If an Ohio writer has published a book, the Ohioana Library has probably stocked it.
The library, celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, collects books and papers by and about Buckeye writers and artists.
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[Our emphasis] "We're unique as the only library in the country dedicated purely to the preservation and fostering of the state's writers, musicians and artists," said Linda Hengst, executive director.
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The collection numbers more than 45,000 books, including novels, poetry, biographies, nonfiction, children's literature, genre fiction, Westerns and science fiction. Also on hand: 10,000 pieces of sheet music along with biographical files on more than 25,000 Ohio writers, musicians, artists and others of cultural note.
"We're not a public library because the collection doesn't circulate," Hengst said. "Martha wanted us to be more than a repository of books, so we reach out and do new things."
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