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The Book Loft of German Village is an independent bookstore in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Opened in 1977 and described by the Columbus Business First as "iconic" and a "tourist destination", [ 1 ] the store has also been called "a national treasure" by The New York Times . [ 2 ]
The Book Thing ceased accepting new book donations, but continues to accept monetary donations via their website. Volunteers assisted with cleanup of books both for disposal and for distribution the following Saturday. [4] After a period of cash donations, fundraisers, and new books, the place was reopened in October 2017. [5]
The first public library in Columbus, the downtown reading room on the first floor of City Hall, opened on March 4, 1873, and contained 1,500 books. [3] These included 1,200 from the Columbus Athenaeum (1853-1872), [ 4 ] 358 from Columbus's high school library, and 33 from its horticultural society. [ 5 ]
Scott Woods (born January 25, 1971) is an American author and poet from Columbus, Ohio. [1]Woods is the former president of Poetry Slam Inc. and co-founded the poetry series, Writers Block. [1]
The book was named Best Book of 2008 by Time Out New York, [5] won Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year Gold Medal in Literary Fiction, [6] and was a Believer magazine Reader’s Choice Top-20 Pick. [7] 1940, award-winning novelist Jay Neugeboren's first new novel in two decades, was on the long list for the 2010 International Dublin Literary ...
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The Library is also the home of a museum dedicated to preserving and sharing Westerville’s history through its collections of national and local interest. One collection of national importance is for the Anti-Saloon League, a famous American temperance organization that was established in Oberlin, Ohio on May 24, 1893, and dissolved in 1933.
The Columbus Foundation is housed in the Old Governor's Mansion at 1234 E. Broad St., built in 1904. Also known as the Ohio Archives Building or as the Charles H. Lindenberg Home, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, [1] and is also part of the register's East Broad Street Historic District.