By OCB Staff on 5/17/2013 12:29 PM

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of The Last Runaway and Girl with a Pearl Earring returns to Hudson for an intimate engagement at Case-Barlow Farm (1931 Barlow Road Hudson, OH).  This event is open to the public; tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main Street, Hudson).  All proceeds from the ticket sales will go directly to Case Barlow Farm in an effort to rebuild the barn.  Included in the cost of the ticket is an in depth discussion with Chevalier about her research methods, light refreshments, and tours of the farm house. 

For more information, please contact the Learned Owl Book Shop at 330-653-2252.

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By OCB Staff on 5/9/2013 2:35 PM

Saturday, June 1, 2013, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Conference events will take place in Clark Hall (11130 Bellflower Road) and Guilford House (11112 Bellflower Road) on the Case Western Reserve University campus.

In her keynote address: Closer Than You Think: Thoughts on Genre Bending, Blending and Plain-Old Jumping Ship, Ohio author Paula McLain will discuss her experience writing and publishing across genres, the unique challenges and pleasures of working within and without boundaries, and the remarkable things that can happen when you stop thinking you're a poet, memoirist, or novelist, and start acting like a writer.

Other workshop presenters at this all-day event are: Joyce Dyer, Sarah Gridley, Charles Oberndof, Lynn Powell, Brad Ricca, Jim Sheeler, Sarah Willis and David Young.  To learn more about Breaking Genre: A Writer's Conference, click here or call 216-368-1508.  Click "Read More" to see the scheduled workshops.

 

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By OCB Staff on 5/7/2013 3:02 PM

Cuyahoga County Public Library's free summer writing workshops will explore a variety of genres and techniques. Meet published writers hosted by the Library, ask questions about their craft and get a book signed!  The first workshop, Real Life Into Story: A Workshop in Essay and Memoir, is a 10-week series that will be held on Saturdays beginning June 1, 2013, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Registration is required for each workshop.  Click here to print the summer program brochure that includes the list of all classes and workshops, and featured authors.

One of the featured authors is Taylor Stevens, author of The Informationist, The Innocent and The Doll. Stevens will present a workshop on the business of publishing a bestseller. This event will be held Monday, June 17, 2013, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Independence Branch.

  For more informaiton visit the Cuyahoga County Public Library website at www.cuyahogalibrary.org

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By OCB Staff on 5/4/2013 8:42 AM

Restore Cleveland Hope, Inc. is having a Walkathon on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Register online or on the day of the event.  The 3-mile Walk for Hope begins at 9:00 a.m.  Day of Event Registration is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Walk for Hope - Saturday, May 18, 2013 Entrants Fees:   
Adults - $25.00
Teens aged 13-17 - $10.00
Children aged 7-12 - $5:00 and Children 6 and under – Free
 

Proceeds from the Walkathon will be used to furnish Restore Cleveland Hope' s
Underground Railroad Educational Center and office in the Cozad-Bates House.

 Help Restore Cleveland Hope celebrate the 11th anniversary of the 519 mile historic walk of Joan Southgate tracing the path freedom seekers took on the Underground Railroad.  Restore Cleveland Hope, Inc.'s mission is to celebrate freedom and Cleveland's anti-slavery past through the establishment and operation of an Underground Railroad education and resource center in the historic Cozad-Bates House.

For more information and to register, go to www.restoreclevelandhope.org.

 

 

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By OCB Staff on 5/3/2013 4:19 PM

The Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio will play host to the Seventh Annual Ohioana Book Festival. Meet more than 100 Ohio authors, have books signed, attend panel discussions, try some of the crafts and activities in the children’s area, eat at one (or more) of the award-winning local food carts, listen to some great music, and take in all the amazing literature Ohio has to offer! 

This year's featured authors include Ellis Avery, Carla Buckley, Rae Carson, Bob Hunter, Daniel Kirk, Robert Olmstead, Raul Ramos y Sanchez, Emilie Richards, P. Craig Russell, and Sharon Short. 

The Ohioana Book Festival begins at 10:00 A.M. and concludes at 4:30 P.M.  The event is free and open to the public and there is free parking.

 

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By OCB Staff on 5/2/2013 10:57 AM

Crashing pins! Spinning balls!  Music, food & fun!  Join Seeds of Literacy at their 5th Annual Bowl-A-Thon. 
All proceeds help keep Seeds of Literacy's services free for students.

When: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.
Where: Fairview Lanes, 21847 Lorain Road, Fairview, OH

The cost of $40 per individual includes an evening of bowling, featuring Moon Rock Bowl with glow in the dark bowling, shoe rental, tasty food, three-drink tickets for soft drinks or beer, and chances to win fabulous door prizes!

But wait . . . There's more!  Try your luck at the 50/50 raffle: $10 per ticket or 3 for $25.
 
