Online Tutorials
Consumer Information
Identity theft, product ratings, vehicle values, recalls and credit are topics on which most consumers could use advice. This tutorial has links to consumer websites, periodicals, a health related database, and relevant circulating books and reference guides. Go to tutorial.
Finding People and Businesses
Are you planning a family reunion or updating your address book? Looking for an old Army buddy? Wondering who was the first owner of the old house you live in? Maybe you're wondering what company produces Cover Girl cosmetics. Do you need to know what companies in North Carolina make bed frames? Or, you're looking for a job in Ohio and need contact information for large manufacturing companies that might hire you. Try this guide to resources that may help you. Go to tutorial.
Grants for Individuals
Not all grants go to nonprofit organizations. There's money available for small businesses and for financing college education. Buying or repairing a home is possible if you can get the funding. People wanting to return to the job market may find aid for additional training to attract employers. Veterans, women, and those with physical challenges might discover that there are grants specifically for people like them. Go to tutorial.
Legal Forms
The resources given in this tutorial are not a substitute for legal advice. There are links to websites where forms may be located, such as Stark County Family Court, Stark County Law Library, and Stark County Probate Court. Also listed are books that contain forms and information on common legal situations: wills, power of attorney, dissolution and divorce, child custody, grandparents' rights, landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, and corporations. Go to tutorial.
Local History
Are you curious about events, businesses, buildings, people or places in Canton/Stark County, Ohio history? This is a pointer to the library's special files, reference and circulating books on local history. In addition, there are links to the websites of the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, the Canton Preservation Society, the Ohio Historical Society, and Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook. Go to tutorial.
Locating Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles in Databases
Databases are useful when searching for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. This tutorial is designed to provide a brief introduction to searching for articles via SCDL’s databases. Go to tutorial.
Repair It Yourself
Have you ever wanted to know how to fix household or mechanical problems yourself? This tutorial directs you to the library's circulating books and reference manuals, and to databases and websites, where you can find directions and illustrations or diagrams to aid you in doing those projects. Cars, motorcycles, ATVs, or lawnmowers need repair? The library has manuals. Learn to diagnose and solve furnace or plumbing dilemmas. Never shrink again from a balky washing machine or a window that needs caulking. Go to tutorial.
Researching a Medical Condition
When you or someone you know has a health concern, your best resource is the physician. The library cannot give medical diagnoses or advice. However, this tutorial will offer you a path to finding reliable, current material on diseases and conditions, signs and symptoms, medical tests, medications, surgical procedures, and courses of treatment. Included are reference and circulating books, journals and layman's magazines, databases, and websites. Go to tutorial.
Tax Forms for Individuals
Income taxes can be intimidating. The library can help. This is a resource for answers to tax questions and tax forms for federal, state and Canton City taxes. Go to tutorial.