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HealthCare.gov
Find health coverage and learn about the Affordable Care Act.
HelpNow
Online homework help, including tutoring, writing assistance and test prep. We recommend Chrome or Firefox.
HelpNow provides an impressive suite of resources and services to help students accomplish their schoolwork. Live online tutoring in a variety of subjects is available 2:00 - 11:00 PM each day and is available in Spanish for many subjects. The resource also provides lessons, videos, practice tests and more.
HeritageQuest
Comprehensive mix of resources, records and tools geared to African American genealogy.
HeritageQuest is an award winning resource that allows users to search census records, books, serials, maps and other historical records to trace your genealogy. Records are included for 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
Hispanic Life in America
Discover the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans in the news media.
Hispanic Life in America is a digital archive of primary source documents related to Hispanic American life. This collection is sourced from more than 17,000 global media outlets, including over 700 Spanish-language or bilingual publications, dating from 1704 to today.
Hobbies and Crafts Source
Provides detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas for virtually every hobby enthusiast.
Hobbies and Crafts Source provides full-text articles from leading hobby and craft magazines to satisfy hobby enthusiasts. Content Includes: Full text for nearly 2,000 magazines and books, 720+ videos, 180+ hobby profiles, and 10,000+ recipes.
Home Improvement Source
Provides detailed “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
Home Improvement Source features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and videos of popular home repair projects. Content Includes: 130+ full-text reference books, 40+ full-text magazines and trade publications, 35,000+ images not available anywhere else online, and nearly 100 videos of popular home repair projects.
Hoopla
Borrow free digital video, music, and audiobooks with your library card.
Hoopla is a digital content provider that allows users to access an enormous selection of comics, audiobooks, music, movies and televsion shows. Content is always available so there is no waiting to borrow items. Hoopla offers over a million titles and features content in 90 different languages.
Indeed Online Resume Builder
Quickly create your resume with Indeed’s guided free resume builder.
Jewish Gen
Records, tools and resources for learning about Jewish genealogy.
JobNow
Online job assistance, including professional resume review and interview preparation. We recommend Chrome or Firefox.
JobNow provides live job assistance daily from 2pm - 11pm. The resource also includes helpful features like career assessments, nationwide and local job search engines, and award-winning resume creator software.
Kanopy
Stream classic cinema, indie films and documentaries.
Kanopy features over 30,000 movies and documentaries including the Criterion Collection, PBS, Green Planet and many more. View on your PC or use the Kanopy app on mobile devices or cast content via Chromecast, Apple TV or Roku. Kanopy also offers the Kanopy Kids collection for younger library users.
Library Literature and Information Science
Database covering essential library and information science journals, includes full text and abstracts.
Library of Congress
Digitized documents, photographs and other items relating to United States history.
LinkedIn Learning for Library
Access online courses from experts on business, web, job searching, photography and more.
Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning for Library features 16,000+ professional courses from experts on a wide range of topics. Users can earn certificates which can be posted to their LinkedIn profiles for potential employers. Learn skills you need to succeed in your current role or take your first steps toward something new.
Literary Reference Source
Information on thousands of authors and their works including plot summaries, criticisms, biographies and more.
Literary Reference Source provides users with information on thousands of authors and their works across time and literary discipline. Access nearly 100,000 liteary criticism articles, 693,000+ book reviews, author biographies, interviews, short stories and poems.
Literature Reference Library
Reference library of eBooks on novels, poetry, drama and other types of literature for students.
Literature Reference Library provides access to a number of full-text, literature related ebooks hosted by Gale. All titles can be read online and many allow users to download, share, link and print chapters.
LivePlan
Create a business plan with resources and guidance to assist the process.
LivePlan is a subscription business planning resource available to library customers, for a six-week time period. During this time, you will have access to all of the resources needed to create your business plan. At the end of the 6-week period, you can download your business plan for future reference.
At times, there may be a waiting list for access to LivePlan. In this case, the librarian will let you know when it will be available.
Before starting a business plan, it is recommended that customers develop a solid business concept, be able to describe their target customer(s) and do some basic industry research. If you need support to complete this research, please contact our business librarian at business@columbuslibrary.org.
To get started with LivePlan, please click Access Now button to provide the information in the Contact the Business Librarian form.
Living Wills – Ohio
Download Ohio’s Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney forms with instructions.
LSS 211 Central Ohio
Connecting residents in Franklin County with up-to-date information about social, health and government services.
Mango Languages
Self-directed instruction for over 70 languages, including English for speakers of over 20 languages.
Mango Languages prepares learners for realistic conversations and communication in over 70 world languages. A blend of the right content at the right time, with intelligent algorithms and native-speaker audio, and powered by proven methodologies, Mango’s adaptive learning process evolves to your progress and unique learning behaviors, preparing you to start the conversation with confidence.
MarketScope Advisor
Explore market commentary, news, investment research and analysis, including industry surveys and stock reports.
MarketScope Advisor from CFRA provides essential analytical tools that will help you stay on top of changes in the markets so you can make informed investment decisions, track strategies to maximize returns, and discover clear investment insights.
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