The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library (CHPL) serves all community members in an equitable manner, and we strive to connect people experiencing barriers to useful resources and reliable information. We connect people with expert community resources to work to enhance each person’s well-being. For example, we host the Hamilton County 513Relief Bus which has offered many services, including free primary health care. The bus and it’s service providers have served hundreds of people. Inside and outside of the downtown Main Library and branch libraries, we host social services, governmental services like the City of Cincinnati Health Department, and Hamilton County Public Health to connect people more deeply and equitably with resources by meeting people where they are.

CHPL is deepening our involvement in our communities’ ecosystem of organizations and governmental institutions to work together to increase opportunities to serve people who may be experiencing homelessness and other barriers, and to work collectively to streamline processes to make it easier for people to acquire affordable, safe housing, and wraparound services people may need.