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Celebrate the release of exhibition curator Caitlin McGurk’s Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund (Fantagraphics, 2024). In her book, McGurk honors the life and art of pioneering cartoonist Barbara Shermund, whose career spanned the heyday of American magazines and helped shape the visual style of The New Yorker. Shermund lived an alternative lifestyle … Read More

Explore Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. This tour will start at the Northside Branch of the Columbus Metro Library! Learn how our communities were shaped by political, social, economic and environmental forces. Tours start from and end at a library location. Water and light snacks will be provided. Remember your sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking … Read More

Explore Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. This tour will start at the Northside Branch of the Columbus Metro Library! Learn how our communities were shaped by political, social, economic and environmental forces. Tours start from and end at a library location. Water and light snacks will be provided. Remember your sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking … Read More

Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund showcases the work of Barbara Shermund, the trailblazing feminist cartoonist who, as one of the first women cartoonists for The New Yorker magazine, brought her outspoken women characters to life in a distinctive flowing style that helped shape the visual brand of The New Yorker. … Read More

Join cartoonist and author Emily Flake for a brief history of cartoons and illustrated humor in the pages of The New Yorker magazine. Emily Flake is a cartoonist, writer, illustrator and performer. She is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, McSweeney’s and many other publications. She is the author of Joke in a Box: How to Write and Draw … Read More

Explore Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. This tour will start at the Parsons Branch of the Columbus Metro Library! Learn how our communities were shaped by political, social, economic and environmental forces. Tours start from and end at a library location. Water and light snacks will be provided. Remember your sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking … Read More

Columbus Metropolitan Library presents a full day of FREE genealogy and history activities on Saturday, Nov. 9. Complimentary boxed lunch included! They’ll welcome keynote speaker Chief Glenna Wallace to share her journey to reconnect the citizens of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma back to their historical homelands. Attend sessions and roundtables to learn research tips and bring your genealogy research questions to get help from Main … Read More

Join the Southeast Ohio History Center for a one-day conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Fort Gower Resolves! On November 5, 1774, six months before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord, a group of Virginian officers who had served in Lord Dunmore’s Army gathered at Fort Gower, above the confluence of the … Read More

Every Night is Ladies Night (AGAIN): A Sneak Peek and More!   In 1980 there were over two hundred lesbian bars in the United States. In 2023, only 25 remain. Summit Station (also known as Jack’s), located at 2210 Summit Street in Columbus was Ohio’s longest running lesbian bar, serving as the soul of the lesbian community in Central Ohio … Read More