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Local author Betty Weibel shares highlights about nearby places on the Ohio Literary Trail.
The Ohio Literary Trail pays tribute to authors, poets, illustrators, libraries, and creative influencers of the written word who have called Ohio home.
Betty Weibel has had a successful career as a journalist and public relations professional. During her career she has promoted her home state of Ohio and volunteers her time as a board member for both the Ohioana Library Association and the Ohio History Connection, which inspired her to develop a digital Ohio Literary Trail. Her love of travel writing led to the book The Ohio Literary Trail: A Guide.
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In 1829, Charles Hyde Olmsted promised to donate 500 books from his father’s collection if the residents agreed to change the name of their town from Lenox to Olmsted. They did and the books traveled by oxcart and were housed in individual residents’ homes while being circulated. The “Oxcart Library” is thought to be the first circulating public library in the Western Reserve.
This branch is a Student Success Center and a Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kids Café location.