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Teen Financial Literacy Program

The Library was  awarded a $57,853 grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association as part of the nationwide Smart investing@your library® program.

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Funding for Afterschool Edge Computers

The Library Foundation recently received a a $10,000 grant from the Sutphin Family Foundation to purchase AfterSchool Edge computers.

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passing the
torch

For more than 150 years, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has been an essential public resource contributing to millions of personal success stories and to the success of the community. Our legacy of innovative programs, embracing technology and reach beyond our walls to serve our community has been a glowing example of excellence, admired by other communities throughout the nation.

lighting
the fires

It's easy to think of libraries as places and things: buildings, shelves, books, computers, CDs, DVDs, etc. But the truth is, libraries are so much more. For many of us, libraries were among the first places where we connected to ideas bigger than ourselves. Where we heard stories, researched subjects, discovered new material and let our imaginations take us to places beyond our situations. Whether we knew it or not, libraries were lighting the fire and feeding the burning drive to do, see and be something more.