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Columbus Metropolitan Library Whitehall Branch, 4371 E Broad St, in 1999

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 9, 2010 - 11:42am
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Construction contract let 4/10/1958. Originally opened on February 2, 1959, the Whitehall Branch was remodeled and a 2,400 square foot addition was added in 1993. Area residents attended the re-dedication party on June 14, 1993. The original Branch, known as Town & Country Library, opened at 53 Town Road on 10/2/1950.

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The second Northside Branch Library, 1100 N High St in 1940

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 9, 2010 - 10:44am
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By 1940 it was evident that a branch library was needed to serve the area between downtown and the university district. Shown here is the second Northside Branch Library. The first branch opened at 944 N. High St. on 5/21/1940 and moved to this location 12/22/1958.

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This was the first Northside Branch Library, 944 N High St.

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 9, 2010 - 10:39am
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It opened on May 21, 1940. The branch was moved to 1100 N. High St. in 1958.

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Reynoldsburg Branch, 1402 Brice Rd

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 3, 2010 - 3:54pm
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Reynoldsburg Library, one of Columbus Metropolitan Library's regional branches, has grown with the community. Pictured here is the facility built in 1980, enlarged in 1989, and rededicated on April 29, 1990. The first branch opened at 7094 East Main Street 9/14/1964.

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Northern Lights Branch, 3431 Cleveland Ave.

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 3, 2010 - 1:38pm
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North Linden residents used this Northern Lights Branch 1956-1977. Facility moved to 3401 Cleveland Avenue, 4/4/77 and then to 4093 Cleveland Avenue, 8/30/93.

Source: Library file photos

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

Submitted by columbuslibrary... on August 2, 2010 - 2:53pm
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The front of the original Main (Carnegie) Library, 96 S. Grant Avenue, as it appeared until the present day fountain and statue of Peter Pan was installed. The fountain was dedicated May 18, 1928.

Source: Library file photo.

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Storytime on the Village Green, 1940

Submitted by Scott Gowans on February 28, 2010 - 1:37pm
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Librarian Dorothy Grove Fouts of Worthington Public Library conducts a storytime for children on the Village Green in front of the James Kilbourne Memorial Library during the summer of 1940. Miss Fouts was the first trained librarian to work for Worthington Public Library. She joined the staff in 1937 as a cataloger and became director in 1938. Library service began in Worthington as a subscription library in 1803 when the settlers brought a collection of books with them, known as the Stanbery Library.

Contributor: Worthington Libraries

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