COLUMBUS—Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has cut the ribbon on its new Canal Winchester Branch at 123 Groveport Rd.
The new Canal Winchester Branch has:
- 30,000 square feet of space (increased from 5,400 square feet)
- Three meeting rooms and nine study rooms for community use
- A larger interactive Children’s area
- Dedicated spaces for tweens and teens
- A Learning Center, a dynamic space for programs
- Public computers and Business Center for community use
- Commissioned works of public art
- Seating areas to read and relax, including a Quiet Room
- A collection of library materials to meet the community’s needs
The former Canal Winchester Branch at 115 Franklin St. opened in 2016 as an “express branch” to serve a community that did not previously have close access to library services. The new, standalone Canal Winchester Branch at 123 Groveport Rd. is more than five times the size of the former branch, from roughly 5,400 square feet to approximately 30,000 square feet. Turner is the construction manager at risk and Bostwick Design Partnership is the architect.
CML broke ground on the new branch in summer 2024.
Its hours of operation are:
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday: 1-5 p.m.
Ribbon cutters participating in today’s dedication include:
Laurie Amick – President, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Emalee Anderson – Miss Canal Winchester 1st Attendant
Joseph Arndt – School Board Member, Canal Winchester City Schools
Alison Badowi – Structural Designer & Structural Project Manager, Kabil Associates
Vangela Barnes – Chair, Greater South East Area Commission
Will Bennett – Councilmember, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Dave Brown – Project Executive, Turner Construction
Matt Brown – Manager, Capital Planning & Construction, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Bruna Brundige – Executive Director, Canal Winchester Area Historical Society
Justin Bumbico – Information Technology Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Lea Cobb – School Board Member, Canal Winchester City Schools
Gailee Croghan – Miss Canal Winchester 2nd Attendant
Hanna Detwiler – Councilmember, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Megan Dibner-Dunlap – Senior Associate, Bostwick Design Partnership
Jim Dixon – Principal & Director of Engineering, Kabil Associates
Rachel Doupe – Project Superintendent, Turner Construction
Sandy Doyle-Ahern* – President, EMH&T
Meagan Dutczak – Practice Leader, Library Design, Bostwick Design Partnership
Chloe Green – School Board Member, Canal Winchester City Schools
Lauren Hagan – Chief Executive Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Keith Hanson – Canal Winchester Branch Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Kiya Hunt – Superintendent, Canal Winchester City Schools
Deanna Jones – Senior Project Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Tom Katzenmeyer* – President, Columbus Metropolitan Library Board of Trustees
Kathy Kelly – Principal, Wellogy
Jamie Lang – Financial Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Meredith Lawson-Rowe – State Representative, Ohio House of Representatives
Tory Leuthold – Interior Designer, Bostwick Design Partnership
Alec McLaughlin – Councilmember, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Richard Moore – Vice President, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Rick Ortmeyer – Partner, Bostwick Design Partnership
David Payne – Councilmember, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Michele Reynolds – State Senator, Ohio Senate
Patrick Shea – Councilmember, City of Canal Winchester City Council
Zack Skwara – Associate, Bostwick Design Partnership
Jakhob Stanley – 12th grade student, Canal Winchester High School
Joe Steager – Mayor, City of Canal Winchester
Monika Talley – School Board Member, Canal Winchester City Schools
Wendy Tressler – Planning and Strategy Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Carolyn VanPaepeghem – Project Engineer, Turner Construction
Lynn Weixel – Library supporter
David White* – Senior Vice President of Technology, RTI International
Carla Williams-Scott* – Vice President, Columbus Metropolitan Library Board of Trustees
Anthony Wilson – Chief Operating Officer, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Elizabeth Wood – President & CEO, Canal Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Hannah Woodruff – Events and Communications Coordinator, City of Canal Winchester
Litany Zenz – Project Manager, Turner Construction
Donna Zuiderweg – Chief of Service Design and Engagement, Columbus Metropolitan Library
*Columbus Metropolitan Library Board of Trustees Member
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