UAPL Services for Teachers

Teacher Cards

Any full-time or part-time teacher living or working in Upper Arlington can apply. This privilege extends to homeschoolers and those teaching in a public, private or parochial school. Teachers are responsible for the replacement cost of any lost or damaged items.

Loan periods:

  • Books and audiobooks circulate for 28 days
  • CDs circulate for 14 days
  • DVDs circulate for 7 days

Eligible items autorenew up to 10 times. Items reserved by other patrons or that have reached their renewal limit will not renew.

Stop by any UAPL location to apply. Please bring proof of teaching employment, such as a recent pay stub, or approval letter from school district for current homeschooling year.
The teacher card is to be used for classroom items only.

Custom Material Selections

Our experienced youth staff would like to help you find materials for your classroom. In order to serve you better, please note the following guidelines:

  • Custom Material Selections are available only to patrons with teacher cards.
  • Staff require 5 business days to gather your materials.
  • Your collection will be available for pick-up 5 days after the day of your request. If you would like to have your collection available on a later date please set a future date below.
  • Requests may be placed up to two weeks in advance.
  • Your collection will be held at the Customer Service department for 3 days. You will find your collection on the "Custom Material Selections" reserve shelf near the alphabetized holds.
  • You may place one collection at a time, and as soon as the first is picked up we can start working on another.
  • Any number of subjects may be requested for a collection, but the total number of books in a collection will be 30 books or less.
  • We would be happy to include up to 5 specific titles.
  • Seasonal/Holiday items are limited to 5 items and are subject to availability.
  • Online Custom Material Selections requests are available at Lane Road Branch and Tremont Road Branch only.

Discovery Kits

Discovery Kits are perfect for preschool and early elementary classrooms. Each themed box contains five books and a variety of music, extension activities, games, and more. Some sample themes are dental health, Ohio, colors, transportation and ecology. Find Discovery Kits in our catalog.

Online Databases

With your library card, you have access to a variety of resources that can assist you with lesson planning and student research needs.

  • Novelist K-8 Plus can help you search for books by lexile, genre, and interest level. Don't have time to read them all? Print book talks and book lists.
  • Gale Presents: Peterson's Test and Career Prep offers resources for academic and occupational planning, including test prep and tutorials for ACT, SAT, GRE, TOEFL, exams in civil services, licensing exams, and more. Also includes resources for college readiness, job search, and professional development.
  • CultureGrams has a wealth of knowledge for geography/cross-cultural studies.
  • Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints and Pop Culture Universe are great starting points for current events.
  • BookFlix and Tumblebook Library are perfect places for young students to practice their reading skills and comprehension. Students can read picture books and/or have the computer read to them. Many BookFlix titles have comprehension questions or activities available.

Take a few minutes and browse through our subject headings at the top of the database page. We are sure you will find many other resources that can be of use to you and your students.

Digital Downloads

The library has a wide variety of FREE downloadable ebooks and audio books for most electronic devices. Visit our Digital Downloads site or call our Media Services department for more details.