Photograph of Children and Adult with Autoharp Outside at the Worthington Public Library's National Library Week Celebration, 1968

Basic details

Photograph of Children and Adult with Autoharp Outside at the Worthington Public Library's National Library Week Celebration, 1968 is an image, with genre photograph.

It was created April 28, 1968.

Worthington Libraries is the creator.

Worthington Libraries is the contributor.

You can find the original at Old Worthington Library.

Background

Shown in this black-and-white photograph is a group of children and an adult outside on the lawn at the Worthington Public Library’s National Library Week open house, held on April 28, 1968 at the Library’s then-location at 752 High Street. The adult is seated and playing an autoharp, and the children are standing around her. Parked cars are visible in the background.

According to "The 200-Year History of Worthington Libraries" by Lisa D. Fuller, "In 1968, the Library was open 10 hours longer each week, experienced a 12 percent rise in circulation, and began providing service to homebound patrons and the first preschool story hours."

The Library operated out of the 752 High Street location, also known as the Kilbourne Memorial Library, from 1927 to 1979, when the Old Worthington Library location opened in a newly constructed facility at 805 Hartford Street (now 820 High Street).