Puppet Show at the Worthington Public Library's National Library Week Celebration, 1968

Shown in this black-and-white photograph is a puppet show at the Worthington Public Library’s National Library Week open house, held on April 28, 1968 at the Library’s then-location at 752 High Street. To the left of the photo, an adult puppeteer is performing, and children are seated at the right of the photo looking on. The bookshelves of the children's room are visible in the background.

According to "The 200-Year History of Worthington Libraries" by Lisa D. Fuller, "In 1968, the Library was open 10 hours longer each week, experienced a 12 percent rise in circulation, and began providing service to homebound patrons and the first preschool story hours."

The Library operated out of the 752 High Street location, also known as the Kilbourne Memorial Library, from 1927 to 1979, when the Old Worthington Library location opened in a newly constructed facility at 805 Hartford Street (now 820 High Street).