Nationally-known librarian Nancy Pearl
You may have heard Nancy Pearl during one of her appearances on NPR’s Morning Edition where she opines about all things books. A former librarian, she is the creator of the first community-wide reading...
View ArticleOhioana Book Festival featuring Hamilton County authors
Authors from Hamilton County will gather on Sunday, April 21 at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County’s downtown branch as part of the Ohioana 2013 celebration. Kate Lawrence from the...
View ArticleHamilton County likes to read
No one likes to read as much as folks in Southwest Ohio. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is the busiest central library in the country for a second year in a row. That's according...
View ArticleUnion Township Library presents Librari*Con
Do you like comic books, games, Doctor Who? Do you like to dress up as your favorite character from those comic books? Do you like all things geeky? Then stop by the Librari*Con at the Union Township...
View ArticleMost popular books, locally, of 2014
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has released a list of the most popular books in 2014. They are the titles that were checked out most often between January and November of this...
View ArticleThe Mercantile Library
Albert Pyle, the longtime director of downtown’s Mercantile Library, joins Mark Perzel to discuss their 2013 Lecture Series, including the annual Niehoff Lecture and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Lecture....
View ArticleSoldier Come Home
The Newport Branch of the Campbell County Public Library will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War with a presentation of the dramatic Soldier Come Home, a play based on the historic...
View ArticleMusic Icon Bobby Mackey
Iconic local music legend Bobby Mackey is in the studio with Brian O’Donnell in advance of his March 9 appearance at the main branch of thePublic Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. During that...
View ArticleWhy Ryan Hall's Heligator Records Funds A Library In An African Refugee Camp
Ryan Hall and his wife Adelyn were Peace Corps volunteers in Swaziland, Africa from 2011-2013. They worked at a 400-person refugee camp, the Malindza Refugee Reception Centre, that people fled to due...
View ArticleLibrary Wants Public Input Ahead Of Next Five Year Plan
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is holding a series of public forums as it looks to set a path for the next five years.
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