Exhibits

Thursday, September 18, 2025

It’s the time of year for apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, hot cider and football games. Take a stroll through our autumn exhibit – watch out for falling leaves! – and give your senses a treat.

Worthington has a long history of celebrating autumn. In the early 1900s, the sounds of square dance music, plus hog-calling and husband-calling contests, rang out across the Village Green. Can you imagine how loud Worthington High School students cheered in 1945 when their football team crushed the competition during homecoming (despite giving up 135 yards in penalties)?

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Bicentennial Celebration

The community of Worthington's pioneering spirit has been showcased throughout the yearlong Bicentennial Celebration with a series of signature events that honor the past and will create a legacy for the future.

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FolkFEST 2001

Worthington Libraries invited the community to share their earliest memories and fondest recollections of life in Worthington at the Worthington FolkFEST, July 28, 2001. Several individuals told stories about their experiences in the community from both long ago and the recent past.

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Bicentennial School Projects

This collection features the ways in which schools in the Worthington School District celebrated the 200th Birthday of Worthington and Ohio. Special Bicentennial projects were completed by students in the Worthington School District during the City's year-long celebration.

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