Bexley Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 14th for Staff Development Day.
BHS alum Ellen Fishel ('09) will share her journey from editor at The Torch to member of the Pulitzer Prize- winning team at The Baltimore Sun. She will be in conversation with Amy Vick (BHS '91).
Bexley High School alum Ellen Fishel ('09) will share her journey from editor at The Torch to editor at The Baltimore Sun, in conversation with Amy Vick, Bexley High School Alum ('91) and Vice President for Communications and Marketing for The Columbus Foundation. Both Fishel and Vick were editors of The Torch and will share their insight into how their experiences at The Torch helped mold their careers in journalism and about the field today. Vick received her Bachelors of Arts in Journalism from Ohio University. Fishel recently retired from journalism after serving as the Director of Content, Breaking News at The Baltimore Sun, where she was a member of the team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
We'll also show you how to explore the new digital archive of The Torch, which is now available in Bexley Public Library's Bexley Collection.
In person registration is requested. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy and Local History |
TAGS: | The Torch | local history | Journalism | bexley ohio |
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.