----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Kelble" <jkelble@accnorwalk.com> To: <OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 1:01 PM Subject: [OHHURON-L] Fwd: FYI: State Library Of Ohio Relocates > Hi All, > Thought you would be interested in this. We have heard a little about > it here and there... > > > > >Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:03:24 -0500 > >From: Allen Richmond <Scioto@Scioto.Org> > >Reply-To: Scioto@Scioto.Org > >Organization: http://www.Scioto.Org/ > >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01-C-MACOS8 (Macintosh; I; PPC) > >To: Scioto@Scioto.Org > >Subject: FYI: State Library Of Ohio Relocates > > > >State Library of Ohio Move Information > > > >After 68 years in the Ohio Departments Building at 65 South Front Street > >in Columbus, the State Library of Ohio will be moving to the renovated > >Jeffrey Manufacturing site at 274 East First Avenue. > > > >The new location offers 101,854 square feet on one floor. Currently, the > >State Library occupies 82,444 square feet scattered over four floors. > > > >In renovating the building, the State Library is able to plan for > >future, as well as current, needs. We will have a meeting room that will > >seat 185, equipped with the latest sound and audio-visual equipment. > >Video-conferencing will be a future possibility. The State Library will > >also have a computer training lab. > > > >Located north of downtown Columbus, the new site will be more accessible > >to the public than our current facility and will have approximately 200 > >free parking spaces around the building. > > > >The State Library will temporarily close its Public Services areas from > >December 1, 2000 through January 28, 2001 during the move. This includes > >Circulation & Interlibrary Loan; Genealogy; Government Information > >Services; the Rare Book Room; Reference; and the Rhodes Tower Branch. > >The Riffe Media Center will remain open for media services only during > >the Library's down time. > > > >The Talking Book Program will be closed for only one week in December > >during the move. Call 1-800-686-1531 for more information. > > > >This page will be updated frequently with the latest news regarding: > > > >- Frequently Asked Questions > >- Map & Directions to the New Location > >- Current Building Update > > > >http://winslo.state.oh.us/slomove.html > >_____________________________________________________________________ _ > > ___________________________________ > >_____________________________________________________________________ _ > > > >Allen Richmond > >. Scioto@Scioto.Org > > > >Scioto.Org > >. http://Scioto.Org/ > > > >In the asking comes sharing; > > in sharing comes knowledge; > > in knowledge comes wisdom which lasts a lifetime. -Ar. > > Peace, > Judy Chapin Kelble > President Huron County Chapter / OGS > List Owner Huron County Chapter / OGS mail list > Webmaster Huron County Chapter/OGS > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron > Assistant State Coordinator OHGenWeb > http://www.scioto.org/OHGenWeb >