Come get an in-depth look at The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum's current exhibition: Celebrating Sparky: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts
***The elevator at the Lane Road Library is currently out or order. The meeting room and children's area are currently accessible by stairs only.
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum houses the world's largest collection of materials related to cartoons and comics, including original art, books, magazines, journals, comic books, archival materials, and newspaper comic strip pages and clippings. Learn more about the history of this Ohio treasure and how it came to be at The Ohio State University. You'll also get an in-depth look at the current exhibition: Celebrating Sparky: Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts.
Charles M. Schulz, known as Sparky to his family and friends, single-handedly created 17,897 Peanuts comic strips during a span of almost fifty years. At the time of Schulz's retirement in 1999, his creation ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, was translated into twenty-one languages in seventy-five countries, and had a daily readership estimated to be 355 million. As a result, Peanuts became a worldwide cultural phenomenon in the second half of the twentieth century. Its impact can be seen on everything from space travel and classical music to the Broadway stage, merchandising, and even the English language.
This exhibition celebrates the centennial of Schulz's birth and highlights the lasting legacy of his life and work. Schulz's own words guide visitors to explore the themes of friendship, connectedness, unrequited love, and insecurity that made the strip resonate with so many fans.
Celebrating Sparky is curated by Lucy Shelton Caswell and mounted in partnership with the harles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California.
Our Lane Road Branch provides access to the UAPL’s entire collection, as well as Internet and Wi-Fi. We also offer exciting youth and adult programs, book discussions, a large meeting room, and a Youth Department. Learn more about our services.
