Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

This month OCFB interviews Lee Chilcote.  Lee is founder and executive director of Literary Cleveland, whose mission is to “help create and nurture a vibrant literary arts community in Northeast Ohio.” Lee is  a teacher, an essayist and journalist whose articles have appeared in national and international publications.  And, Lee Chilcote is a poet. Lee’s first poetry collection, The …

National Book Festival 2018 has ended and, according to officials at the Library of Congress, a sponsor of the festival since 2001, tens of thousands of readers of all ages attended this year’s festival. Held September 1, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., it is estimated to have been the largest …

Prep for National Novel Writing Month and Beyond with Author Nancy Christie Rut-Busting for Writers Workshop DATE: Saturday, October 6, 2018 TIME: 4:00 -5:30 p.m. Location: Literature Department, Main Library, 2nd FL Are you in a rut with your writing? Do you need tips on how to jump-start your creativity for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) …

On Saturday, September 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Ohio Center for the Book and Cleveland Public Library invite you to celebrate the changing of the season amidst the readings of written and spoken-word poetry with our special guest reader poet and musician MaxWell Shell. The mic will open for others to read an original or …

Get Graphic! with the Ohio Center for the Book, a graphic novel book discussion series at Cleveland Public Library, will soon begin its 2018 fall series. Join us for book discussions the first and third Thursdays of each month at 4:00 p.m., in the Literature Department at the Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., 2nd floor. …

Join us each month at Cleveland Public Library for our open mic poetry reading series, Cleveland Public Poetry. Each open mic is free and open to the public; free refreshments and snacks are served, and there are door prizes too!  We hope you will join us to share original and favorite works, or listen to poets …

Book lovers from Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and Literary Cleveland will discuss Benjamin Percy’s fiction, comics, and essays in anticipation of his appearance in Cleveland on August 3rd and 4th. Pull up a chair (and a book) and join this literary chat! 12:00 noon Monday, July 30th. In partnership with Literary Cleveland and in celebration of …

July 31st, 2018 will mark the 200th anniversary of the first edition of the Cleaveland Gazette & Commercial Register. To celebrate the event, Cleveland Public Library, in partnership with Cleveland State University, will host an exhibit at the Main Library Building on the 2nd floor until the end of November. Come learn about the storied history Cleveland has with print …

“Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry” with Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas LOCATION: The City Club of Cleveland DATE: Friday, August 3, 2018 TIME: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. The City Club of Cleveland will be hosting “Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry” with Ohio’s poet laureate, Dave Lucas on Friday, August 3, from noon until …