework help. Real time answers from real librarians. Real easy!

Utilizing a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded by the State Library of Ohio, Lakewood Public Library now offers a 24/7 virtual reference service. This online service, www.KnowItNow.org, is part of a statewide initiative that assists residents of the State of Ohio with access to information on an as-needed basis, regardless of the time of day. You now have your own librarian on call day and night, plus specialized services of tutors, nurses, a genealogy specialist, and social service agencies to satisfy your information needs. HomeworkNow is supplemented with live, online tutoring services from 2 - 10 p.m. seven days a week. This service also includes ReadThisNow, for readers seeking reading recommendations.

Here's how it works: Once logged on with your Ohio zip code, you and a librarian engage in a "chat" session. The librarian “pushes” high quality, authoritative online resources to your screen. You can watch and participate as librarians skillfully navigate the Internet to find precise answers to your questions. At the conclusion of each KnowItNow session, you will receive a complete transcript of your session via email including links to all the online resources shared during that session.

Submit a question to our ace Reference staff and receive an answer in your e-mail.

LearningExpressLibrary

Online, interactive practice tests, career building tools, and writing aides. These skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as hundreds of online interactive practice tests will prepare you for several types of exams including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany your responses so you will understand why a particular answer is correct or incorrect. Tests include instant diagnostic score to help you target those skill areas that need the most attention. To help students master the SAT and recently added essay, instant score reports provide immediate feedback on performance in each of five writing skill areas. You will set up your own account at LearningExpress Library.

LearningExpress Library is funded by the State Library of Ohio and OPLIN, with an additional Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to Libraries Connect Ohio, OPLIN working with Ohio's other library networks, OhioLINK and INFOhio.

Ohio eBook Project - login at Ohio eBook

Digital eBooks and Audio Books are available from the Ohio eBook Project. Browse and search hundreds of titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to your portable devices, or burn them onto CDs for reading and listening anywhere, anytime.

• Adobe® Reader® format (eBooks optimized for on-screen reading)
• Mobipocket Reader format (eBooks optimized for on-screen reading & transfer to an array of portable devices)
• Audio books in the OverDrive Media Console™ format

Uses the OverDrive Digital Library Reserve system. For more information about software and devices, see the Quick Start Guide. Please note: at this time, OverDrive Audio Books are not compatible with the Macintosh operating system or iPod players. Mobipocket eBooks are not compatible with the Macintosh operating system but can be used on Windows PCs and a range of portable devices.

Funded in part using LSTA funds awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the State Library of Ohio.

netLibrary - about eBooks and netLibrary - login at netLibrary

2800 full-text electronic versions of published books you can search, borrow, read, and return over the Internet. You must individually register with netLibrary before you can checkout or download eBooks from the Lakewood Public Library/OPLIN collection. For your first visit and registration, you must register from inside Lakewood Public Library. For subsequent use you can go to netLibrary from home and log in. Visit here for more information about ebooks and our collection.

Pathfinders & Resource Guides

Technology Center staff work with teachers to construct research aids for class assignments: High School, Middle School and Elementary Class Pathfinders. Local teachers are welcome to participate in this initiative to bring students together with quality information in the Library and on the Internet. Submit your request online.

Your source for links to a variety of sites that feature basic reference information is our Ready Reference page. From time to time other topics are presented: hyperlinked area schools' summer reading lists, guides for job searches, online reader's advisor, and a resource guide for terrorism are some examples.