This night of fun helps change students' lives through education. Seeds' classes are packed these days -- support the students and be bowled over!  For more information, and to register, visit their website at www.seedsofliteracy.org.

 

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By OCB Staff on 4/30/2013 3:56 PM

Mark your calendars for May 4, 2013, when Carol and John's Comics in Cleveland, Ohio, will be celebrating Free Comic Book Day with Ohio-themed activities. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Clevelanders Siegel & Schuster's Superman, with the occasion marked by a (free!) Cleveland-exclusive Superman comic and a talented roster of Ohio comic artists and writers.

The festivities start at midnight on May 4 and continue with guest appearances by various Ohio artists and writers throughout the day. For a full listing and more information you can visit the Carol and John's Comics website or reach them by phone at 216-252-0606.

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By OCB Staff on 4/23/2013 1:37 PM

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1 p.m. Ohio authors, Amanda Flower, Mary Ellis and Nancy Herriman will be signing copies of their Amish related and historical fiction titles at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St, Hudson).  Flower, will be signing the newest book in her Appleseed Creek Mysteries series, A Plain Scandal.  Ellis, bestselling Amish romance writer, will be featuring the second novel in her New Beginnings series, Love Comes to Paradise.  Herriman, award winning historical fiction writer, will be here with her newest book, Josiah’s Treasure.

For more information, please contact the Learned Owl Book Shop at 330-653-2252.

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By OCB Staff on 4/20/2013 4:32 PM

Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 2:00 p. m., join a member of the Cleveland Play House artistic staff in a fun, social group setting. We'll spend about 75 minutes exploring the play and sharing backstage secrets about the process used to take a play from page to stage. Check out a copy of the script with your library card and join the fun in the Literature Department, Main Library, 2nd floor!   Check out www.clevelandplayhouse.com for more information about the play.

 

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By OCB Staff on 4/10/2013 10:26 AM

A total of 1,360 entries from Ohio were submitted to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress during the 2012-2013 Letters About Literature contest. Out of the 835 Level I (grades 4-6) letters that had been received, 77 were ultimately sent to the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library for evaluation. Out of the 443 Level II (grades 7-8) letters that had been submitted, 49 were mailed to the Ohio Center for the Book for judging purposes. From out of a total of 82 Level III (grades 9-10), 22 had been selected by the Library of Congress staff and delivered to the Ohio judges for consideration. Out of each of the three levels, the judges selected 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners as well as four Semifinalists. The panel of volunteers who served as judges this year were: 

• Felton Thomas, Jr., the Executive Director and CEO of the Cleveland Public Library
• John Skrtic, Director of Public Relations, Cleveland Public Library
• Annisha Jeffries, Manager, Youth Services Department, Cleveland Public Library
• Sherri Jones, Literacy and Education Coordinator, Outreach and Programming Services, Cleveland Public Library
• Tracy Martin, Grants & Development Coordibnator, Cleveland Public Library    
• Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Library Consultant, State Library of Ohio
• Linda Hengst, Executive Director, Ohioana Library Association
• Karen Long, Books Editor
• Linda Feagler, Ohio Magazine
• Nancy Roe Pimm, author of Colo's Story: The Life of One Grand Gorilla, an incredible true story that was selected as a Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) title for for 2013 and 2014 by the State Library of Ohio and the Ohioana Library Association. 

 

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By OCB Staff on 3/26/2013 2:50 PM

 The Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library is proud to present Ohio Poem in Your Pocket Day. 

Thursday, April 18, 2013, is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. We have produced pocket-sized poems by a variety of Ohio poets for you to carry with you and share with your family, friends, and co-workers.  View and print off poems by Mary Biddinger, George Bilgere, John Drury, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Kathy Fagan, Nikki Giovanni, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Matt Hart, Dave Lucas, Philip Metres, and Mary Weems. Poems will also be available at all Cleveland Public Library locations.

On Ohio Poem in Your Pocket Day, Thursday, April 18, 2013, join us as we besprinkle downtown Cleveland with poetry. Meet in the Literature Department of Cleveland Public Library at 11:45 a.m. to receive a packet of poems. Teams will pour onto the streets of downtown Cleveland, passing out poems at popular gathering places.

Click here to view and print all eleven poems.

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By OCB Staff on 3/25/2013 4:15 PM

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us! The Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library is hosting an open mic poetry featuring Mary Weems.  Join us at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 13, 2013.  The reading will take place in the Literature Department of Cleveland Public Library's Main Library.

Mary Weems is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education and Allied Studies at John Carroll University. Dr. Weems has penned books, plays, and poetry. Her poetry credits include five chapbooks, most notably White and Tampon Class, and two books of poems: An Unmistakable Shade of Red and the Obama Chronicles and For(e)closure.

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