Libraries

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 …

October 5th, 2019, marked 90 years since the establishment of the Ohioana Library Association. Today, we commemorate this occasion by looking back …

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 ago, the United States was forty-one years old, and much of the territory that comprises our nation was still …

When we share materials via Ohio Memory, and when we discuss those materials in blog posts, we make every effort to be …

Back in August of 2013, we wrote about a weather journal that was kept by State Librarian Zechariah Mills. Mr. Mills kept …

One of the beauties of digitization is that it allows us to interact with rare and unique cultural objects in new and …

Located in Columbus and housed in the same building as the State Library of Ohio, the Ohioana Library “is dedicated to collecting, …

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 …

This year, April 21st through April 27th has been designated as the American Library Association’s Preservation Week! The purpose of this …