Worthington Library
An Award-Winning System Worthington Libraries emphasizes core values of service, innovation, collaboration, leadership and fun throughout all of its branches. The library system’s mission is to connect people to a world of ideas and each other, and it’s been doing so in an award-winning way for decades. Worthington’s library system has been recognized as a five-star library for the past 12 years and has been included as a five-star library in all 14 editions of the published index of Star Libraries, one of only five U.S. public libraries to earn the top honor in every publication. It was named National Library of the Year in 2007, labeled a Top Ten American Library 2009-2010 and earned the John Cotton Dana Award in 2011. Worthington’s oldest library, Old Worthington Library, was established in its current location in 1978. However, Worthington Libraries has existed in some capacity since the city’s founding in 1803. Northwest Library is the first library in Ohio – and only the second in the nation – to be built and operated by two library systems, as the location is a cooperative project between the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Worthington Libraries.
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Since the branch’s opening in 1996, Worthington Libraries has managed the location. Worthington Park Library, located in Worthington Park Shopping Centre, first opened in 2008. Old Worthington Library 820 High St. Worthington, OH 43085 Northwest Library 2280 Hard Rd. Columbus, OH 43235 Worthington Park Library 1389 Worthington Centre Dr. Worthington, OH 43085 Hours at all branches Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Library to Go Lending Machines: Available at the Lazelle Woods Community Center and the Worthington Community Center.
Talk to a librarian: (614) 807-2626 Library administration: (614) 807-2600
Featured Events and Services
Adventure kits: Available for checkout, these kits contain everything you need to go on an adventure. Pick from a range of themes including road trip, bird watching, camping, nature walk, learn the ukulele, learn to sew and Stargazing. After-hours pickup: Option to pick up materials after hours at any of the locations with no-contact pickup lockers. Binge Boxes: A binge-worthy box of movies based on a number of different themes: Can You Dig It? (movies of the 1970s), Dino-Mite Movies (dinosaur movies for kids), Don’t Go in the Water (shark movies for adults), Something Sappy (romance movies) and more. Book sales: Ongoing and quarterly, patrons may support the library system by purchasing donated books and items discarded from Worthington Libraries collection. Bookdrops: Return materials without leaving your vehicle Browsing baskets: Available for checkout for 21 days along library items to transport books Culture passes: Library partners with local organizations to offer free admission to Columbus Museum of Art and Wexner Center for the Arts. Curbside pickup: No-contact, curbside pickup of reserved items is available for items held at Old Worthington Library and Worthington Park Library. Educator Card: A library card designed for teachers who want to borrow books for use in their classrooms. The Educator Card is available to anyone who lives or works in Ohio and teaches in a K-12 school or licensed childcare center or provides homeschooling. Homework help: The Homework Help Centers (HHC) at Worthington Libraries provide students with access to homework assistance, computers, books and other resources they need to get their www.worthingtonchamber.org