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Area Information (includes voting and tax links)

Information of local and regional interest:

Area Closings and Delays

For listings of area closings and delays, visit:

WDTN [1] for the Dayton area

WHIO [2] for the Dayton area

WLWT [3] for the Cincinnati area

Community Information

  • Franklin area websites: 
    • City of Franklin [4]
    • Deardoff Senior Center [5]
    • Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce [6]
    • Franklin Area Community Services [7]
    • Franklin Area Historical Society [8]
    • Franklin City Schools [9]
  • Carlisle area websites:
    • Carlisle Local School District [10]
    • Carlisle Chamber of Commerce [11]
    • City of Carlisle [12]
  • Springboro area websites:
    • City of Springboro [13]
    • Clearcreek Township [14]
    • Springboro Chamber of Commerce [15]
    • Springboro City Community School District [16]
  • Warren County and Ohio [17]

 

Ohio News and Weather

  • Dayton Daily News [18]
  • Dayton Channel 2 WDTN [19]
  • Dayton Channel 7 WHIO [20]
  • Cincinnati Channel 9 WCPO [21]
  • Ohio newspapers [22] has newspaper listings as well as listings for Ohio's -
    • TV Stations [23]
    • Radio Stations [24]
    • College Newspapers [25]
    • National [26] and other News sources
  • Intellicast provides Regional Radar [27]
  • The National Weather Service. [28]
  • The Weather Channel [29]

Tax Information

  • City tax forms - Carlisle [30]
  • City tax forms - Franklin [31]
  • City tax forms - Springboro [32]
  • IRS [33] (Federal) Tax Forms
  • Ohio [34] Tax Forms
  • Tax Forms from any of the 50 States [35]

Voting Information

  • Where to vote [36] in Warren County (search by voter name or address)
  • Ohio Secretary of State Voter Search [37]
  • Warren County Board of Elections [38]
  • Absentee [39] voting information
  • Sample Ballot [40] and polling location (Smart Voter by the League of Women Voters)
  • Warren County Sample Ballot [41]
  • Warren County election results [42]
  • For individuals registering for the first time you need to fill out the written voter registration form. You can pick up a form at either library location or you can complete a form online [43], print it off, and mail it to your county board of elections. For a name or address change ONLY, fill out the Online Form [44].

Warren County and Ohio

  • HEAP [45] (Home Energy Assistance Program) application
  • Warren County [46]
  • Warren County Adult New Readers [47]
  • Warren County Community Services [48]
  • The State of Ohio [49]
  • WOWWORKS City Guide [50] includes information about Ohio cities and listings for many other states.
  • Find Tri-state information from OKI [51], Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. This is a good site for area demographics, statistics, elected officials, traffic counts and much more.

Ask a Librarian

The State Library of Ohio's Know It Now [52] free reference service "unite[s] the information expertise of librarians, the comprehensive resources of Ohio's public libraries and advanced technology to meet your information needs whenever you need it, wherever you are."

Homework Now [53] is "Ohio's live online homework help service."

Read This Now [54] is the State Library of Ohio's readers' service, "connecting readers & books online, any time."

Book Collections for Educators

Book Collections

Are you a teacher who needs books for your classroom?
Do you homeschool your child(ren) and need materials to assist you?
Are you leading a children’s book club and want multiple copies of a
particular title?

Download a printer-friendly BOOK COLLECTION form [55] to take
or fax to the library.

Classroom Sets/Book Club Kits

Class sets are made available on a first come, first serve basis. Before you begin your unit or topic, check out the entire class set (7 - 15 books) on your Library card. Teachers are permitted to keep the sets for four weeks, one week longer than the normal loan period. Currently, the library has class sets/book club kits of the following books:

Children Class Sets:

  • Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes - 720L
  • Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo - 610L
  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - 810L
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - 810L
  • A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin - 750L
  • Danger Along the Ohio by Patricia Willis - 840L
  • Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary - 910L
  • Dewey the Library Cat by Vicki Myron - 730L
  • Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath - 950L
  • Fighting Ground by Avi - 580L
  • Freak the Mighty by W. R. Philbrick - 1000L
  • Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan - 800L
  • Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - 760L
  • The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 940L
  • Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo - 730L
  • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary - 850L
  • The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch - 810L
  • Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare - 770L
  • Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner - 550L
  • Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz - 670L
  • The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting - 580L
  • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit - 770L
  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - 750L
  • When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Holt - 700L
  • White Fang by Jack London - 650L

* each title is labeled for its lexile measure [56]

Young Adult Book Club Kits:

  • Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - 1180L
  • Feed by M.T. Anderson - 770L
  • House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer - 660L
  • Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie - HL680L
  • Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - 690L

* each title is labeled for its lexile measure [56]

Adult Book Club Kits:

  • Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
  • Day After Night by Anita Diamant
  • Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - 850L
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - 1140L
  • Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic conversations on life with John F. Kennedy, interviews with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., 1964 by Michael Beschloss
  • Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult - 890L
  • Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
  • The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
  • Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

* some titles are labeled for its lexile measure [56]

The number of copies vary per title. We are constantly adding to this list, so please feel free to contact us [57] if you have any questions.

