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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 .
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 front section was a reading room, while the back was reserved for books and the librarian's desk. [13] The collection contained 1,500 books. [ 14 ] These included 1,200 from the Columbus Athenaeum (1853-1872), [ 15 ] 358 from Columbus's high school library, and 33 from its horticultural society. [ 16 ]
The Columbus Public Library and Reading Room was opened on March 4, 1873, in the reading room on the first floor of City Hall, with a collection of 1,500 books. [ 5 ] These included 1,200 from the Columbus Athenaeum (1853-1872), [ 6 ] 358 from Columbus's high school library, and 33 from its horticultural society. [ 7 ]
In May 2009, Jean Schulz, widow of Charles M. Schulz, made a donation of $1 million with a promise of a matching grant if more funds were raised for the renovations. Her challenge was that she would provide an additional gift of $2.5 million if Ohio State raised the same amount from other sources to reach a $6 million total. [ 25 ]
The Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center is a combination art gallery and teaching space, primarily for visual artists and crafters, in downtown Columbus, Ohio.It is a 38,500 square-foot space at 139 West Main Street, and is part of the city's Scioto Mile tourist district. [1]
Better World Books donates one book to Feed the Children, Books for Africa, or smaller donation recipients for each book sold on BetterWorldBooks.com. [23] [24] Better World Books provides additional support to literacy non-profits, including: Books for Africa – which collects, ships and distributes books to African children. [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 ...