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Arts & History Pickerington-Violet Township Museum Carnegie Library Historical Society and T hrough a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation, our community’s Carnegie Library opened its doors on Labor Day, 1916. The historic building, at 15 E. Columbus Street in Olde Pickerington Village, is one of 104 Carnegie Libraries funded in Ohio and one of only three Carnegie Libraries in the Columbus metro area. When a new library was built on Opportunity Way in 1993, the Carnegie Library became the keeper of our community’s history – overseen by the Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society. The Museum is open Saturdays, April through mid-December, from 10:00am to 1:00pm; during special community events; and for group tours by appointment. Admission is free. The Pickerington Public Library and the Historical Society are making plans to celebrate Carnegie Library’s 100th birthday through special summer programs culminating with a Sunday afternoon celebration at the Carnegie Library/Historical Museum on August 28, 2016. Everyone is invited! Discover items from our community’s past at the Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society Museum, including prehistoric tools and arrowheads found by the Messenger and Dovel families on their farms. These artifacts are showcased by donors Bill and Earlene Corban in photo at right. The Carnegie Library’s circa 1940 “Bullwinkle” still welcomes visitors – now to Museum exhibits instead of books; while an 1879 Victorian style Tabor pump organ awaits funding for repair and restoration to its former melodic sounds. See photos below. d For celebration details, check these websites: PickeringtonPublicLibrary.com or PickeringtonHistoricalSociety.org or phone 614-382-5989. pickeringtonchamber.com | 17