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Ohio Genealogical Society maintains a collection of Ohio resources for research.
Contains the laws, acts and legislation of the current Ohio General Assembly.
Listings for state of Ohio jobs from the Ohio Department of Development.
The Ohio History Connection, formerly Ohio Historical Society, serves as our State Archives.
Find free or low-cost legal services and resources.
Statewide resource for digitized photographs, manuscripts, newspapers and other items relating to Ohio history.
Ohio inmate information, including offense, institution, sentencing and parole status.
View the works of nearly 1,000 artists from Ohio and around the country.
Review the steps to start a nonprofit organization in Ohio.
Research business name availability or search company filings.
Access Learning Express to take online courses for job skills, GED, ACT, citizenship and more.
One-stop job center serving Franklin County and surrounding counties in Central Ohio.
Career planning and exploration activities for elementary, middle and high school students.
A free website that connects employers and Ohio job-seekers.
A directory of U.S. online death indexes listed by state and county.
Information exploring all sides of a wide variety of social issues.
Opposing Viewpoints explores all sides of today’s social issues. It includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more.
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Read your favorite magazines, right on your desktop or device.
Overdrive and Libby, Overdrive's library reading app, offer anytime, anywhere access to digital magazines.
Find your favorite eBooks and eAudiobooks for teens.
Overdrive and Libby, Overdrive's library reading app, offer anytime, anywhere access to eBooks and audiobooks for teens.
Provides the meaning and history of hundreds of thousands of words from the English language.
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