See Author Candacy Taylor

Saturday, Feb. 28 | 1 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Auditorium)

Celebrate Black History Month with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor. She’ll present her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America.

Free Workshop to Support Your Business Start-Up

Wednesday, March 4 | 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Auditorium)

Interested in starting or growing your business? Basis of a Successful Enterprise (B.A.S.E.) can help you discover what it will take for you to build your business. B.A.S.E. is led by experienced Certified Business Advisors from the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College, as well as attorneys, accountants, bankers, and other experts dedicated to helping you to create the business of your dreams.

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio presents “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”

March 5-22
Studio One, Riffe Center | 77 S. High St.

Welcome to Jaja’s, a buzzing, bustling Harlem salon where West African immigrant braiders create masterpieces on New Yorkers’ heads. Pull up a chair as love blossoms, dreams flourish, and secrets are revealed. But beneath the surface lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront the challenges of being seen as outsiders in the place they call home.

Clintonville History Day

Saturday, March 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Whetstone Branch | 3909 N. High St.

Connect with local historians from the Clintonville Historical Society, share your own Clintonville stories, bring documents and photos for digitization and inclusion in our My History collection, record your own oral history, and more. We’ll have programs and activities for all ages.

Check out a Culture Pass

Get free admission to some of central Ohio’s most popular destinations, such as the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus Museum of Art, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum and more.

Search “Culture Pass” in our catalog for details and availability. For in-person checkout only; non-reservable.

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