Columbus Metropolitan Library Community Support
Dublin Core
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Columbus Metropolitan Library Community Support
Collection Items
1975 Board Members
Left to right are board members Dr. Evelyn Luckey, A. Leonard Nusbaum, Robert Carlile and A.C. Strip, 1975.
1957 Board Members
Left to right are members Walter H. Kropp, Harold F, Adams, R. Carlisle Moffitt, Jacob A. Meckstroth, Margaret E. Carroll (the Head Librarian), Marion E. Smith and Rose B. Ferguson. Meckstroth is the longest-serving board member, having served from…
Board purchases land for Hilltop Branch, 1946
Board members on the Finance Committee complete their purchase of the land for the Hilltop Branch on March 4, 1946, from Harry and Alberta Markins. Here they exchanged a check for $7,000 for the abstract of title and warranty deed. From left to right…
Annie Norton Batelle
Annie Norton Battelle was a suffragette who became the first woman to serve on the Columbus Public Library’s board in 1920.
Reverend Ward S. Parham
The Reverend Ward S. Parham was the first Black member of the library’s board. In addition to his work with the library, he was the president of the Columbus NAACP, and a pastor at Bethany Presbyterian Church. He was appointed in 1970 and served…
Dr. Evelyn Luckey
Dr. Evelyn Luckey was elected the first Black president of the library’s board in 1985 and served on the board from 1973-1988. Dr. Luckey was an educator and started teaching first grade at Beatty Park School in 1957. After several promotions she…
Mattoon Case
The E.S. Mattoon Case is the only surviving alcove. It was donated in honor of Edmund S. Mattoon, “one of the city’s most distinguished musicians” by P.J. Huntington in 1909.
Peter Pan Fountain
In 1928, philanthropist Charles E. Munson donated funds for the Peter Pan fountain in memory of his son Georgie who died of scarlet fever at age 7.
Ella May Dunning Smith
Ella May Dunning Smith (1860– 1934) founded the Women’s Music Alcove in 1908. She was the Women’s Music Club president (1903-1916) and first woman president of the Ohio Music Teachers Association.
Carroll S. Kennedy
Retired school teacher Carroll S. Kennedy donated funds to start a library in Dublin in 1967. He is shown here on the far right at the dedication ceremony for the temporary building.
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