Author: Ohio Center for the Book

It’s a bird? It’s a plane? It’s Superman’s 85th birthday! Come celebrate!

It’s a bird? It’s a plane? It’s Superman’s 85th birthday! Come celebrate!

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks to a grant by the Ohio Humanities Council through National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom and numerous sponsors, he Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library and Ursuline College’s Rust Belt Humanities Lab will host a …

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Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage”

Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage”

Saturday, July 22, 2023 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’“ on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 3:30pm in the Cleveland Public Library Auditorium in the Lower …

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Superman’s Cleveland Conference: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Cultural Icon!

Superman’s Cleveland Conference: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Cultural Icon!

Call for Presentations Conference Location: Cleveland Public Library at 325 E. Superior Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 Conference Date: October 14, 2023 In honor of the 85th anniversary of the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio, Ursuline College and the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library are organizing a conference dedicated to exploring …

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Get Graphic! Graphic Novel Book Club: Summer 2023

Get Graphic! Graphic Novel Book Club: Summer 2023

Come grab a beverage and pull up a seat to discuss the best graphic novels on the first Thursday of each month at Bookhouse Brewing at 1526 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113. Registration is not required! Superman is the theme of our summer reading in anticipation of this fall’s celebration of the 85th birthday of Ohio’s own superhero! Look …

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Read Ohio Book Discussion: Trashlands

Read Ohio Book Discussion: Trashlands

Saturday, May 20, 3:30 pm At Cleveland Public Library’s historic downtown Main Library (325 Superior Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44114), 2nd floor, join us for a discussion of… The “painful, thought-provoking apocalypse noir” novel by Ohio author Alison Stine… TRASHLANDS A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods …

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