Please note: The Bexley Public Library will close today, April 2nd, at 3:30pm due to the impending inclement weather.
Jane Austen's unfinished novel, Sanditon, is a PBS Masterpiece series this January. OSU's Dr. Jamison Kantor will provide context around the events and details of Austen's life that shaped this novel.
Jane Austen's last, unfinished novel, Sanditon, follows a man attempting to transform a small seaside town into a health resort. Screenwriter Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice), has finished the story and it will be a Masterpiece series on PBS starting January 12. Join us as Dr. Jamison Kantor, Assistant Professor of English at The Ohio State University, provides context around the world events and details of Jane Austen's life that shaped this novel.
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.