Old Worthington Library

Welcome!

Old Worthington Library
820 High Street
Worthington, OH 43085

Talk to a librarian!
614-807-2626

Borrowed items
(renewals & problems)
614-807-2620

History

Old Worthington Library is Worthington Libraries' oldest location. Since its founding in 1803, Worthington Libraries operated from four different locations in historic Old Worthington before establishing the Old Worthington Library in its current location. Groundbreaking for the Old Worthington Library took place on July 4, 1978 and Opening Day was October 21, 1979. In addition to its public services, the Old Worthington Library houses Administration, Technical Services, and Technology departments that serve all Worthington Libraries locations.

Collection

The collection of the Old Worthington Library has more than:

• 200,000 books
• 23,000 CDs
• 12,000 DVDs
• 1,100 videos
• 200 magazine and newpaper subscriptions

Building and services

Old Worthington Library is 42,000 sq. ft. with two floors in the public service area.

The Old Worthington Library's main floor holds:

• Audiobooks
• DVDs
• Music CDs
• Current magazines and newspapers
• New books
• Large-print items
• Children's collection
• Teen collection

The library's lower level holds:

• Reference collection
• Nonfiction collection
• Fiction collection (with separate areas for Mysteries and Inspirational books)
• International (non-English) collection
• Magazine and newspaper achives
• Local history (Worthington Room)
• Local authors collection (Worthington Room)
• Microfilm (Worthington Room)

Take time to peruse the Worthington Room's wealth of community information and history, browse the bookshelves and delight in the "wonder-full" Bookingham Forest in the Children's Department. Check out our teen area, new book area and spacious lobby, complete with a Friends Foundation book sale.

Dozens of computers are available across the library, offering Internet access and use of Microsoft Office. We also offer free wireless access. Copying and printing are also available for a small fee.

Visit out our Job Help Center, where job seekers can get assistance from trained staff as well as special computer privileges during designated hours.

We have a Meeting Room available for use by the public. A meeting room reservation form must be completed and approved before use can be scheduled.

We also offer a community bulletin board.

Parking

Parking for the Old Worthington Library is available in the lot off of Hartford Street adjacent to the Library’s south entrance, in the Stafford Avenue lot (east of the Re-Max lot), along Stafford Avenue; and, by the Hartford Street baseball diamonds.

Map and directions

Old Worthington Library is situated in Old Worthington, at the intersection of High Street and Dublin-Granville Road (US-23 and OH-161), indicated by the #1 marker on the map.