Westerville Public Library
Westerville has a rich and varied history. It was the site of Underground Railroad activity, the Westerville Whiskey Wars and the printing headquarters of the worldwide recognized Anti-Saloon League of America. The Local History Center at the Westerville Public Library is committed to preserving and sharing that history through collections of material of local and national interest.
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The Westerville Public Library Anti-Saloon League Museum has a large collection of material related to the anti-alcohol stance of the League and its methods of fighting the liquor industry. The cartoons in this collection are from the American Issue newspaper one of the Leagues tools in its fight against the saloon. In 1909, the Anti-Saloon League located its printing headquarters in Westerville, on the property where the public library stands today, and began to print tons of material for distribution across the United States and the world. Their printing and lobbying efforts led to the passage of the 18th amendment to the constitution.
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The Westerville Public Library Local History Center has a collection of oral histories, interviews and history presentations. Audio taping of oral histories began in the 1980s and continues today with interviews and history presentations being filmed by library staff members on an ongoing basis.
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