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This class will introduce you to the main features of Ancestry Library Edition.
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9030.
With over 11,000 databases and billions of images, Ancestry is the premier online genealogy resource--and it's available to you for free within any ASCPL location.
Registration required. For more information contact the Special Collections Division: 330-643-9030 or email us at speccollections@akronlibrary.org.
Find a selection of books about using the Ancestry database available for check out in our catalog here.
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.