The Columbus Metropolitan Library maintains a vast digital collection of 1.75 million old photos, postcards and newspapers — and now invites the public to add their own.

Why it matters: The library system's My Upload program offers residents the chance to preserve memories and community landmarks for generations to come.

How it works: Residents can upload digital files of local photos, concert programs, ticket stubs and anything else of interest.

• They can be old images or those taken as recently as today.
• Librarians review all submissions to make sure they're relevant to the area.
• Anyone can submit — you don't need to have a library card. (But we do suggest one, for many reasons.)

Flashback: My Upload launched in early 2020 with a $27,500 grant from Lyrasis, a preservation nonprofit.

• Initial submissions dealt with the local pandemic response and racial justice protests from that year, with photos of a taped-off McDonald's dining hall and a Black Lives Matter gathering at the Statehouse.

Zoom in: Other entries from the My Upload collection showcase a hodgepodge of snapshots past and present: a 1970s sale advertisement for a restaurant on Olentangy River Road, colorful photos of the Marysville Balloon Festival and a Columbus Chill hockey schedule from 1991.

• There are also dozens of ordinary shots around downtown, which make for great "then and now" comparisons.

By the numbers: As of yesterday, 690 user submissions have been added to the archive.

What they're saying: Angela O'Neal, CML's manager of local history and genealogy, tells us her favorite thing about this "community collecting initiative" is residents get to share what is most important to them.

• O'Neal also noted librarians "can't be at all events, [so] it is a great way for the community to make sure history is saved."

The bottom line: The contemporary world may not feel historic just yet, but it will some day.

• This is an opportunity to add to a digital time capsule.

Hundreds of artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic go on display at COSI this weekend.

Why it matters: The traveling exhibit includes rarely displayed artifacts, per the museum, including one of the massive cranes used to lower the ship's lifeboats.

• The exhibit also includes a complete set of whistles recovered from the ship's smoke stacks.

What to expect: Prepare for an immersive experience, COSI spokesperson Kristy Williams says.

• She highlights a reproduction of the ship's grand staircase and an ice wall that lets people experience exactly how frigid the water was the night of the wreck.
• "It's so surreal because you think about what you would do in that situation and how you would feel," she says.

Flashback: This is the third time the Titanic exhibition has returned to COSI.

• The 2005 local debut drew a record-breaking 226,000 visitors during its six-month run, prompting an encore exhibition in 2010, per the Dispatch.

If you go: The exhibit opens Saturday and runs through Sept. 2.

• Timed ticket bundles are $45 for adults and $40 for youth, which get you into the museum and the Titanic exhibit.
• COSI members can reserve exhibition tickets for $10 each.

🎨 Get creative with other artists at the monthly Boxland Media Studios' Happy Hour.

• 4-6pm tonight, 6155 Huntley Road, Suite J. Free!

☘️ Celebrate the greenest and grandest day of the year with Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

• Festivities start at 7am Saturday, parade at 11am, downtown Dublin. Free!

🎵 Go Now! to hear classic rock group Moody Blues perform at the Ohio Theatre.

• 8pm Saturday, 39 E. State St. $20+.

🍺 Taste any of 150 local beers at COSI after hours during the Columbus Brew Fest.

• 8-11pm Saturday, 333 W. Broad St. $55+ in advance, includes sample tickets. No door ticket sales.

🏆 Watch the 96th Academy Awards with fellow movie lovers at the Gateway Film Center.

• Doors open at 4:30pm Sunday, 1550 N. High St. $75, includes parking and drink tickets.

Two more events

At 2am Sunday we "spring ahead" to daylight saving time, even though many sleep experts wish we wouldn't, Axios' Carly Mallenbaum writes.

Why it matters: Health groups favor standard time over daylight saving time because they say it's more aligned with our body clocks.

Yes, but: Federal and state lawmakers have pushed to make daylight saving time permanent.

• That means sunrise in Columbus on March 7 would go from approximately 6:56am to 7:56am, and push back sunset from 6:31pm to 7:31pm.

Between the lines: Daylight is not "saved" per se, but it is shifted to remain later in the evening.

• In spring and summer, days are naturally longer than they are in the fall and winter (when we're on standard time), regardless of time zone.

Tips to avoid the abrupt hour of sleep loss

🏚️ Housing code violations in the University District are 14 times higher than three years ago, an investigation of Columbus Building and Zoning data shows. (The Lantern)

🪒 Otterbein's baseball team members recently shaved their heads to support a pediatric cancer fundraiser as an annual tradition to kick off their season. (T&C Media)

⏰ Kenyon College will switch from credit units to credit hours beginning in 2028 to align itself with other higher education institutions. (Collegian)

🚲 Three Denison swimmers are turning heads by pedaling a run-down, bright yellow tandem bike to classes and plan to start a rental system. (The Denisonian)

Quote du jour

"It's weird and it looks like s***, and I honestly think that makes it better."