Every year since 2002, a list of books representing the literary heritage of each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa has been distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. Since 2022, …
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This year, we’re expanding our horizons beyond our shores and taking an international look at the comics medium. From journalism to imaginary worlds, our featured creators provide gripping stories told through comics. Join us for lively conversations on our literary trip around the world! We’ll be meeting, as always, at Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland at …
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Join the Ohio Center for the Book and Clevo Books (1026 Euclid Ave in downtown Cleveland) a bookstore that specializes in translated literature, for engaging discussions of recent works of international literature. All discussions take place from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Thursday, January 16 Kairos by Jenny Erpeneck (2023, translated from German by Michael …
Read More Novels In Translation Book Discussions 2025Ohio Center for the Book’s Page Count podcast hit the road recently to visit the Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio. (Listen now: Touring the Paul Laurence Dunbar House.) Here, listeners can view images of the house for a glimpse into Dunbar’s life and surroundings. From wallpaper patterns to archaic phones, typewriters, and washing …
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In keeping with our charge to promote comics as an important and unique medium of expression, we are very excited to be a part of Cleveland Public Library’s A Superhero Homecoming on Saturday, July 12. Attendees will be able to hear from and meet some of the leading creators in the medium, including a rare …
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While we, of course, encourage everyone to read Rubini’s engaging biography of Virginia Hamilton chosen as this year’s Great Reads youth selection, we felt it would be helpful to post some readily available links to additional information on Virginia Hamilton’s life and works here online. Article The pathbreaking Virginia Hamilton and her “liberation literature” – …
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Using our 2025 adult Great Reads from Great Places selection as a jumping off point, this article provides a brief introduction to exploring Ohio’s National Park and our state’s rich and varied poetic landscape. Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park: The Literal Landscape Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses over 32,000 acres of fields, forest, lakes, rivers, …
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Do you have dreams of being a stand-up comedian? Have you ever wondered how professional comedians and comedy writers create their material? Have you been told you are funny and want to learn how to take your humor on stage? Are you curious about what it’s like working in the comedy industry? In collaboration with …
Read More Stand-up Comedy Writing WorkshopsPage Count, a podcast presented by the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Main Library building by taking a closer look at the life and work of Linda Anne Eastman, who served as Chief Librarian from 1918 to 1938. As the first woman to lead a …
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Join us in celebrating Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) this year! Started in 2002, FCBD is coordinated by Diamond Comics Distributors, the comic book industry’s single largest distributor in North America. Titles are selected from publishers with the goal of showcasing the wide range of options that comics have to offer as well as of attracting …
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April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Ohio’s poetic lineage stretches back nearly to the founding of the state. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper – poet, author, lecturer, and abolitionist – was the first female teacher at Union Seminary (a school for free African Americans) in Wilberforce, Ohio. Her …
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Saturday, April 19, at 1:30 pm – Cleveland Public Library’s Main Library Ohio has a number of connections* to the horror genre, so on Saturday, April 19, at 1:30 pm, join us for a screening of the groundbreaking 1922 cinema masterpiece Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror). We’re celebrating the film …
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