DATABASES + TOOLS
Need information? Look no further. From history to health and languages to law, we have more than 50 different databases offering free, reliable, current information. Please note, some databases require your library card and PIN to access outside the Library. Explore all databases.
ATTENTION: Since our Libraries reopened on July 7, the second and third floors of the Main Library have remained closed - but that’s changed. Effective Aug. 4, you’ll be able to browse the adult nonfiction and fiction collections, visit TeenEdge, or have a seat in the Great Reading Room. All meeting rooms and tutor rooms remain unavailable at this time. Local history collections in The Dayton Room can be accessed by appointment only. Call 937.463.2665 and ask for The Dayton Room to schedule a visit, or email history@DaytonMetroLibrary.org.
THE DAYTON ROOM at the Main Library, houses more than 200 years of historical materials about Dayton, Montgomery County and the Miami Valley area. The Collection includes books, photographs, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, maps, manuscripts, postcards, videos and more. Many of our historic images can also be found in Dayton Remembers, our online digital image database. Flatbed and cradle scanners in The Dayton Room are available to help you digitize your own family documents, photos and history. The Dayton Room is located on the 2nd Floor of the Main Library.
Ancestry - (Use at home through December.)
Dayton Daily News 1898-1922
Dayton Daily News 1990-Present
Dayton Obituary and Genealogy Database
Dayton Remembers: Image Collection
Fold3
Heritage Quest
Ohio Death Certificate Index
Ohio Memory
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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