Born: 1939 Ohio connection: Birth Canton Museum administrator, writer, arts scholar, and educator, Manuel Joseph Albacete was born on July 23, 1939, in Canton, Ohio. After graduating from McKinley High School in 1957, Albacete served two years in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Essex. The tour of duty allowed Albacete to explore …
Read More M. J. AlbaceteBorn: 1954 Ohio connection: Birth Painesville Elizabeth A. Alder was born in 1954 in Painesville, Ohio. An award-winning author of historical fiction for children and young adults, Alder’s path toward becoming a writer has its roots in dinner table conversations with her father, a gifted storyteller who helped found the Lake County Public Defender’s Office. It …
Read More Elizabeth AlderBorn: July 16, 1935 Died: May 7, 2021 Ohio connection: Resident Yellow Springs Poet, anthologist, and biographer, Arnold Adoff was born July 16, 1935, in New York City. He was the son of immigrants from a town near the Polish-Russian border whose family had been decimated by the Holocaust. Growing up in New York City, Adoff …
Read More Arnold AdoffBorn: 1944 Ohio connection: Birth Gallipolis Born in Gallipolis and raised across the river in Wheeling, West Virginia, author, designer and illustrator Jan Adkins describes himself as “an explainer, a storyteller with words and images, an advocate for young minds, a resource for images, and a dinosaur holdout for simplicity and grace in illustration, design …
Read More Jan AdkinsNothings stops the NaNoWriMo challenge! Even though the 2020 pandemic has turned our lives upside down, nothing may stop the impact National Novel Writing Month has made for over 20 years. With some adjustments, the fun continues. NaNoWriMo Come Write-Ins will take place all over Ohio. Here are a list/link to virtual events hosted by …
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November is National Novel Writing Month. It’s the time when people the world over take a shot at the NaNoWriMo challenge of completing at least a 50,000-word novel (or novella) in the span of 30 days. Participants are challenged to start a new/original work beginning 12:00 a.m. November 1 and ending 11:59 p.m. November 30. …
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During November, we welcome the observance of U.S. holidays and events celebrated around the world. We honor U.S. veterans and recognize the heritage of indigenous people. We promote adoption awareness and praise aviation history. We celebrate traditional holidays like Thanksgiving and commemorate special and even whimsical events like World Vegan Day and National Deviled Eggs …
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Each of the toolkits is designed to help anyone lead a discussion for new comics readers as well as for those more acquainted with the medium.
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The Ohio Center for the Book is very pleased to announce that Adopt A Book, Inc. was selected as one of the ten winners of the 2020 Library of Congress State Literacy Awards Program! With the current pandemic, we were unable to present the award to Adopt A Book co-founders Alex Laman and Hannah Laman and president …
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Now that we have your attention, read on to hear how you can own a unique piece of artwork by legendary comics creator Sina Grace! He’s not from Ohio, but to paraphrase Robert Burns: The best-laid schemes of mice and menGo often askew Before the closures due to the pandemic, the Ohio Center for the …
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