Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

The Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to host acclaimed Native Hawaiian and Ohio-resident poet/musician/artist Joe Balaz for a performance of “Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of ‘Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage Month’“ on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 3:30pm in the Cleveland Public Library Auditorium in the Lower Level of the …

The Ohio Center for the Book is celebrating National Poetry Month in April with two programs to inspire writers and lovers of poetry and the spoken word. We encourage you to attend and to spread the word! We’ll also be highlighting Ohio poetry and poets on our social media channels in April, so follow us …

…Even if you no longer live in Northeast Ohio! We are looking for former Cleveland residents, aged 50 and older, now living outside the area to add their voice to a “Poem for Cleveland,” a project documenting the experience of those who grew up in Northeast Ohio. Whether you live somewhere else in Ohio, have …

Did you know the wildly popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom How I Met Your Mother has an Ohio connection? Read on to find out more about multi-talented Ohio-born writer and producer Carter Loard Bays. Co-creator, screenwriter, showrunner, and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Shaker Heights native Carter Loard Bays …

Join us for Free Comic Book Day on May 6, 2023! At each location, kids can choose a free comic book and enjoy a variety of activities. Dress up as your favorite superhero and help us celebrate the love of comics! Comic book supplies are limited, so be sure to get there early! The events …

Illicit love letters written in secret code. The impact “secretaries” had on a famous author’s work. The myth and allure of the West. Contrasting portrayals of rugged masculinity and romance. An enemies-to-lovers story featuring a bold, headstrong young woman and a pouting, enraged young man. Hear more about these topics and others by listening to …

In collaboration with Ursuline College, the Ohio Center for the Book will be co-sponsoring a book discussion series this spring of three memoirs written by winners of the prestigious Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The conversations will be led by Dr. Valentino Zullo, the Anisfield-Wolf Postdoctoral Fellow in English and the Public Humanities at Ursuline College as …

From time to time, we plan to highlight writers who have called Ohio home who are better known for work in journalism, screenwriting, television scriptwriting, and other episodic, article, or essay forms. Today we meet Amy Braunschweiger, currently with Human Rights Watch: After graduating from Maumee High School in 1993, Toledo native Amy Braunschweiger enrolled …

Looking for something fun and different to do during the cold dark of winter? Join us to talk about comics! Come grab a beverage of your choice and pull up a seat to discuss a different graphic novel on the first Thursday of each month at Bookhouse Brewing at 1526 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH …