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On June 28, 1989, library trustees voted to change the name of the library from Public Library of Columbus and Franklin County to Columbus Metropolitan Library. [13] Since it initially opened, the Main Library has undergone four major renovations and expansions to accommodate the city's increasing population, in the 1950s, 1961, 1990–1991 ...
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The library building was proposed as early as 1901 when the public used a reading room in Columbus's city hall. In 1903, Andrew Carnegie largely funded its construction, making it a Carnegie library. The library was designed by Albert Randolph Ross in the Beaux-Arts style, using white Vermont marble. The building opened in 1907.
It is the university's largest library and houses its main stacks, special collections, rare books and manuscripts, and many departmental subject libraries. The library was originally built in 1912, and was renovated in 1951, 1977, and 2009. It is named in honor of the university's fifth president, William Oxley Thompson.
The library was designed by Philip Johnson as part of a three building project on campus. [3] The newly constructed library opened in January 3rd, 1993. [ 4 ] In 2011, Music and dance collections were added to the library's collection which resulted in it being renamed 18th Avenue Library.
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In 1989, Karen Jackman Ashton, President of the Friends of the Orem Public Library, was looking for projects to promote community involvement in the Library. Ashton has been volunteering at the Library for years, presenting Storytime for preschoolers and helping with other Children's Library programs.