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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 ]
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 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]
May 31, 2023; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Metropolitan Library staff member Aaron O'Donovan helps move the black-and-white photo archive to the Main Library on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
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Designed by Columbus architect Frank L. Packard. Originally a public library on the Ohio University campus. Open 1905–1930, now Scripps Hall, used for classroom space 6: Bellefontaine Bellefontaine: Jan 6, 1903: $14,000 140 N. Main St. Closed 1994, Became county offices. 2020 - Purchased by Richwood Bank. 7: Bellevue Bellevue: Jan 13, 1903 ...
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