Akron-Summit County Public Library
Audio Visual Services
60 S. High Street, Akron, OH 44326
Monday-Thursday 9-9, Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 1-5.
Phone 330-643-9015. We created this page to better serve you by keeping you informed of the services we provide, the new materials that we purchase, the events we sponsor, and relevant news to our department. Please visit the Library's homepage at http://www.akronlibrary.org
School’s back in session and every student knows what that means: tons of homework and reading assignments! Things can get pretty hectic for students, but not to worry… Audio Visual Services is on the job! Is there a book that needs to be read for a particular class… by next week? No problem. AVS offers a large assortment of classic and popular books on CD as well as downloadables too, making reading assignments both convenient and enjoyable. Just imagine the possibilities: Going about life’s daily activities, perhaps driving to your next class while the book reads to YOU. Need additional help in math, history, and science? No problem. Check out the department’s vasy array of DVDs and VHS on these very subjects. There’s even a collection of audio and video materials for those struggling with a foreign language. After taking advantage of all AVS has to offer, one will find that they have extra time to spare. So, go ahead and take a load off with a good movie or CD also found in AVS… you deserve it!
Travel the world without spending a dime! Audio-Visual Services has a large selection of travel items in both DVD/video and audio formats. You can enjoy television favorites Samantha Brown, Rick Steves and Rudy Maxa as they guide you through exotic locales. Pick your transportation and journey by boat, train or bike! Explore Europe’s classic architecture, Ohio’s Hocking Hills or China’s Great Wall. It’s all waiting for you in Audio-Visual Services!
We would like to thank all of you for your support. The Ohio Legislators have heard you. We would also like to thank them for listening. Please go to the following link for updates about Ohio library funding as the budget process continues. http://www.olc.org/SaveOhioLibraries.asp
The library offers the latest bestsellers on Compact Disc. Browse our well-stocked collection of fiction and nonfiction titles. We have mysteries, romance, westerns, inspirational, and more. And we offer a wide variety of nonfiction topics such as self help, history, biographies, and learn a foreign language. You can even reserve your favorite authors online!
Many of us enjoy listening to books on compact disc and cassette tape, but did you know the library also offers downloadables? Through our web site, you can download Audiobooks and eBooks to most PC’s and other compatible devices. We are pleased to introduce the addition of MP3 Audiobooks to our collection. This new format can be used with the iPod®, iPhone™, the iPod Shuffle and virtually any MP3 player.
Akron Summit County Public Library also offers the Playaway at its branches as well as Children and Teen departments at Main Library. The Playaway is a device with a complete book already installed on it. You listen to the book with ear buds or headphones (which you provide). If you want to listen to the Playaway while driving, you can use an FM tuner with the Playaway. Your audiobook will play through your car’s speakers either by using an FM tuner with an older car, or if you have a newer car with a USB port, by using a USB cable to connect the Playaway.
Are you looking for something the entire family can enjoy this summer for free? Come join us on Monday evenings in June at the Main Library Auditorium for classic and current animated films. Auditorium doors open at 6:00 P.M. Click on the link below for the flyer.
Come join us May 5th @ 7 P.M. in the Auditorium at Main Library for a grand performance by the Hausmann Quartet. They will perform the Haydn String Quartet No. 26 in G minor, Op.20 No.3, the Rorem String Quartet no. 4, and the Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major. The Quartet will also perform musical selections to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Here is an example of their exquisite playing of the 1st movement of Schumann’s String Quartet No. 3. This program is free and open to the public! Parking is free in the High and Market deck after 6pm. Call the Audio Visual Services department at 330-643-9015 if you have any questions. You may also like to visit the Hausmann Quartet website at http://www.hausmannquartet.com
Want to find out more about jazz music but don’t know where to begin? Come visit the Audio Visual Services division. We carry thousands of jazz CDs from performers including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, and many more. In the mood to watch a movie instead? No problem. Check out feature films with a jazz theme including Young Man With A Horn and Stormy Weather or a documentary like the Ken Burns’ Jazz series. The best part of all is that it’s free! Visit our library website at http://www.akronlibrary.org to search our catalog for more information.
Want to find out more about jazz music but don’t know where to begin? Come visit the Audio Visual Services division. We carry thousands of jazz CDs from performers including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, and many more. In the mood to watch a movie instead? No problem. Check out feature films with a jazz theme including Young Man With A Horn and Stormy Weather or a documentary like the Ken Burns’ Jazz series. The best part of all is that it’s free! Visit our library website at 