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CANCELED: CEO, author Vickie Stringer visit to Main Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Sunday, March 31st, 12:15 pm
CANCELED: CEO, author Vickie Stringer visit to Main Library

Due to a family obligation, Triple Crown publisher and author Vickie Stringer had to cancel her April 28 appearance at the Main Library.

At this time there are no plans to reschedule the event.

The Public Library is sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused, but invites the public to come to other upcoming author events, including Ohioana on April 21, Comic Con on May 5, author Patricia Schultz on May 11, and author Khaled Hosseini on May 31.

Visit www.cincinnatilibrary.org for details.

 

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Call for authors, illustrators to participate in the seventh annual Books by the Banks

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Thursday, March 28th, 10:09 am
Call for authors, illustrators to participate in the seventh annual Books by the Banks

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The 7th annual Books by the Banks: Cincinnati USA Book Festival will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2013 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. 

Books by the Banks is one of the Tristate region’s most popular literary events attracting book lovers of all ages who come together for a day of “celebrating the joy and  reading of books.”

For those authors and book illustrators interested in participating, the Books by the Banks 2013 author selection team is currently accepting submissions via their website at www.booksbythebanks.org.    

How are authors selected to participate?

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Hear Poetry in the Garden winners, local published poets at Main Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Wednesday, March 27th, 9:10 am
Hear Poetry in the Garden winners, local published poets at Main Library

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Celebrate National Poetry Month during the Main Library’s 15th annual Poetry in the Garden series held in partnership with the Grailville Retreat & Program Center.

Budding poets whose verses won the second annual Poetry in the Garden Contest and their judges will start off the series by reading their poems Tuesday, April 2. During the next four Tuesday evenings (April 9, 16, 23 & 30) come hear some of the most respected poets in the region share their poetry. All readings, except for April 2, are followed by an open mic session, where participants can read two poems (for up to five minutes each).  

All poetry readings will take place in the Popular Library’s Reading Lounge starting at 7 p.m. For details, call 513-369-6919 or visit www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.

Poetry Readings:

April 2

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Teens invited to commit a ‘Random Act of Poetry’ during April at the Public Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Monday, March 25th, 2:28 pm
Teens invited to commit a ‘Random Act of Poetry’ during April at the Public Library

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Hey teens, maybe you’re a poet and you just don’t know it. There’s one way to find out!

During April, which is National Poetry Month, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is teaming up with Elementz Urban Arts Center to present four workshops to help youth craft some original poems for the Teen Poetry Contest. Workshops are:

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Author Louise Borden discusses her book ‘His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg’ March 24 at Main Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Friday, March 22nd, 9:20 am
Author Louise Borden discusses her book ‘His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg’ March 24 at Main Library

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Author Louise Borden will speak about her latest book, "His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg," 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Main Library.

The acclaimed young adult author will present a program about her creative journey to write about the inspiring life of Raoul Wallenberg.

"His Name was Raoul Wallenberg" shares the story of how one man saved the lives of over 100,000 Jewish men, women, and children during the Holocaust. The book traces Wallenberg’s life from his childhood in Stockholm, Sweden, and college years studying architecture at the University of Michigan, to his role as a Swedish humanitarian in Budapest during World War II.

In January 1945, Wallenberg was arrested by the Soviet authorities and subsequently disappeared. Wallenberg’s ultimate fate remains a mystery.

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Author Alexander McCall Smith visits Main Library April 6

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Wednesday, March 20th, 9:10 am
Author Alexander McCall Smith visits Main Library April 6

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Alexander McCall Smith, one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors, will visit the Main Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Reading Garden Lounge.

McCall Smith's career has been a varied one: for many years he was a professor of medical law and worked in universities in the United Kingdom and abroad. Then, after the publication of his highly successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over 20 million copies, he devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over 40 languages and become bestsellers throughout the world.

His other four series are the Scotland Street novels, first published as a serial novel in The Scotsman, the Sunday Philosophy Club series featuring amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie, the Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld series, and the Corduroy Mansions novels.

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Connect Ohio classes at Public Library aim to connect everybody to the Internet

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Saturday, March 9th, 1:21 pm
Connect Ohio classes at Public Library aim to connect everybody to the Internet

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Did you know that only 66% of Ohioans subscribe to an Internet service at home? Connect Ohio, in collaboration with the Ohio Broadband Task Force, is working to change that number by bringing the benefits of Internet access and knowledge to everyone in the state.

Connect Ohio has implemented a statewide training program, Every Citizen Online (ECO), in order to provide free computer training sessions at public libraries, community colleges, community organizations, and educational centers throughout Ohio. These sessions teach new users how to access the Internet and how to best utilize all the Internet has to offer, such as educational, health care, economic, and communication resources.

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