Photograph of Attendees and Harpsichordist at Worthington Public Library's National Library Week Celebration, 1968

Pictured here are attendees 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 black-and-white photograph shows 16 people of all ages gathered to watch a harpsichord performance; they are standing, seated in chairs and leaning on a windowsill. Two people converse in the background. Shown hanging in the upper righthand corner of the photo is a chandelier that was donated to the library by Warner and Lora Pomerene of Coshocton, Ohio. In the early 1800s, this chandelier hung in the Senate Chamber of the State House and then in a home on East Broad Street across from the Capitol. After its removal from that home, it was passed to the Pomerenes, who donated it to the library.

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).