Kilbourne Memorial Library

The James Kilbourne Memorial Library Building at 752 High Street was built in 1927 as the first dedicated location of the Worthington Public Library. Elizabeth Jones Deshler donated money for this building to be constructed in memory of her grandfather, James Kilbourne. Four years later, she donated money to build the library's north and south wings. In 1943 a space intended specifically for children was established in the basement of the library. Renovations completed in 1956 improved the library’s offerings, providing a remodeled children's room (known as the Kilbourne Room), an adult department, and a young adult department. The library’s location next to the Village Green allowed for outdoor story times and Friends of the Library book sales.

The library moved out of the building in 1979 when it constructed a new location on Hartford Street, which still serves as the Old Worthington Library today. The original library location later served as the offices for Worthington Schools’ administration. In 2016 a sewing supply store, Sew to Speak, and a coworking space, COhatch moved into the building.