1.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
–
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U. S. state of Ohio. As of the 2016 census estimates, the population was 1,249,352 and its county seat is Cleveland. The county is named after the Iroquoian word Cuyahoga, which means crooked river. The name is assigned to the Cuyahoga River, which bisects the county. Cuyahoga County is included in the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, former U. S. President James A. Garfield was born in what was Cuyahoga Countys Orange Township. After the discovery of the New World, the land that became Cuyahoga County was originally part of the French colony of Canada, which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory. Cuyahoga County was created on June 7,1807 and organized on May 1,1810 and it was later reduced by the creation of Huron, Lake, and Lorain Counties. It was named after the Cuyahoga River, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,246 square miles, of which 457 square miles is land and 788 square miles is water. It is the second-largest county in Ohio by total area, a portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is located in the southeastern portion of the county. Lake County Geauga County Summit County Medina County Lorain County Portage County As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,280,122 people,571,457 households, the population density was 2,800 people per square mile. There were 621,763 housing units at a density of 1,346 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 63. 6% White,29. 7% African American,0. 2% Native American,2. 6% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,1. 8% from other races, and 2. 1% from two or more races. 4. 8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16. 5% were of German,12. 8% Irish,8. 8% Italian,8. 1% Polish,5. 9% English,3. 7% Slovak and 3. 1% Hungarian, ancestries. There are also numbers of Russians, French, Arabs, Ukrainians. 88. 4% spoke English,3. 7% Spanish, and 4. 9% some other Indo-European language,7. 3% of the population were foreign-born. 32. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county, the population was out with 25. 00% under the age of 18,8. 00% from 18 to 24,29. 30% from 25 to 44,22. 20% from 45 to 64
2.
Public library
–
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries, Public libraries exist in many countries across the world and are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population. Public access to books is not new, romans made scrolls in dry rooms available to patrons of the baths, and tried with some success to establish libraries within the empire. In the middle of the 19th century, the push for public libraries, paid for by taxes. Public libraries were started with a donation, or were bequeathed to parishes, churches. These social and institutional libraries formed the base of many academic and public collections of today. The establishment of circulating libraries in the 18th century, by booksellers and publishers provided a means of gaining profit, the circulating libraries not only provided a place to sell books, but also a place to lend books for a price. These circulating libraries provided a variety of including the increasingly popular novels. Circulating libraries were not exclusively lending institutions and often provided a place for other forms of commercial activity and this was necessary because the circulating libraries did not generate enough funds through subscription fees collected from its borrowers. As a commerce venture, it was important to consider the factors such as other goods or services available to the subscribers. The Malatestiana Library, also known as the Malatesta Novello Library, is a public library dating from 1452 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna and it was the first European civic library, i. e. belonging to the Commune and open to everybody. It was commissioned by the Lord of Cesena, Malatesta Novello, the works were directed by Matteo Nuti of Fano and lasted from 1447 to 1452. In the early years of the 17th century, many famous collegiate, norwich City library was established in 1608 and Chethams Library in Manchester, which claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, opened in 1653. Claude Sallier, the French philologist and churchman, operated an early form of library in the town of Saulieu from 1737 to 1750. He wished to make culture and learning accessible to all people, the Załuski Library was built in Warsaw 1747–1795 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Roman Catholic bishops. The library was open to the public and indeed was the first Polish public library, at the start of the 18th century, libraries were becoming increasingly public and were more frequently lending libraries. The 18th century saw the switch from closed parochial libraries to lending libraries, before this time, public libraries were parochial in nature and libraries frequently chained their books to desks
3.
Accel-KKR
–
Accel-KKR is a technology-focused private equity firm with $4 billion in capital under management. The firm invests primarily in software and technology-enabled services businesses, the company has offices in Menlo Park, California, Atlanta, Georgia, and London, UK. The firm was founded in February 2000 as a partnership venture capital firm Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, one of the oldest and largest leveraged buyout firms. However, the firm operates independently of either firm since the mid-2000s, the firms Founding Partner is Tom Barnds, who is based in Menlo Park. Tom, and his co-Managing Partner Rob Palumbo, were both All-American lacrosse players at Princeton University, Accel-KKR raised $4 billion of investor commitments. The company is investing from its fifth buyout fund, a $1.3 billion fund raised in 2015, and its second minority equity fund. Companies owned by Accel-KKR include, KKR and Accel Open Atlanta Office, new York Times, July 31,2006 Accel-KKR
4.
