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February 17, 1978. Warder Public Library is a historically significant building in Springfield, Ohio, United States. A robust example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, it was a gift to the city from industrialist Benjamin H. Warder, and served as the main branch of the Clark County Public Library from 1890 to 1989.
The Clark County Public Library traces its beginnings to the Springfield Lyceum in 1841 in Springfield, Ohio. [1] Various short-lived library associations followed and the library found a more permanent home on the second floor of Black's Opera House. The library housed 3,300 volumes when it opened to the public at this location in 1872.
SearchOhio is a consortium of public libraries in the state of Ohio that provides borrowing access to more than 10 million library items, including books, movies and music, providing easy access to information and rapid delivery of library materials throughout the state. It was established in 2006. Cardholders at any participating library can ...
2393783 [2] Website. The City of Centerville, Ohio. Centerville is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A core suburb of Metro Dayton, its population was 24,240 as of the 2020 census.
August 18, 2024 at 9:43 AM. Springfield Public Library will be closed for two weeks while it completes the final phase of its remodel. Starting Monday, the library will remain closed, meaning no ...
A suburb of Dayton, Washington Township is the largest of nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.The population was 61,882 at the 2020 census. [3]The township, through the independent Centerville-Washington Park District, contains eight community parks, nine nature parks and 33 neighborhood parks encompassing 1,000 acres in Centerville and Washington Township.
In 1857, the City Library Association was formed in Springfield in response to the 1851 Massachusetts Public Library Law, which authorized cities and towns to establish and maintain public libraries, as well as an 1855 petition by residents requesting funding for a library. [1] Prior to this, the Springfield Library Company ran a private ...
Benjamin Head Warder[ a] (November 15, 1824 – January 13, 1894) was an American manufacturer of agricultural machinery, based in Springfield, Ohio, for much of his career. After he had retired, in 1902 the company he co-founded merged with four others to form International Harvester. [ b] Warder commissioned and donated a new library (now the ...