We tried the Commons' new art vending machine
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Columbus Metropolitan Library's Egg Prize machine near Columbus Commons. Photos: Alissa Widman Neese/Axios
👋 Alissa here, reporting back from an egg-citing new installation at the Columbus Commons.
What's happening: To celebrate its 150th anniversary, Columbus Metropolitan Library has added an 8-foot-tall vending machine called Egg Prize to the park's South High Street entrance.
How it works: Put in two quarters and it dispenses a plastic egg containing a tiny library-themed prize: magnets (green), buttons (orange), stickers (red) or miniature artworks (yellow).
- Local artists designed the pieces.
- Proceeds support the library's anniversary festivities.
Quick take: I stopped by with $2 this week and received a button and three magnets, all intricate and unique.
- It's addicting, and I want to visit again soon — but first I need to find more quarters!
If you go: Town and South High streets, open through Sept. 2.
