The Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room will have limited seating or be closed during the following dates and times:
Wednesday, May 1-May 7: Open by appointment (semester break)
Thursday, May 2: Closed (University Libraries)
*Appointments are encouraged to ensure materials are available. Email us at cartoons@osu.edu.
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s Museum Galleries, Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room and Offices will be closed on the following:
The Museum Galleries are open Tuesday-Sunday from 1-5 pm.
The Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room will be open by appointment during Winter Break, December 15, 2023-January 5, 2024.
Due to the first OSU home football game, on Saturday, September 9th, many parking garages are full or closed.
Visitor parking may be available in the following locations:
SafeAuto Garage:
1585 Westpark Street Columbus OH 43210
https://osu.campusparc.com/find-parking/safeauto-garage/
Carmack Lot:
999-1049 Carmack Rd. Columbus, OH 43210
https://osu.campusparc.com/find-parking/carmack-lot-5/
Additional street parking may be located on the east side of High Street, including Summit St. and N. 4th St.
We will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance of Veterans Day.
On August 25, 2020, the Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room will reopen for research appointments. Appointments will be available Monday-Friday from 10 am-12 pm and 1:30-3:30 pm.
See Visiting the Library Reading Room for details on making an appointment and the safety guidelines we will be following. Contact our staff if you have any questions.
Explore the collections online for your research or enjoyment:
*Search over 300,000 records of original art in the Art Database
*Explore over 20,000 high-quality images in the Digital Collections
*Browse artist and cartoonist organization Collection Inventories and find descriptions of items from correspondence to photographs to ephemera
*Find rare and unique published materials in the Library Catalog
*Learn about the extensive holdings in the Manga Collection
*Check out Digital Exhibits for a selection of past exhibits and online exhibits
*Peruse the LibGuide on Cartoons and Comics Research to find materials on your topic
*Read blog posts on a variety of subjects
If you do not find digital versions of the materials you need, email us at cartoons@osu.edu and we will be able to help you find materials.
Join us Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29 for the Drawing Gender: Women and French-language Comics Symposium that celebrates the richness of women’s comics production and the representations of gender in French-language comics from around the world. Montreal-based artist Julie Delporte, along with scholars from the France, Belgium, the US, and the UK will present their work on gender throughout the history of comic strip.
Please see the full symposium schedule here.
This program is co-presented by The Ohio State University Department of French and Italian Department and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
Funding for this symposium was provided by a grant from Ohio State University Energy Partners (OSEP).
The Lucy Shelton Caswell Reading Room will have limited seating or be closed Spring 2020 semester. Please see the Reading Room hours and closures here: https://cartoons.osu.edu/hours/#Library_Reading_Room_Hours.
The museum galleries are now open for our new exhibitions “Drawn to Presidents: Portraits and Satiric Drawings by Drew Friedman” and “Ladies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art “. Also on view is “Treasures from the Collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum”. The galleries are open Tuesday-Sunday from 1-5 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Before your visit, see Hours for all closings.
Our two new exhibitions, Drawing Blood: Comics and Medicine and Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and the First Amendment, are now open through October 20, 2019. Museum galleries are open Tuesday-Sunday from 1-5 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Before your visit, see Hours for all closings.
Our new exhibitions are now open! “What a Hoot! A Mike Peters Retrospective,” “Windows on Death Row,” and “Treasures from the Collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum” will be on view Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00-5:00 pm, through March 12, 2017. Please check Hours for upcoming holiday closings.