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Every year since 2002, the Ohio Center for the Book has had the honor of selecting a book to represent our state in the national Great Reads from Great Places initiative. Those titles are highlighted at the annual National Book Festival in Washington, DC, as well as being placed on the permanent list of honoree titles. Each state selects …

This year, we had the opportunity to celebrate National Poetry Month with events and to provide some recommendations for poetry for those looking to explore this medium of expression. We encourage everyone to take a look at the links to our recordings below; to try several of the suggestions from Ohio writers, academics, and librarians; …

Saturday, August 17 Cleveland Public Library’s downtown Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium located at 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. In partnership with the Jane Austen Society of North America – Ohio North Coast Region, join us in celebrating Jane Austen, the person who arguably revolutionized English fiction. We’ll be highlighting her continuing relevance in the 21st …

In celebration of Earth Day today, we’d like to invite you to revisit several past episodes of Page Count. Enjoy! The Great Environmental Awakening with Douglas Brinkley In a conversation that includes topics as diverse as the burning Cuyahoga River, the conservation policies of past American presidents, environmental activism, Rachel Carson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard …

Join the Ohio Center for the Book and Clevo Books (1026 Euclid Ave) a bookstore that specializes in translated literature, for a monthly discussion on new and classic works of international literature. Thursday, September 19th, 2024, 6-7 PM: A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil, trans. from the Turkish by Amy Spangler and Nermin Menemencioğlu (2022) …

Today’s the day!! April 8, 2024, will be a spectacular cosmic show for Ohio and most of the entire United States… IF the weather cooperates! We encourage you to experience the eclipse responsibly (Put on those official glasses to view the sun!!!) and to relive your eclipse experience with some books. You know you can’t …

As part of our celebration of National Poetry Month, we reached out to writers, library workers, and educators around the state to see what poetry books they recommend: West: a translation by Paisley Rekdal (Copper Canyon Press, 2023) “A dazzling yet intimate exploration of the construction of the transcontinental railroad, from the point of view …

On March 6, we were very pleased to host staff from the Library of Congress, including Guy Lamolinara, Director of the Center for the Book in Washington, DC. We provided a tour of our home base here at Cleveland Public Library, including showing off the library’s many collections, introducing them to the dedicated staff, and …