CLASSROOM VISITS

The children's librarian is happy to visit school classrooms for whatever you need. She can teach your students how the library works, show them how to access library databases from home, or just read a story.

REFERENCE CARTS

Is your whole class doing reports on medieval times or another big project like it? Let us know and we can create a reference cart for your students to use in the library. This ensures that the library can help all your students do the best research possible. (And prevents the first few students from checking out all the available books on the subject!)

GED and FAFSA

GED classes are offered at the Franklin Public Library. Please call Warren County GED for more information at 937-425-2987. 

The Library offers a free online database called Learning Express Library [58], which includes free ACT, SAT, and GED tests.

High school students planning on attending college within the next year should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA [59]. It can be filled out and updated on-line.

Home Schooling

The following Websites are helpful resources for individuals looking for information on home schooling.

Ohio Home Educators Network [60]           Home Schooling Organizations [61]
    Jon's Home School Resources:
Support Groups & Home Schooling Law
[62]

HOME SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO

MyHomeschoolingweb.com [63]
In this website there are many organizations listed in Ohio that are a part of home schooling. There motto is: "Home schooling organizations are intended to defend the rights of home schooling parents, supply them with information related to all the resources, books and materials, in order to achieve the best results in the home education of their children. Discover the information about home schooling organizations or support groups placed in Ohio and find the one that will help you with your home education planning."

Dayton Area Homeschoolers [64]
Contact: Ginny Risley
Email: therisleys@ameritech.net [65]
DaytonAreaHomeschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com [66]
An informal, inclusive group of homeschoolers, or those interested in learning more about homeschool, in the Dayton Ohio area. We have no religious affiliation, all are welcome. The main idea: to share info, go on field trips, teach or participate in co-op classes in all subjects, support each other in whatever method of homeschool we use. The main goal is to have fun learning with our children. Help yourself to the valuable FREE resources in the Links and Files, and check the Calendar for upcoming outings. We meet the Second Monday of every month, 7 - 9 pm, at Oakwood United Methodist Church, 206 E. Hadley Ave., Dayton OH 45419 (Corner of Shafor and Hadley, in Oakwood). No requirements to join. All are welcome! We encourage all ages to attend the very informal meetings.

Other Homeschooling Organizations not listed
in the above website:

(You need to have Microsoft Outlook 2010 Startup in order to use the emails. If you do not have the 2010 version,
you can copy and paste the email onto your personal email account.)

Homeschooling & More Support Group [67]
Contact: Jenny Oney
Email: jennyscience@juno.com [68]
Phone: (614) 861-0030
Meets every second Thursday of the month from September - April. They meet at the Methodist Church If The Redeemer, 235 McNaughten Road just east of Mount Carmel East Hospital. Our goal is to spend the first hour responding to homeschooling questions and concerns, and then dive into our scheduled speaker, activity, and book discussion. Kid's Day Out activities occur at least once a month. All homeschoolers are welcome!

Miami County Christian Home Educators of Ohio (MCCHEO)
Contact: Kim Wolf
Phone: (937) 698-0022 or
Email: WolfHomeschool@erinet.com [69]
Monthly support group meetings every third Tuesday, 7:00 pm at the Troy Nazarene Church, except June, July, August & December. Summer meeting schedule announced in May. Yearly membership fee of $15 which includes a subscription to our monthly newsletter.

North Dayton Christian Home Educators (NDCHEA) [70]
Contact: Tina Witters
Email:  tina@thewitters.com [71]
For Christian families. Our purpose is to provide support for parents who are homeschooling by encouraging them, sharing experiences in homeschooling, helping to improve instructional skills, and to provide a forum for exchange.

Parents Offering Inspiration, Nurturing, and Training (POINT)
Based in Middletown and surrounding Miami Valley area
Email: director@point-homeschool.org [72]
A Christian homeschool enrichment program currently serving over 85 families. We offer homeschool support resources including guest speakers, training workshops, a lending library, group field trips, and more. We also offer weekly classes for grades nursery - 12th grade for those enrolled in our co-op. PO Box 671, Springboro, Ohio 45066

Veritas Christian Coop [73]
Email: veritascoop@msn.com [74]
We are a Christ-centered community that produces a variety of educational and enrichment classes for homeschooling families in a safe and loving environment.

Libraries

Find an Ohio Library [75]
The State Library of Ohio [76]
Library of Congress [77]
The Internet for Librarians [78]
The Library Spot [79] lists a multitude of information resources.

