By OCB Staff on
2/24/2012 12:26 PM
James Hardwick founded the Ohio Book Store in 1940. He opened the store in a four-story building located at 544 Main Street in Cincinnati, OH.
 In 1961, the store moved to its present location in 726 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH. The building contains five floors including the basement. Constructed in 1916, the building was designed in the gothic revival style, the terra cotta front exterior has recently been cleaned and restored.
The store also offers bookbinding and book repairs. Visit them at 726 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 and for more information visit http://www.ohiobookstore.net/index.html
Photo Courtesy of http://www.ohiobookstore.net/index.html
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By OCB Staff on
2/23/2012 5:44 PM
Celebrate with author Dale Patrick Brown on the occasion of the launch of her new book, Literary Cincinnati, at a free, public event at the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati (414 Walnut Street) at 6:00 pm the evening of Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
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By OCB Staff on
2/14/2012 3:29 PM
 The Literature Department & The Ohio Center for the Book at the Cleveland Public Library hosted the “Circulate Love: Poetry of Love Poetry Reading” on Valentine’s Day, February 14th , 2012 from 12:00 to 1:00. A selection of poems by Ohio authors were featured, including :
Love (and the Meaning of Love)
by Nikki Giovanni (born 1943)
I wanted to
But you couldn't
I hoped
But you wouldn't
I understood
Why we shouldn't
So you declined
And we didn't
But it would
Have been fun
If we would've
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By OCB Staff on
2/8/2012 5:12 PM
 The great State of Ohio is home to several landmarks of particular importance to African American History, including The Haines House, The Harriet Beecher Stowe House, and The Dunbar House. Celebrate this February by visiting one of these fascinating sites.
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By OCB Staff on
2/6/2012 2:42 PM
Meet the Ohio Center for the Book Staff and learn about Ohio authors that have influenced them.
Steve Capuozzo, Subject Department Librarian, recommends Crooked River Burning by Mark Winegardner. A beauty of a novel, Mark Winegardner’s Crooked River Burning chronicles Cleveland through the tumultuous times of the mid-1900’s. The love story is nicely interwoven with the reali-life events and characters. I read this book while living away from Cleveland and it really portrays the city with a loving, honest touch.
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