• The Ohioana Book Festival is back!

    Saturday, May 3 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
    State Library of Ohio | 274 E. First Ave. Suite 100

    Connect with more than 75 authors, poets, and illustrators. Enjoy a book fair, panel discussions, author Q&As, story times for kids, character mascots, local food trucks, and more.

    Click here for the festival schedule and a list of featured authors.

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  • The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio presents “The Last 5 Years”

    April 24 – May 11
    Studio Two, Riffe Center | 77 S. High St.

    Our friends at the Contemporary present Jason Robert Brown’s internationally acclaimed story of the joyful, sad, and bittersweet moments a couple experiences over the course of their five-year relationship.

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    We have thousands of titles of eBooks and eAudiobooks – ready for you to download and enjoy 24/7 from the comfort of your home!

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I See You've Called in Dead

Kenney, John

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The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits

Weiner, Jennifer

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Horn, Jonathan

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The Amalfi Curse

Penner, Sarah

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Happy Land

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Damoff, Sarah

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The Float Test

Strong, Lynn Steger

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Six Days in Bombay

Joshi, Alka

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The Tainted Khan

Matharu, Taran

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Season of Death

Thomas, Will

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Valley of Forgetting

Smith, Jennie Erin

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