Editing Hamilton, Ohio (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Robinson-Schwenn Building, High Street, Hamilton, OH.jpg|thumb|The [[Robinson-Schwenn Building]] was originally built as an [[opera house]].]]
Hamilton has three designated [[National Register of Historic Places property types#Historic districts|Historic Districts]]: Dayton Lane, [[German Village Historic District|German Village]], and [[Rossville Historic District (Hamilton, Ohio)|Rossville]]. The industrial city is seeking to revitalize through the arts; it declared itself the "City of Sculpture" in 2000.<ref>[http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/05/29/loc_hamilton_carves.html "Hamilton carves new future"] ([https://archive.today/20130913043405/http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/05/29/loc_hamilton_carves.html Archive]), ''The Enquirer'', May 29, 2002</ref> That initiative has since attracted many sculpture installations to the city, which founded the [[Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum|Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Hamilton, OH |url=https://www.hamilton-oh.gov/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=City of Hamilton, OH |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Library system===
The Lane Public Library is located in an architecturally significant building in the heart of German Village. Built in 1866 by local philanthropist Robert Clark Lane, the library building has since been improved by six separate renovations and expansion projects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blount |first1=Jim |title=Clark Lane designed, built library 150 years ago - Columns by Jim Blount |url=https://sites.google.com/a/lanepl.org/columns-by-jim-blount/2016-articles/clark-lane-designed-built-library-150-years-ago}}</ref> Lane donated the first collection of materials to the library, approximately 3,000 books. Today, the collection numbers over 123,000.{{cn|date=August 2023}} It has a local history room, which also has materials related to genealogy. The library also features the Lane Libraries Community Technology Center, located on the ground floor of the historic [[Dixon-Globe Opera House-Robinson-Schwenn Building|Robinson-Schwenn Building]] in downtown Hamilton.