(Link directly to the Comics Discussion Guides here!) One of the focuses of the Ohio Center for the Book is to promote the medium of comics with our state’s rich heritage of comics creators like Richard F. Outcault; Frederick Opper; Milton Caniff; creators of the original superhero – Superman! – Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; …
Read More An Introduction to our Comics Discussion GuidesNothings 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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NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2021 STATE LITERACY AWARD HAVE CLOSED. The Ohio Center for the Book is seeking nominations of nonprofit Ohio organizations that promote literacy and/or reading in their local community or the state to be considered for the 2021 Library of Congress State Literacy Awards. The awards are granted by the Library of Congress, …
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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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The Ohio Center for the Book was fortunate to be asked by the Ohioana Library to host an outreach event for the Ohioana Book Festival this year. Tom Batiuk of Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft fame and Jay Kalagayan, creator, writer, and publisher of MeSseD Comics, had a wide-ranging conversation with our Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Valentino Zullo. …
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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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The State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library Association, with the Ohio Center for the Book and the Choose To Read Ohio Council announced selections for Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) 2021 and 2022. The book list is announced biennially and contains 20 titles that explore a wide range of topics representative for all ages that …
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In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth and to provide a sense of community in these times, the Ohio Center for the Book is launching a collaborative online poetry project via Twitter for the month of April: #OHrenga2020. We’ve also expanded #OHrenga2020 to our Facebook page @OhioCenterForTheBook as well for those on that platform. Check it out there …
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