Research Databases

Find information about books and authors.  Search by title, author, or subject.

Use Accelerated Reader Bookfinder to search for books and corresponding AR quizzes.

Electronic books of American and English literature: poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible.

BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction - books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

Day By Day is a tool that families, caregivers, educators, and librarians can use at home, at the library, on the go, and in the classroom.  With a perpetual calendar featuring songs, activities, book suggestions, and videos, Day By Day offers resources to further develop early literacy skills that help young children prepare for, and to do better in, school.

Can't decide what to read next? Tell us what titles or genres you enjoy and we'll give you surprisingly insightful recommendations.

Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to watch on your computer, tablet, phone, or television.  With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.  It gives students, professors and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

The Ohio Digital Library provides eBooks, digital audiobooks, digital magazines, and videos to Ohio citizens.

Access books, audiobooks, videos, and magazines with your library card.  The Ohio Digital Library is a program of the State Library of Ohio and is supported in whole or in part by federal Institute of Museum and Library Services funds, awarded to the State Library of Ohio.

Search series fiction for children and adult materials.  A series is two or more books linked by characters, settings, or other common traits.