{"id":30335,"date":"2024-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=30335"},"modified":"2024-02-17T17:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T22:14:21","slug":"pla-visitors-welcome-to-columbus-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2024\/03\/pla-visitors-welcome-to-columbus-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"PLA Visitors: Welcome to Columbus Libraries!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you attending the 2024 Public Library Association Conference? I might just see you there! Welcome to Columbus, Ohio &#8211; the 14th most populous city in the United States. We might be pretty well known for the Ohio State University\u2019s football team &#8211; but we are also home to some pretty incredible library systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While visiting (or while following along from home!) learn about some of the various libraries filling Columbus and the surrounding suburbs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Columbus Metropolitan Library &#8211;<\/strong> With 23 locations spread across Columbus, CML\u2019s efforts for Kids &amp; Teens tend to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbuslibrary.org\/ready-for-k\/\">preparing for kindergarten<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbuslibrary.org\/school-help\/\">school help<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbuslibrary.org\/teens\/\">services for teens<\/a>, like their YouMedia Centers.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Westerville Public Library &#8211; <\/strong>My workplace! Located in northeast Ohio, this library only has one location &#8211; but it sure does a lot! Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/westervillelibrary.org\/0to5\/\">services for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers<\/a> (like our Imagination Station play area and 1000 Books Before Kindergarten), <a href=\"https:\/\/westervillelibrary.org\/kids\/\">resources for kids<\/a> (like subscription bundles and school delivery), and <a href=\"https:\/\/westervillelibrary.org\/teens\/\">opportunities for teens<\/a>.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Worthington Libraries <\/strong>&#8211; This 3-branch system north of Columbus boasts one of the oldest libraries in central Ohio, operating since 1803. Check out their snazzy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worthingtonlibraries.org\/visit\/services\/recommendation-stations\">Recommendation Stations<\/a> and unique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worthingtonlibraries.org\/visit\/services\/lending-machines\">offsite lending machines<\/a>.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grandview Heights Public Library &#8211; <\/strong>This one-location library is just an 8-minute drive from the convention center. Check out their circulating <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clcohio.org\/polaris\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=7.1033.0.0.10&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2141672\">Early Learning Backpacks<\/a> and their <a href=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/eOOYgKjeK55\">adorable pop-up library<\/a>.\u00a0<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Upper Arlington Public Library &#8211; <\/strong>All three branches of this library system have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualibrary.org\/youthservices\">amazing children\u2019s play spaces<\/a>. Stop by Tremont to play at the largest train table you\u2019ve ever seen, Lane Road to explore a baby garden and dramatic play space, and Miller Park for a magical forest inspired by the Journey picture book series.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bexley Public Library &#8211; <\/strong>Another one-location library system, Bexley Public Library has fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bexleylibrary.org\/events?a=Youth&amp;v=grid\">programs for families<\/a>, a unique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bexleylibrary.org\/podcasts\">staff-led podcast<\/a>, and an adorable tadpole named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1227023391479928\">Wiggles<\/a>!<strong><br><\/strong><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Southwest Public Libraries &#8211; <\/strong>This two-location system just celebrated its <a href=\"https:\/\/swpl.org\/component\/content\/article\/83-swpl-news\/393-centennial-celebration-open-house-at-grove-city-and-westland?Itemid=435\">100th year as a public library<\/a>! Stop by their Westland location to explore their sensory play area and their Grove City Library to explore Harper\u2019s Grove, their early literacy area.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And more! With just a bit longer drive, you can also visit Alexandria Public Library, Fairfield County District Library, Granville Public Library, London Public Library, Marysville Public Library, Pataskala Public Library, Pickaway County District Library, Plain City Public Library, and the Wagnalls Memorial Library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to leave conferences with pictures and tangible ideas of things I can replicate at home &#8211; and what better way to do that than visiting our area libraries while you are in town? Library staff will be happy to chat. (Except maybe about that upcoming solar eclipse. Expect us all to be out of glasses by the time PLA starts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Annamarie Carlson is the Youth Manager at Westerville Public Library, and a member of the 2023-2024 ALSC Membership Committee.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This blog post relates to ALSC Core Competencies of: VII. Professionalism and Professional Development.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you attending the 2024 Public Library Association Conference? I might just see you there! Welcome to Columbus, Ohio &#8211; the 14th most populous city in the United States. We might be pretty well known for the Ohio State University\u2019s football team &#8211; but we are also home to some pretty incredible library systems.&nbsp; While visiting (or while following along from home!) learn about some of the various libraries filling Columbus and the surrounding suburbs: And more! With just a bit longer drive, you can also visit Alexandria Public Library, Fairfield County District Library, Granville Public Library, London Public Library, Marysville Public Library, Pataskala Public Library, Pickaway County District Library, Plain City Public Library, and the Wagnalls Memorial Library.&nbsp; I like to leave conferences with pictures and tangible ideas of things I can replicate at home &#8211; and what better way to do that than visiting our area libraries while&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":307,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1479,8,16,1613],"tags":[2741,503,987,654,119,810],"class_list":["post-30335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-alsc-membership-committee","category-conferencesmeetingsinstitutes","category-professional-reading","category-professionalism-and-professional-development","tag-pla2024","tag-alsc-membership","tag-alsc-membership-committee","tag-conferences","tag-professional-development","tag-public-libraries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}