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You've sent 35,000 emails to our legislators. Your voice has been heard by our state legislators and the Governor. The General Assembly has been deluged with emails and phone calls from library supporters.

Budget Update: Tuesday, June 30
Breaking News: The House on Wednesday took action on a weeklong continuing budget and also set a vote for Thursday on another week extension, through July 14, as Speaker Armond Budish (D-Beachwood) acknowledged discussions over slot machines were at a "stalemate." Read this article.

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Independence Day Closings The Main Library and all branches will close on Friday, July 3 at 6 p.m. and will be closed all day on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Enjoy the holiday!
Free Family Concerts at Topiary Park Columbus Jazz Arts Group are presenting free family concerts in the Topiary Park, located just behind the Main Library. Families are invited to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. (If it rains, the concert will be held inside the Main Library.) This summer series is a collaborative effort between JAG, Friends of the Topiary Park and Friends of the Library. > Full Story
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Donate to a Community Treasure
A gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps ensure the continuation of the library's services now and in the future. Individual and corporate giving opportunities are available.
Join a Passionate Group
When you join the Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, you become an advocate for CML and support its mission and programs. Recently our Friends approved a gift to support a Main Library Homework Help Center. This gift is the final amount needed to move forward with the project and it's our 6th HHC funded solely by grants and gifts. Thank you, Friends!
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Support the library by sharing your valuable work skills. We have volunteer opportunities for all ages!

BEYOND GOOGLE

Your library card is all you need to access our premium online resources! Visit our reference page to browse a list of topics and research almost anything under the sun.

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Looking for eBooks? Check out Digital Downloads to read audio books, watch movies, or listen to music, all from your PC or handheld device!
And if you want to take the library with you wherever you go online, you'll want to try out our Library Toolbar and our Catalog Plugin from the Power Tools page.