Shepard Branch 'replacement library' photograph   Save
Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press with the handwritten caption "I-670 Replacement Library." The building reads "Public Library of Columbus & Franklin County Shepard Branch," and a hand-painted sign in front states "Getting ready for the 3rd Annual Jambo Festival." The Shepard Branch Library, part of the Columbus Metropolitan Library system, is now located at 850 N. Nelson Road in a new building that opened in October 2016. Construction of an entrance ramp for Columbus's I-670 interstate displaced the original location of the library branch on 5th Avenue in 1986, and it was reconstructed in a replacement location at 790 N. Nelson Road. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F09_04
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Festivals; Public buildings--Ohio--Columbus;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)