Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

Cleveland Public Poetry Open Mic Poetry Readings Special Guest Reader: Poet Kathy Fagan Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018 Time: Noon-1:00 p.m. Location: Literature Department, Main Library, 2nd FL Award-winning poet Kathy Fagan will read from her work beginning 12:00 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in the Literature Department. The reading is free and open to the …

Ohio Letters About Literature: 2018 2017   |  2016   |  2015   |  2014   |  2013  |  2012 A National Reading and Writing Promotional Program for Children and Young Adults The Library of Congress Center for the Book, in partnership with and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 …

Each year a list of books representing the literary heritage of the affiliates of the Library of Congress Center for the Book is distributed by the Center for the Book during the National Book Festival in Washington, D. C.  The books on this list are by authors representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and …

Calling all  Ohio scholars! Our Scholar-In-Residence position is open to applicants! Goal to form and expand communities of learning with the Scholar-In-Residence at the Ohio Center for the Book @ Cleveland Public Library: A key objective in the Library’s strategic plan is to form communities of learning. This objective will be fulfilled by seeking leadership and programming …

The Library of Congress Center for the Book and the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library invite students in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, the annual national reading-writing contest. Students living in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands are encouraged to enter the annual competition, where they read a …

On April 12, 2018 The State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library Association, and Ohio Center for the Book announced selections for Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) 2019 and 2020. Announced biennially, the booklist contains 20 titles representative for all ages that highlight the diverse literature published by Ohio authors. CTRO promotes reading across Ohio by encouraging Ohioans of all …

The Cleveland Foundation recently announced recipients for the 2018 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA). Edith Anisfield-Wolf, a former Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustee, established AWBA in 1935; it is the only juried book prize that addresses racism and diversity of cultures. The 83rd AWBA  winners are: Shane McCrae, In the Language of My Captor, Poetry N. Scott Momaday, …

Do you recall the first time you heard poetry—undoubtedly it was as a toddler, listening to a Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Do you remember the first time you were stirred by a work of verse? During April we have a chance to make poetry a part of our everyday life, as the month is National …

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library (OCFB), in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, hosted the Poetry Out Loud Northeast/Cleveland Ohio Regional Semifinals. in the Louis Stokes Auditorium. It was a day where five students performed in an auditorium before a general audience that included family …