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Auditor of State Award with Distinction (2018) Best Employers in Ohio (2016 & 2014) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (2018) Columbus Parent Magazine's Family Faves - Best Library Children's Area (2014-2016, 2018)

Library Journal's Five-Star Library (2010-2018, Four-Star in 2012) Terry Gordon Business GEM Award presented by Westerville Parent Council (2019) Top 7 Intelligent Community - Intelligent Community Forum (2019)

Columbus Parent’s Family Faves 2019 Results | Columbus Parent Magazine (September 17, 2019) Author Zadie Smith Comes to Westerville | Columbus Alive (September 17, 2019) Westerville's evolution from 'dry' to 'wet' town now being celebrated | The Columbus Dispatch (July 5, 2019) Family Finance: Beyond Books | Columbus Parent Magazine (July 3, 2019) Westerville Public Library's Imagination Library program is spreading literacy to children all over the city | CityScene Magazine (June 25, 2019) Columbus libraries evolve beyond books, offer ukuleles, record players to today's patrons | The Columbus Dispatch (June 14, 2019) Westerville City Schools Students Blasting Off with Books This Summer | Westerville City Schools (May 24, 2019) 2019 Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest winners | ThisWeek Westerville (May 13, 2019) The life and legacy of William Henry Fouse | Westerville Magazine (April 26, 2019) Westerville does its best to impress Intelligent Community guest | ThisWeek Westerville (May 7, 2019) Author Sharon Draper Speaks at Genoa Middle School and Huber Ridge Elementary | Westerville City Schools (May 3, 2019) GEM Award Recipients Honored by Westerville Parent Council and Roush Honda | Westerville City Schools (May 3, 2019) Making ugly art is the task for young artists at Westerville library | The Columbus Dispatch (April 8, 2019) Award Winning Author Jason Reynolds Visits Spirit Club Students at Genoa | Westerville City Schools (March 1, 2019) Talk of death encouraged at ‘Death Cafe’ gatherings | The Columbus Dispatch (February 1, 2019) How Prohibition set the model for today’s culture wars | HBO's VICE News (January 24, 2019) Divided States of America? The History of an Often Disjointed Union | Backstory (November 16, 2018) Q&A with Alexander McCall Smith: ‘No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ shows other side of Africa | The Columbus Dispatch (November 9, 2018) Intelligent Community Forum: Westerville ranks among list of Smart21 | ThisWeek Westerville (October 30, 2018) Westerville Public Library Will Be Transformed Into A Wizarding Wonderland For Wizards & Wands Festival | Columbus Navigator (October 24, 2018) Books: Author events attract central Ohio readers in droves | The Columbus Dispatch (September 9, 2018) As population ages, libraries deliver to more home-bound bookworms | The Columbus Dispatch (July 29, 2018) Why a (now-deleted) op-ed about replacing libraries with Amazon blew up the internet | CNN (July 24, 2018) Columbus Neighborhoods: Westerville (May 2018) Ohio Prohibition Era Reflected in Westerville History | TourismOhio (April 6, 2018) Thousands of books destroyed at Westerville library | NBC4i.com (March 27, 2018) Episode 136: Back to Business (38:00) | DragCast (March 13, 2018) Local libraries add events for patrons on autism spectrum | ThisWeek News (March 12, 2018) Featured Library | Cbus Libraries (March 5, 2018) State of the Community | City of Westerville (February 27, 2018) Arts preview: ‘Ready Player One’ author Ernest Cline | Columbus Alive (February 21, 2018) Episode 59 – Local History Center at the Westerville Public Library | 6pod4 (January 22, 2018) Westerville Public Library brings nationally-known authors to town | CityScene Magazine (December 25, 2017) America’s Star Libraries: Top-Rated Libraries | Library Journal (December 4, 2017) Author Erik Larson finds new approaches to old stories | The Columbus Dispatch (October 23, 2017) Westerville library latest to go fee-free | The Columbus Dispatch (August 10, 2017) Summer classes pay many dividends for time spent | ThisWeek Westerville (June 27, 2017) Library’s new leader ready for introduction | ThisWeek Westerville (May 30, 2017) Inside the Lines: The Westerville Public Library stocks up on coloring books for adults. | Ohio Magazine (March 2017) Award winners share accolades with teams | ThisWeek Westerville (January 11, 2017) Five-star rating marks fourth year | ThisWeek Westerville (November 23, 2016) New Service Helps Children Choose Books | Westerville365 (Fall 2016) Not the Same Old Shhh! | Westerville 365 (Summer 2016)