State Library of Ohio
–
The State Library is governed by a five-member board. The Board members are appointed by the State Board of Education, under the Ohio Revised Code, section 3375.01, the State Library Board is responsible for the State Library of Ohio and a statewide program of development and coordination of library services. The State Library of Ohio was established in 1817 by Governor Thomas Worthington and it was established with the purchase of 509 books. Initially it was not used by the public but by legislators, the public was able to use the library beginning in 1853. However it was not until 1896 that people were allowed to borrow materials, in June 1927, a lack of funds caused the library to close. Due to volunteer efforts it reopened a few months later but did not have state funding until the next year, in December 2000, the State Library moved from the Ohio Departments Building into the Jeffrey Mining Corporate Center, a converted factory that produced mining machinery. Today the State Library of Ohio collaborates with state agencies. The SEO Library Center houses, maintains and supports a centralized shared catalog database that includes over 6 million items with a database of 700. The power of this consortium resides in resource sharing among consortia members allowing small and rural library systems to have access to millions of items for their patrons free of charge
5.
Westerville Public Library
–
The Westerville Public Library is a public library that serves the community of Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. As a school library, its geographic boundaries are defined by the Westerville City School District which straddles both Franklin County and Delaware County. All Ohio residents can apply for a Westerville Public Library card. As of December,2014, the library had 118,720 registered borrowers, circulated 2,102,171 items and saw 81,475 people attending library programs, the library is located at 126 South State Street, in the heart of Uptown Westerville. To access the parking lot, turn onto Library Rd from Walnut St. The library hosts events and programs for patrons of all ages, including story times, computer classes, book clubs, there were 2,343 events held in 2015. Students, faculty and staff of the schools can all receive library materials, except for art prints. 1930, The Westerville Public Library was established on December 15,1930 and was located on the first floor of the residence of Purley Baker, cora Bailey was the librarian, and within several weeks it contained 3,062 volumes and 885 registered borrowers. 1932, The library expanded to the floor of the municipal building. 1952, Jane Willson Bradford became director,1954, A new building was constructed on the current site. It boasted 41,000 volumes and 4,000 borrowers,1973, The sole trustee of the Anti-Saloon League donated to the library their headquarters, land and extensive 200,000 volume temperance collection. 1979, A levy was passed and 17,820 square feet of space was added to the library, including a meeting room. 1980s, The librarys catalog became an online computerized system in the 1980s 1988,1991 Implemented Dial-up internet access to the librarys catalog. Circulation was over 1.2 million and holdings over 200,000 volumes,1993, Westerville patrons became the first in the state to use self check-out machines. 1994, Westerville became the first public library in Ohio to offer full Internet access to patrons via the World Wide Web. 1995, Voters passed a levy by 63% for a project which added 27,000 square feet to the facility, providing space for an expanding collection, increased seating. 1997, The library was recognized as a leader in technology in 1997,1998, Two 1998 Builders Exchange Craftsmanship Awards were earned for outstanding exterior masonry work and the meticulously paneled two-story birch wall in the atrium. The expanded area included a gift shop operated by the Friends of the Library,1999, Patrons were given the ability to reserve items through the Internet and pick them up through a drive-up window
6.
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
–
Mahoning County is located 65 miles southeast of Cleveland, Ohio and 62 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2005, the library loaned more than 1.8 million items to its 122,000 cardholders, also at all branches there are computers to use, but only in certain locations are there color printing. Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County website
7.
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
–
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is a public library located in Toledo, Ohio. It has the fifth largest collection in the state and has been ranked by the Hennen American Public Library Rating as one of the top libraries in the United States, dating back to 1838, the library was Ohios first public library founded using tax money. The main library on Michigan Avenue officially opened on September 5,1940, the current system was created when the Toledo Public, Lucas County, and Sylvania Public libraries merged. In 2001, the library had an expansion and restoration. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is Ohios fifth largest public collection, because the main library holds 1.2 million reference materials, including books, DVDs, videos. The library uses AuthorityWorks cataloging and uses Federated Search to sort all of this material, however, it also contains photographs, genealogical resource materials, periodicals, family histories, obituaries, court records, and archives from the Toledo Blade. There is a floor layout with 750 thousand books resting on 95% open stacks. Almost one million resources are checked out every year by over 500 thousand patrons, currently, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is working on setting a world record for the largest shared learning experience that involves children and adults. The system also gives tours of downtown Toledo
