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The State Library of Ohio holds medieval manuscripts, letters from George Washington and thousands of government documents from Ohio's earliest days. But its next chapter is looking increasingly digital.

Why it matters: This isn't your typical neighborhood library. The 209-year-old state agency preserves pieces of Ohio history, helps the state government with research and supports other libraries behind the scenes.

• A recent move will change how Ohioans can access the vast collection.

Driving the news: The library temporarily closed in April and moved its roughly 2 million books, documents and records out of an aging Italian Village building slated for demolition.

• When it reopens, operations will span two locations: a Gahanna storage facility for the collection and a downtown office, at 35 E. Chestnut St., for staff and visitors.
• Instead of browsing open shelves, patrons will request specific materials and make an appointment to view them in a downtown reading room expected to open by the end of the year.

The big picture: The move comes as the way people use libraries is changing, director of library operations Ryan Burley tells Axios.

• Foot traffic had declined at the old 80,000-square-foot building, while requests through email and online chat rose.
• As part of the transition, more of the library's catalog will be digitized.

The intrigue: The transition is also highlighting a resource many Ohioans may not know is available to them.

Case in point: Though state government workers are the library's most frequent users, any Ohioan can apply for a state library card.

• It's a digital login, not a physical card — another sign of the times.
• Signing up grants access to the Ohio Digital Library, an e-book and audiobook collection shared by nearly 200 libraries statewide.

Plus: The library oversees Ohio Memory with the Ohio History Connection, featuring millions of digitized historical documents, newspapers and other materials.

• It also manages a statewide program with Cleveland's library that provides audiobooks, braille materials and talking-book players to Ohioans who can't read standard printed text.

What's next: Staff are still unpacking over 30,000 boxes in Gahanna and developing the new system for requesting materials, Burley says.

• Watch for reopening updates online in the coming months.

Protests and public outrage over Les Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein have quieted since spring, but the future of his name at Ohio State remains in limbo.

The latest: Wexner "stepped back" as chairman of the board of his namesake OSU Wexner Medical Center last week.

• The last time he attended a meeting was May 2025, per news reports.
• He'll remain on the hospital system's board with a "chair emeritus" honorary title. But it's unclear if or when the university will decide whether Wexner's name stays.

What they're saying: Approximately 500 requests to remove it from campus buildings "remain under review," Ohio State spokesperson Ben Johnson tells Axios — as they have for months.

• Wexner's changed role "is not related to the renaming requests," Johnson says.

Flashback: This spring, when the controversy peaked, we asked our readers whether they thought Wexner's name should be removed. A majority did.

What you're saying: Respondents in favor of removal cited moral concerns and noted the potential for reputation damage.

• Those opposed noted Wexner has not been criminally charged and his contributions to the university.

What's next: Ohio State president Ravi Bellamkonda "hopes to have a resolution by the end of the year," the Dispatch reports.

💰 Meta will pay Ohio $319 million as part of a $17 billion settlement of a multi-state lawsuit alleging the tech giant designed products to addict children and misled consumers. (Dispatch)

📺 Relatives of a family killed in a Delaware County crash say Sen. Jon Husted's campaign is using their photo without permission in attack ads and hasn't acknowledged their requests to stop. (WBNS-TV)

🏗️ Intel's Ohio One plant is on track to open by its new 2031 date as the company continues to build momentum. (WOSU)

🧀 White Castle and Garage Beer teamed up for a limited-time beer cheese collab that includes its own merch line. (Nation's Restaurant News)

An almost-total lunar eclipse is set to cross Ohio skies tonight.

Driving the news: The moon will pass through Earth's shadow from about 10:33pm tonight to 1:52am tomorrow.

• The show peaks locally around 12:12am, when more than 90% of the moon will be covered by Earth's darkest shadow.

What they're saying: "It is a super chill eclipse where you can kick back and watch the shadow slowly move across the Moon," Cincinnati astronomer Dean Regas, host of the podcast "Looking Up," tells Axios.

• The moon won't completely disappear into Earth's darkest shadow, but it'll get pretty close.
• With nearly all of the moon eclipsed, the surface should take on a rosy color, though not the deep red of a total eclipse.

The best part: No special glasses, telescope or drive to the countryside required.

He's a unicorn from a magic land, and he's about to terrorize movie theaters nationwide.

Why it matters: The comedy horror film "Buddy" was shot almost entirely in Northeast Ohio last year and opens at a time when low-budget horror films are booming.

State of play: The movie centers on a group of children trapped in a twisted children's TV show hosted by Buddy, a bright orange unicorn who goes from lovable friend to full-on Jason Voorhees.

• It's "Barney" meets "The Wizard of Oz" meets psychological horror, with scenes that range from utterly hilarious to downright disturbing in the most meta way possible.

The intrigue: "Buddy" was written and directed by Casper Kelly, the filmmaker behind Adult Swim's viral comedy-horror hit "Too Many Cooks."

• It stars Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace and Keegan-Michael Key (as the voice of Buddy).

Zoom in: Cleveland-based Low Spark Films produced the movie, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January to stellar reviews and is poised to be its biggest hit yet.

📽️ In Columbus, the film starts playing tonight at AMC, Cinemark, Marcus and Phoenix theaters.

Thanks to Tyler Buchanan for editing today's newsletter.

Our picks:

🤨 Alissa was today years old when she learned White Castle sells officially licensed Crocs and a swimsuit.

🟢 Andrew is really enjoying "Lanterns."

😨 Tyler is terrified by that "Buddy" trailer.