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• Five locations, plus a Bookmobile throughout our service area: Elyria City School District & the Keystone School Distrit

• Information help by phone and e-mail

• A collection of more than 385,000 library materials

• Books-By-Mail for those who qualify

• Books, magazines and newspapers

• Homework Help twice a week with two retired teachers— free at the West River Library

• Audio Visual Materials including fiction and non-fiction Videos-VHS or DVD format

• Project: READ ~ an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America ~ Volunteer to be a tutor or join the program as a student

• New movie releases are available here the same day they arrive in the video stores!

• Free downloadable media offerings through CLEVNET

• Music CDs ~ from alternative to country, gospel to movie soundtracks

• Free Monthly Computer Classes

• An extensive foreign film collection in VHS & DVD format

www.KnowItNow.org use your computer to get the answers you need now with a live online information service, 24 hours a day

• Wednesday afternoon@ the Movies at the West River Library

www.HomeworkNow.org use your computer to get live online homework assistance, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week

• Various Film Festivals throughout the year at the West River Library

• The Miller Room ~ available for public use by non-profit organizations

• Book Discussion Groups for all age groups

• Computer Access to other northeast Ohio libraries’ catalogs through ClevNet

• Books on Tape and CDs

• Equal access for those with disabilities

• Special programs for Children ~ age specific story times to world-renowned entertainers

• Computers with Free Internet Access—ID or library card required

• BookFLIX—an online literacy resource for children accessed through our website

• Free WiFi at Central and West River Branch libraries

• Curriculum helps for Home-Schoolers

• Tax Forms

• Programs for Young Adults-grades 7 through 12, including Teen Advisory Boards in Elyria and LaGrange

• Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Application Forms

• Adult Programs covering topics from educational to entertainment, and health to hobbies

• Golden Buckeye Cards

• Vocational and College information

• Summer Reading Programs for all ages ~ read books, win prizes!

• NewspaperArchive.com —accessed through our website

• Professional Librarians trained to help you find what you need—for school, for work, for entertainment!

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