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Free Class: Patents and Trade Secrets for Entrepreneurs
Thursday, Feb. 27 | 6:30 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Meeting Room 3A)Are you interested in protecting your intellectual property? Join an information session to learn about different types of intellectual property – with a focus on patents and trade secrets – and how to register and enforce your rights.
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Black Heritage Collection Spotlight: Mother’s Legacy Panel
Saturday, March 1 | 12 p.m.
Virtual (click below to register) and in person at Main Library (Auditorium)Join our Black Heritage Special Collections Librarian Nicole Sutton for this month’s afternoon talk about Black History in Columbus. We’ll have a conversation with special guests using photographs and materials from the library’s digital collection, My History, to give context to the past. After the program, in-person audience members can ask questions during a special reception with light refreshments.
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Tools and Resources
We have tools and resources to help you navigate your job search on our Job & Career Help page.
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Don’t forget: Our meeting rooms are free to reserve with your library card, plus we have small study rooms available with two-hour limits. Manage your existing reservations here.
Library Services
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Join us for Storytime!
Our Storytimes help families with little ones of all ages get Ready for Kindergarten! Click below to see the schedule at the library location nearest you.
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Authors at the Library
We’re bringing you authors you love plus up-and-coming authors to discover.
Teachers and
Homeschool Parents:
Sign Up Your Class for Winter Reading Challenge Jan. 6-Feb. 28.
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Teachers and
Homeschool Parents:
Sign Up Your Class for
Winter Reading Challenge
Jan. 6-Feb. 28.
Stop in any location for details.
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