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Plenty of reasons to haunt Public Library branches this Halloween

Plenty of reasons to haunt Public Library branches this Halloween

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - From the littlest ghost to the biggest ghoul, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is offering up a cauldron full of Halloween events at select branches starting Oct. 23 and running through Oct. 31. Some SPOOKtacular highlights are:

See John Green via Google+ Hangout at Harrison Branch Library

See John Green via Google+ Hangout at Harrison Branch Library

HARRISON, OH (FOX19) - If you can’t make it to the Main Library to see author John Green Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., enjoy the fun with the Google+ Hangout party at the Harrison Branch Library. Join your fellow “Nerdfighters” and interact with John and the crowd via our live video feed.

When he’s not writing award-wining, New York Times best-selling fiction, such as “Looking for Alaska,” “Paper Towns,” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” John Green and his brother, Hank, are the Vlogbrothers (a YouTube channel formerly called Brotherhood 2.0).

They have posted almost 1,000 videos which have been viewed almost 250 million (yes, million!) times. These videos have spawned an entire community, dubbed Nerdfighteria, that works to decrease world suck and never forgets to be awesome. Learn more here http://youtu.be/FyQi79aYfxU.

Celebrate the joy of reading and books at the 6th annual Books by the Banks

Celebrate the joy of reading and books at the 6th annual Books by the Banks

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - During the daylong Books by the Banks event Saturday, Oct. 20, meet more than 100 national, regional and local authors and book illustrators. Purchase their books and have them signed.

Take in a wide variety of engaging book talks and author panel discussions featuring popular topics such as cooking, history, sports, local travel, fiction, children’s and teen literature, and more. There’s something for all ages.

It all takes place for FREE Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm Street, in downtown Cincinnati. For further details, go to www.booksbythebanks.org.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company visits Main Library twice in October

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company visits Main Library twice in October

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Hear ye, hear ye. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is pleased to welcome the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for two lively discussions at the Main Library Oct. 16 and Oct. 23 about the upcoming productions of “Romeo & Juliet” and “Titus Andronicus.”

CSC members will give the inside track on how they stage productions of the Bard’s plays. Find out about costumes, set design, plot interpretations and the never-ending challenge of how an actor or actress approaches Shakespeare’s complex characters.

 

Shakespeare at the Library dates

“Romeo & Juliet” (A love story just in time for Sweetest Day)

7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16

Genealogy & Local History Study Space, 3rd floor South Building

 

“Titus Andronicus” (Lots of blood, and some cannibalism too, just in time for Halloween)

Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society 10th anniversary exhibit

Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society 10th anniversary exhibit

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Artists of the Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society are celebrating the10th anniversary of their organization during their exhibit at the Senior Lifestyle’s Evergreen Retirement Community, 230 West Galbraith Road.

The free show opened to the public on September 23 and continues until October 30 with public viewing daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Members of the organization who joined at the first meeting in 2002 will be recognized at the opening reception which also features live music, exceptional refreshments in a gracious and light filled environment.

Share the awesomeness of John Green at the Main Library Oct. 15

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Do you know what a Nerdfighter is?

If you answered “No,” then you need to come to the Main Library at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, and discover the awesomeness that is known as author John Green as he kicks off Teen Read Week.

When he’s not writing award-wining, New York Times best-selling fiction, such as “Looking for Alaska,” “Paper Towns,” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” Green and his brother, Hank, are the Vlogbrothers (a YouTube channel formerly called Brotherhood 2.0). They have posted almost 1,000 videos which have been viewed almost 250 million (yes, million!) times. These videos have spawned an entire community, dubbed Nerdfighteria, that works to decrease world suck and never forgets to be awesome (DFTBA).

Grab a book for Teen On The Same Page & Teen Read Week

Grab a book for Teen On The Same Page & Teen Read Week

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - October is the month for teen reading at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Coinciding with Teen Read Week in October, teens across Greater Cincinnati are invited to participate in Teen On The Same Page. The community-wide reading initiative asks schools and individual teens to read the same book and engage in face-to-face and virtual discussions, programs, and events with their peers.

This year’s Teen on the Same Page book selection is “Restoring Harmony” by Joëlle Anthony. The author will visit Cincinnati Oct. 16-17 for free school and library programs with teens including a 7 p.m. event at the Main Library Wednesday, Oct. 17.