Columbus Metropolitan Library

Next week, Columbus hosts the Major League Soccer All-Star game! 🏟️⭐️ As part of the celebration, we're proud to extend this invitation to the Hometown Heroes Showcase at the Lincoln Theatre. The event, which includes a networking luncheon, celebrates outstanding nonprofit organizations and leaders. 2024 honorees include Student Success Stores, the Final Third Foundation's Ben Levey, and Dr. Dorothy Jubity Hassan, PhD, CDE®, CEO of the Columbus nonprofit Our Helpers. ⚽️ RSVP for free: https://ow.ly/vmjs50SFz6q #Networking #HometownHeroes #ColumbusCrew

Keeping it fresh from the haircut to the bookshelf 💈 We partnered with 10 local barbershops to provide free books for children to read before and during their cut. According to Barbershop Books, Inc., kids at participating barbershops are more likely to be observed reading than doing any other activity, including using a mobile device! The New York City-based nonprofit partners with libraries across the country to curate culturally relevant content that cultivates children's reading identity. #Community #Partnership #Barbershops

It's official: 40,225 PEOPLE attended this year's Columbus Book Festival 😮 We are amazed at the final count! We're so grateful for every author, entertainer, panel moderator, vendor and sponsor that made it all possible. Most importantly, we owe a HUGE thank you to every person who made the voyage to Main Library and Topiary Park ❤️ It's been a weekend we'll always remember! #Columbus #BookFestival #Festival 📸 Drone Photography by Brad Griffith | Buckeye Innovation

Today, over 23,000 people visited Main Library for the Columbus Book Festival. What an INCREDIBLE first day ❤️ We're so grateful for everyone who roamed the marketplace, browsed the Big Book Sale or experienced an author event. We’re back tomorrow for Day 2 – who’s with us? 🙋 #Columbus #ColumbusOhio #BookFestival

IT'S OFFICIAL: we're excited to announce ANOTHER new library building! 👷🎉 The Marion-Franklin Branch will move out of its current elementary school space and into its custom-made home, just steps away from its current location. FAST FACTS: ⭐️ The current branch will remain open during construction. ⭐️ The new building is expected to open in 2025. ⭐️ Its size will more than double, from roughly 4,000 square feet to approximately 10,000 square feet. ⭐️ This is the third major expansion occurring this year, as construction continues on the new Linden and Barnett branches. You're invited to the short groundbreaking ceremony at 2800 Lockbourne Rd. on Monday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m. #Library #Architecture #Expansion

⭐️ Free Business Classes in July ⭐ There's always something to discover at Main Library's Business and Nonprofit Resource Center! Some classes this month: 1️⃣ Canva for Nonprofits: create high-quality marketing materials for your organization! (Tuesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m.) 2️⃣ Accessing Capital for Small Businesses: it's not always easy or affordable, but resources are available! Hosted by Ellen Harvey, Certified Business Advisor. (Wednesday, July 17 at 12 p.m.) 3️⃣ Video Content Marketing: Emmy-winning videographer Connor Dunwoodie provides practical steps to get you started, including an overview of equipment, software options and starter ideas for your first video! (Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m.) 4️⃣ Business Tax Workshop: make sure you have the details covered for your small business in this free session with Attorney Michael Edwards. (Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.) 5️⃣ Artificial Intelligence: Learn how your nonprofit can leverage AI to aid in fundraising, donor management, marketing, impact measurement, and more. Hosted by Mark Cardwell, Interim Director of the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations. (Tuesday, July 30 at 6 p.m.) Find more sessions and register here: https://ow.ly/yWPn50Sy32e #BusinessClasses #SmallBusiness #Nonprofits

🌟 Featured Jobs | 18 Positions Available 🌟 📚 Materials Services Associate (Part Time): Organize library materials, maintain neat shelves, and assist customers with locating items and using self-service technology. If you love helping people and thrive in a collaborative environment, apply now to make a difference in your community! Few qualifications required. Must be 16 years of age or older. See more: https://ow.ly/U29X50SvTZA 🚀 Community Support Leader (Full Time): Help customers with workforce development, adult education, social services and more as a leader in our Life Skills Strategy. Guide our library staff as a leader and help our community grow! See more: https://ow.ly/PyQ150SvTYU 💼 View all 18 openings: https://ow.ly/O65c50SvU0n LinkedIn friends, consider sharing these opportunities with your network 😀 #JoinOurTeam #Hiring #LibraryJobs

Congratulations to former Columbus Metropolitan Library VolunTeen Stephanie Finoti for being crowned Miss Ohio! 👑 Stephanie volunteered at the Whitehall Branch, and credits the library as a monumental impact on her life: “My parents, they’re immigrants, so they didn’t know how to speak English very well when I was younger… [The library] taught me how to write, and from there it developed on to teaching others how to read and write. [It’s] where I first learned a servant’s heart… They have done so much for me.” Stephanie will advance to the Miss America Scholarship Pageant later this year. Her community service initiative, That STEM Girl, works to empower and prepare marginalized young women to enter the STEM field. She studies biomedical science at the University of Cincinnati, with plans to enter the medical field as a neonatologist. #MissAmerica #MissOhio #ThatSTEMGirl 📸 Photo via Miss Ohio 📰 Quote via Richland Source

A job well done in our book 👍 Ron, a maintenance technician, laid out his tools at the Martin Luther King branch. A curious teen approached, and before long, it was a two-person project. Our future engineer was off to the races, fixing the elevator in no time! We're always learning something new at the library! #STEM #RoleModels #Library

⭐ Featured Jobs ⭐️ We're hiring six Customer Service Specialists in both full and part time roles! The backbone of our customer experience, you'll be the point of contact for customers using the library. Greet people and help them connect with library resources, process and sort materials, register new library cards and answer basic reference questions. Full time at: - Northern Lights Branch - Outreach Services Part time at: - Dublin Branch - Hilltop Branch - Linden Branch - Southeast Branch 💼 Apply: https://ow.ly/qGY350Sriu1 LinkedIn friends, consider sharing these opportunities with your network 😀 #NowHiring #Hiring #ColumbusJobs