The Ohio Benefit Bank

A program of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks

See if you are potentially eligible and apply for these work support programs:

  • Free Tax Filing
  • Access to Tax Credits
  • Food Assistance
  • Medical Coverage
  • Assistance with Utilities
  • and other support

Call the Ohio Benefit Bank toll-free at 1.800.648.1176 or visit the Ohio Benefit Bank website [80]. 


Source URL: http://www.franklin.lib.oh.us/comm

Links:
[1] http://www.wdtn.com/subindex/weather/closings
[2] http://www.whiotv.com/closings/index.html
[3] http://www.wlwt.com/weather/grid.html#HEARSTWX=http%3A//www.wlwt.com/weather/1690427/alerts.html%3Fqs%3D%3Bref%3D/weather/1976913%2C1428528/alerts.html%3Blongname%3DWeather%2520Alerts
[4] http://www.franklinohio.org/
[5] http://www.dsc45005.org
[6] http://www.chamber45005.org/
[7] http://www.facswarren.org
[8] http://www.franklinohmuseums.org/
[9] http://www.franklin-city.k12.oh.us/
[10] http://www.carlisle-local.k12.oh.us/
[11] http://carlisleareachamber.org
[12] http://www.carlisleoh.org/
[13] http://www.ci.springboro.oh.us/
[14] http://www.clearcreektownship.com
[15] http://www.springboroohio.org/
[16] http://www.springboro.k12.oh.us/
[17] http://www.franklin.lib.oh.us/../../../../../../warrenohio
[18] http://www.daytondailynews.com/
[19] http://www.wdtn.com/
[20] http://www.whiotv.com/index.html
[21] http://www.wcpo.com/
[22] http://www.usnpl.com/ohnews.php
[23] http://www.usnpl.com/tv/ohtv.php
[24] http://www.usnpl.com/radio/ohradio.php
[25] http://www.usnpl.com/college/ohcoll.php
[26] http://www.usnpl.com/
[27] http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalWide.asp?loc=usohct9206&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=RadarImagery&product=Radar&prodnav=none&pid=none
[28] http://weather.gov/
[29] http://www.weather.com/
[30] http://carlisleoh.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={41971493-48CC-4FAC-B20C-F4BEDABCF252}&DE={B5A0BA38-6566-4333-A750-04465120AA98}
[31] http://www.franklinohio.org/pages/tax_main.asp
[32] http://www.ci.springboro.oh.us/tax-information.html
[33] http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
[34] http://tax.ohio.gov/
[35] http://www.taxsites.com/State-Links.html
[36] http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/geninfo/search/where_to_vote/index.htm
[37] http://voterlookup.sos.state.oh.us/voterlookup.aspx
[38] http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/index.asp
[39] http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/geninfo/search/where_to_vote/absent.htm
[40] http://www.smartvoter.org/index.html
[41] http://voterfind.tzo.org/warrenoh/ballotlist.aspx
[42] http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/election_reports/search/votingresults/voting_results_publish.asp
[43] http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/autoform/vrform_autoform.aspx?page=4763
[44] http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Voters.aspx
[45] http://www.development.ohio.gov/cdd/ocs/heap.htm
[46] http://www.co.warren.oh.us/
[47] http://www.warrencountyadultnewreaders.org/
[48] http://www.wccsi.org
[49] http://www.ohio.gov/
[50] http://www.wowworks.com/wowcity/oh.htm
[51] http://www.oki.org/
[52] http://www.knowitnow.org/
[53] http://www.homeworknow.org
[54] http://www.readthisnow.org
[55] http://www.franklin.lib.oh.us/files/files/teachercollection.pdf
[56] http://www.lexile.com/fab/
[57] http://www.franklin.lib.oh.us/contact
[58] http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/index.cfm/
[59] http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
[60] http://www.ohiohomeeducators.net/
[61] http://www.h-i-o.org/orgs.php
[62] http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.html
[63] http://www.myhomeschoolingweb.com/organizations/united-states/ohio/
[64] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/daytonareahomeschoolers/
[65] mailto:therisleys@ameritech.net
[66] mailto:DaytonAreaHomeschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com
[67] http://www.homeschoolfacts.com/groups/group_pages.php/Support_Groups/Homeschooling_&_More_Support_Group
[68] mailto:jennyscience@juno.com
[69] mailto:WolfHomeschool@erinet.com
[70] http://homeschoolblogger.com/ndchea/
[71] mailto:tina@thewitters.com
[72] mailto:director@point-homeschool.org
[73] http://www.veritaschristiancoop.org/
[74] mailto:veritascoop@msn.com
[75] http://www.oplin.org/content/find-a-library
[76] http://www.library.ohio.gov/
[77] http://www.loc.gov/index.html
[78] http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/
[79] http://libraryspot.com/
[80] http://selfserve.thebenefitbank.org/ums?task=login&partner_code=4578