Educational Services
We have a number of amenities to make your visit to the library a productive experience.
All MCDL library locations have free, filtered wireless Internet access available. Not at the library but need Internet access? Borrow a Wi-Fi Hotspot. Read our Internet policy.
Desktops & Laptops
Every MCDL location has public computers available for use with your library card number. Medina and Brunswick libraries also have Apple Mac minis which have the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Need a library card? It's free for Ohio residents, so get a free library card.
Study Rooms
The Medina, Brunswick and Lodi libraries offer study rooms for use by the public. They provide a quiet atmosphere in which to study or work. Check at the reference desk in those libraries for reservations or to sign in.
Cables
Forget a cable or your charger? Ask at one of our Reference desks and check out one with your library card.
Students
Search newspapers and scholarly articles on a wide-ranging scope of topics. Take an online course to sharpen your skills. These resources are available 24/7. Don't have a library card and just need access to our online databases? Get an eCard.
Offers links for scholarships for Medina County residents of all ages.
Information page offering links for prospective students about financial information, textbooks, rankings and more.
Search our listing of upcoming classes to learn how to use software (like Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Office) and more.
MCDL offers proctoring services at all locations. Please contact your local branch for more information regarding proctoring.
Teachers & Parents
It’s never too early to begin reading to your child. Research shows that children who are read to at an early age have better language skills and a larger vocabulary when they begin school. Our storytimes help your young child become ready to read. Your child will have a great time at our storytimes while we also reinforce six key pre-reading skills. We’ll show you how to help your child’s early literacy development from infancy through the preschool years. Storytime sessions run for five weeks and are held four times per year.
In order to help your students out, let us know of any upcoming assignments in advance. This will allow us to pull in additional books for your students to check out. Fill out the Educator Request Form.
Educator Sets provide multiple copies of a single title to educators, librarians, and others interested in sharing literature with young people. Dozens of titles are available for grade levels K through 12.
Our page devoted to promoting early literacy for the little ones of Medina County. Our Children's Librarians provide resources and programs to support parents who are their children's first teachers.
Share the joys of life-long reading and learning with children with MCDL's Early Literacy Kits! Each Kit contain books, activities, and toys related to a theme. Dozens of unique themes are available. Kits are great to use at home or in the classroom. Click here for more information and to reserve a kit.
These cards allow you to keep most materials out for a longer amount of time. Ask at the circulation desk for more information and an application form or apply via our online form.
If you need several books on a certain topic for your classroom to use, let the Library help. Fill out the Educator Request Form online, or ask at your local library branch.
Tours
Staff at your local MCDL branch enjoy giving tours! Make arrangements for a visit with your group today.
Educational Toys
Play is an important part of child development and MCDL has made toys and learning environments available in each branch. Come to the library with your child and experience them together.
Each library has a heat-sensitive picture board which will reveal a scene with the heat from your child’s hand. Talk about what you see in the picture.
Some libraries have puppet theaters and puppets available for you and your child to use your imagination to make up stories and events. Make-believe play helps make real readers!
Some libraries also have magnetic letter or number panels. Your child can spell out his/her name or identify letters and numbers. Many libraries have spinners, mazes or gears on wall panels or floor toys. Hand-eye coordination and tracking objects are pre-reading skills that benefit your child. Making large circles or movements that cross the mid-line of your child’s body are important developmental tasks that will help with writing later on.
The train tables at each library encourage cooperation and sharing as well as encouraging imaginative play.
MCDL also has a set of large floor toys that rotate between the libraries. Check the children’s area of your library often to see what’s new.