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Need help with a personal finance issue? Make an appointment to speak one-on-one with a counselor from the Financial Empowerment Center, a program of the City of Akron in partnership with United Way.
Financial coaching focuses on credit score improvement; debt reduction; increased saving and asset building; and access to banking. All financial coaching services, including credit report analysis, are provided free of charge to any adult living in Summit County regardless of income level.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Business & Personal Finance |
TAGS: | Money Smart Week | home buying | credit score | bankruptcy |
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.