Please note: The Bexley Public Library will close today, April 2nd, at 3:30pm due to the impending inclement weather.
Celebrate Bexley Day by learning more about how our community developed over time. Bexley enthusiast and HIstorical Society trustee, Larry Helman, will share fascinating stories of Bexley history.
Celebrate Bexley Day by learning more about how our community developed over time. Bexley Historical Society trustee and member of Bexley's Architectural Review Board, Larry Helman, will share fun and fascinating stories about Bexley history and architecture. This event is also an opportunity to learn more about the Bexley Century Home initiative, an effort to recognize the 100th birthdays of Bexley homes, through a grant from the Bexley Community Foundation.
Refreshments in honor of Bexley Day will be generously provided by the Bexley Historical Society.
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Join us in person, or live stream this program at BexleyLibrary.org/TV. A video recording will be available following this program on our YouTube Channel at youtube.com/@BexleyPublicLibrary.
Speaker Bio
Prior to his retirement, Larry Helman was a partner at NBBJ where he managed an extensive number of major planning projects globally. He received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in 1970 and a Master’s of City and Regional Planning in 1972 from The Ohio State University. He and his wife Kay are the parents of two Bexley High School graduates. Larry is very active in the Bexley community: he's a member of the Bexley Historical Society, Southwest Bexley Steering Committee, Tree and Public Gardens Commission Board, Bexley Education Foundation Board of Governors, and Bexley's Architectural Review Board.
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.
