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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More Library of Congress Visit!Starting with the Spring 2024 edition of the Ohio Center for the Book newsletter, we decided to being highlighting some famous and some lesser-known historical Ohio connections. We hope you enjoy these insights into Ohio’s historical links and continuing influence on literature, culture, and society. This season, we’re focusing on two connections a century apart: …
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For our latest episode of the Page Count podcast, we visited Lorain Public Library to offer listeners a private tour of the Toni Morrison Reading Room. Here, listeners can view images of the reading room, photos from Toni Morrison’s appearance at the 1995 dedication, and additional images discussed in the podcast episode. With thanks to …
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This April, celebrate National Poetry Month with the Ohio Center for the Book as four acclaimed Ohio poets visit Cleveland Public Library for two weekend poetry readings. Each reading takes place on the second floor of the Main Library in downtown Cleveland from 4-5 PM. These events are free and open to the public. First …
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Our Get Graphic! Book Discussions start up March 7. Take a look through the books we’ll be talking about and plan to join us this year! We’ll be holding the conversations as always at Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland at 6:30 pm! An Introduction to Comics March 7: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudApril 4: One! Hundred! …
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To promote our “Read Around Ohio” resource highlighting reading “routes” around our state, the Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to host a presentation on one of the *original* pathways to follow: The Camino de Santiago. Join us Saturday, January 13, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the West Park Branch of Cleveland …
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The Ohio Center for the Book had an eventful year, and we’d like to take an opportunity to share some of the highlights. Great Reads & The National Book Festival When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike written by Michelle Houts and illustrated by Erica Magnus for younger readers and Stay and Fight by Madeline ffitch …
Read More 2023: The Year in Review
Nominations are now closed! Thank you for all your suggestions. Stay tune for an announcement of the selected works in Spring 2024! Every year since 2002, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of …
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