Arts & Culture

Power Up… READ! this summer at the Public Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Tuesday, May 21st, 10:32 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - It’s time to “power up” your reading skills and earn prizes for participating in the 40th annual Summer Reading Program at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. This year’s theme, Power Up…Read!, offers all sorts of excitement by spotlighting “superheroes.”

To kick off a fun season of reading (June 1-July 31), ALL Library locations around Hamilton County are holding Summer Reading activities related to this exciting theme on Saturday, June 1. Children and their families are invited to stop by their neighborhood Library to decorate a superhero mask (while supplies last).

Special kickoff events at selected Library locations on June 1:

• Music with Zak Morgan, 1 p.m. at the Wyoming Branch Library,
500 Springfield Pike, 513-369-6014.

• The Frisch Marionettes Variety Show, 2 p.m. at the

This year’s Summer Reading grand prizes.

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Main Library display part of Cincinnati Parks’ Carousel Project

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Friday, May 17th, 9:30 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - From nature preserves and parkways, to regional and neighborhood parks, Cincinnati has a long and proud history of enhancing the quality of life through outdoor recreation. In keeping with this tradition, Cincinnati Parks, in partnership with ArtWorks and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, is gathering community input on the design of a new carousel to be built at Smale Riverfront Park.

Through May 30, the Main Library is displaying selections from its historic postcard collection in A Place of Beauty, Health and Play: A History of Cincinnati Parks. This display features more than 60 images of 17 parks, including Ault, Eden, Lincoln, Mount Echo and Washington parks. Images from the display can be viewed at http://cinlib.org/YIsCAq.

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Elmo visits Anderson Branch Library May 17

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Wednesday, May 15th, 10:32 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Elmo will be making an appearance at the Anderson Branch Library at 2 p.m. Friday,
May 17, prior to the performances of Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Super Heroes" at the U.S. Bank Arena.

Come read a Sesame Street story with us!

The Anderson Branch Library is at 7450 State Road. Call 513-369-6030.

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Public Library holds Fine Amnesty Day May 15

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Tuesday, May 14th, 9:38 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - On May 8 the Public Library received a National Medal for Library Service from the Institute for Museum and Library Service. This award is the nation’s highest honor recognizing museums and libraries for their service to the community.

To celebrate this national recognition and thank our community for their support, we're holding a Fine Amnesty Day on Wednesday, May 15. During Fine Amnesty Day, outstanding fines will be removed from library cards. The fines may be the result of items returned prior to or on May 15.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN FINE AMNESTY DAY MAY 15

· Stop by the Main Library or any of its branches during regular service hours.

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Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month at Main Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Thursday, May 9th, 9:10 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Join us at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County as we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with a guest lecture by Carmi Neiger at the Main Library Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. in the Genealogy & Local History Program Space on the third floor.

Neiger, an assistant professor at Elmhurst College in Illinois, will speak on the topic “Cohens on the Move: Jewish Neighborhood Dynamics in Cincinnati, 1940-1990.” His lecture asks the question: “What constitutes a Jewish neighborhood?”

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Travel writer Patricia Schultz to visit Main Library May 11

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Tuesday, April 30th, 9:31 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Meet bestselling travel writer Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, at the Main Library Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m. in the Reading Garden Lounge.

Schultz has a dream job: traveling the globe and writing about it. She is the author of the international No. 1 bestsellers, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die. With these works, she has reinvented the idea of travel book as both wish list and practical guide. She was chosen by Forbes as one of the 25 most influential women in travel, and was executive producer of the Travel Channel’s TV show based on her first 1,000 Places book.

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Taft Museum of Art displays students’ artwork at Main Library

Submitted by Lisa Mauch Publ... on Monday, April 29th, 9:31 am

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Taft Museum of Art’s annual Artists Reaching Classrooms (ARC) exhibition is on display through May 16 in the atrium of the Main Library. The exhibit showcases art, including painting, photography, digital design and ceramics, created by students from 12 area high schools.

Each work is accompanied by an artist’s statement, providing an explanation of the student’s process and intent. ARC is a program offered by the Taft Museum of Art that immerses high school art students in Cincinnati’s visual arts community and exposes them to art careers and professionals. Scholarships are being awarded Wednesday, May 1, during a 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. reception at the Main Library.

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