The Reynoldsburg Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1402 Brice Road, is a cheerful, bustling facility with 19,805 square feet of public service area with spaces for studying and reading. The Library's collection includes over 170,000 adult and juvenile books to browse through before you take them home. Fiction materials include mysteries, westerns, science fiction, and other genres, in paperback and hardback. The library staff can suggest books and magazines you might enjoy, and sources that will help you find the information that you might need.
There are more than 7,500 videos,
2,000 DVD's and 13,000 audio cassettes/Compact Discs available. The audiovisual
collection also includes, CD-ROMS, and books on tape. Over 616,000 people
visited the branch last year, not only to borrow items, but also for meetings,
library programs, special events and occasional art displays held in the large
comfortable meeting room.
The library provides the customer with the ability to reserve all library
materials. All materials may be renewed by phone, at the branch, or from "About
You" at the Library's Website:
www.columbuslibrary.org.
The newly designed website provides access to the Library's catalog of materials
and to electronic databases. Many of these sources are available 24 hours a day
by logging on to the website from home or work. WebFinders organizes selected
Internet sites into convenient subject headings. Special sections are designed
for teens and kids. "Good Reads" are recommended for all ages. The Reynoldsburg
staff can answer your questions over the phone. Call 645-2275(2ASK).
More than 37,000 cardholders borrowed over 1 million items last year. This is
the seventh consecutive year that the branch has reached this circulation
figure. The Information staff answered over 80,000 questions last year.
The library can fax information to your home or office for a nominal charge.
Other special services include: typewriters for public use, LARGE PRINT
materials, children's story hours and an adult book discussion group.
The library serves as a source of information, and supplies some forms needed by
the public. You can register to vote, obtain social security number
applications, apply for a Golden Buckeye Card, and make copies of IRS forms.
The library's story times include:
• Mother Goose Laptime (birth to 18 months);
• Toddler Time (18-36 months);
• Pre-school (3-6 years).
The library also offers an evening Family Storytime (2-6 years).
With verification of address you may receive your free library card at the
Circulation Desk. The library is open Monday-Thursday, 9-9, Friday and Saturday,
9-6 and Sundays 1-5.
Reynoldsburg Branch Columbus
Metropolitan Library
1402 Brice Road Reynoldsburg , OH
General information: 645-2340
Reference: 645-2343
Web address: www.columbuslibrary.org
Reynoldsburg Branch Meeting Room
The meeting room at the Reynoldsburg Branch can be reserved for non-commercial
use. Rooms must be reserved 24 hours prior to use, and can be reserved up to 4
months in advance. Call 614-645-2ASK(2275) for more details about reserving the
Reynoldsburg Branch meeting rooms. A meeting room application must be on file
prior to using the room.
Classroom capacity: 60
Theatre-style capacity: 100
Available features:
• A kitchen
• A VCR
Other information: The Reynoldsburg Branch uses adult volunteers to assist staff
with a variety of tasks that include: Searching for missing items, shelving
paperbacks, and mending books and audio-visual materials. Interested? Call
645-2275.