Chips make lighter work of tracking | ThisWeek Westerville (September 14, 2016) Odd Ohio: Heart of temperance movement once beat in Westerville | Akron Beacon Journal (August 12, 2016) An Aging Population Reshapes Library Services | American Libraries Magazine (May 31, 2016) Evolving libraries 'less about collections, more about connections' | The Columbus Dispatch (May 13, 2016) Doerr to discuss 'All the Light We Cannot See' research at Westerville Library | The Columbus Dispatch (May 6, 2016) Ohio libraries tout heavy use, economic value cited in study | The Columbus Dispatch (April 16, 2016) Return on Investment of Ohio ’s Public Libraries & Comparison with Other States | Howard Fleeter & Associates (April 2016) Library Spotlight: Senior Programs at Westerville Public Library | WebJunction (March 21, 2016) Breaking Bread: Libraries' cookbook clubs taste-test recipes | The Columbus Dispatch (March 23, 2016) Leaders point to signs of growth, greater visibility | ThisWeek Westerville (March 2, 2016) Photographs Yield Clues to Past | Westerville 365 (Winter 2016) Season’s greetings from Gislaved, Sweden | IFLA Sister Libraries (December 22, 2015) Author series at Westerville library rises in stature | The Columbus Dispatch (December 14, 2015) Discovering library's wonders | Westerville News & Public Opinion (November 24, 2015) Social media keeps patrons engaged | Westerville 365 (Fall 2015) Library staffers see stars again | Westerville News & Public Opinion (November 18, 2015) Gift to library underwrites book program | Westerville News & Public Opinion (November 9, 2015) 'Gone Girl' author Gillian Flynn coming to Westerville | The Columbus Dispatch (November 3, 2015) How the Westerville Library Saves Time & Money | Fun & Frugal Mama (October 21, 2015) Security measures updated after library theft | Westerville News & Public Opinion (October 21, 2015) Judge orders former library fiscal officer to repay money he stole | The Columbus Dispatch (October 16, 2015) John Kasich pans Jeb Bush PAC dirt-diggers | CNN (October 2, 2015) Candidate as pack rat. What Kasich kept. | Reuters (October 1, 2015) Captain Book | Westerville Magazine (September/October 2015) Results are in! 2015 Family Faves, Westerville named favorite library children's area | Columbus Parent Magazine (September 2015) Questions keep staffers on their toes | Westerville365 (Summer 2015) Historic Handiwork: Small changes have brought big improvements to the way library patrons view and research local lore. | Westerville365 (Summer 2015) Ohio Arts Council Supports Heritage Tourism Pilot Project | Ohio Humanities (August 21, 2015) Foltz artwork from Pasquale's in online auction | ThisWeek Westerville (August 7, 2015) Keeping Uptown accessible | ThisWeek News (August 5, 2015) Back to School: Educators offer advice about heading back to class, for first-timers and older students alike. | Westerville365 (Summer 2015) Writer Daniel Silva publishes 15th thriller with ‘one-time’ hero | The Columbus Dispatch (June 27, 2015) ‘Orange Is the New Black’ author Piper Kerman shares her story in Westerville | The Columbus Dispatch (June 3, 2015) More high-profile authors to visit | ThisWeek Westerville (May 27, 2015) Brothers rewrite Westerville's history on Facebook in their own private joke | The Columbus Dispatch (May 21, 2015) Reopened history sites recall war, dry times in Westerville | The Columbus Dispatch (March 23, 2015) Voted Best Library Children's Area & Best Library Story Times | Columbus Parent (September 2014) Reserving library materials online grows in reader popularity | The Columbus Dispatch (February 24, 2014) Barlow celebrates 25 years at Westerville library helm | ThisWeek Westerville (August 23, 2013) Snack in Time: Old restaurants are in some of historical Web page’s most popular photos | Westerville Magazine (April 30, 2013) Visitors pour into Westerville after PBS’ ‘Prohibition’ this week | The Columbus Dispatch (October 7, 2011) Thrifty Fun: The Library! | Frugal Living and Crafting (March 17, 2016) Westerville boasts 5-star library for 5th straight year | ThisWeek Westerville (November 19, 2014)

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