Hidden History Discovered at the State Library
Recently I noticed a book that was incorrectly shelved at the State Library. With nearly 2 million items, mistakes are bound to …
Ohioana Library: Connecting Readers and Ohio Writers for 90 Years
October 5th, 2019, marked 90 years since the establishment of the Ohioana Library Association. Today, we commemorate this occasion by looking back …
The Library War Service in Ohio
Earlier this month, we shared the history of Camp Sherman on the Ohio Memory blog. This week, we would like to revisit …
Two Hundred Years of Service: The State Library of Ohio
Two hundred years ago, the United States was forty-one years old, and much of the territory that comprises our nation was still …
Writing History: The Tower of London
When we share materials via Ohio Memory, and when we discuss those materials in blog posts, we make every effort to be …
How’s the Weather… Part Two
Back in August of 2013, we wrote about a weather journal that was kept by State Librarian Zechariah Mills. Mr. Mills kept …
An Open Window on Our History
One of the beauties of digitization is that it allows us to interact with rare and unique cultural objects in new and …
Martha Kinney Cooper and the Ohioana Library
Located in Columbus and housed in the same building as the State Library of Ohio, the Ohioana Library “is dedicated to collecting, …
The Ohio State Summer Library School
It’s 1917. You’ve decided you would like to be a librarian, or maybe you’re working in a library and you’d like …
Preservation Week 2013
This year, April 21st through April 27th has been designated as the American Library Association’s Preservation Week! The purpose of this …
