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    Jul. 13, 2018

    Announcing the Winners of the 2018 Ohioana Awards

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    It’s that time of year again! It’s to the pleasure of everyone at Ohioana to announce the 2018 Ohioana Awards. Every year, the Awards help Ohioana recognize an outstanding title in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, Juvenile Literature. Readers are also invited to have their voices heard in voting for the Readers’ Choice Award. In addition, ... Read More
    Jun. 12, 2018

    It’s Up to You: 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards

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    Dear readers, the fate of this year’s Readers’ Choice award lies in your hands. Yes, YOU can cast YOUR vote to decide which of the incredible books nominated for the 2018 Ohioana Book Awards will be THE book, the ONE book to win a very special kind of nod. Ohioana began this program in 2016 to celebrate the 75th anniversary ... Read More
    May. 24, 2018

    2018 is the Year of Jacqueline Woodson!

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      Our own Jacqueline Woodson has received honors and awards for her insightful work for many years. Ms. Woodson has over 5 million copies of her books in print, four Newberry Honors, and she is the winner of the National Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming. And she owns all of 2018! In January, Ms. Woodson was named the sixth ... Read More
    May. 10, 2018

    Ohioana Announces 2018 Book Award Finalists

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                          The Ohioana Library is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 Ohioana Book Awards. First given in 1942, the awards are the second oldest state literary prizes in the nation and honor outstanding works by Ohio authors in five categories: Fiction Ford, Jeffrey. A Natural History of Hell: ... Read More
    Nov. 15, 2017

    A season of awards and recognition

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    We’re not surprised that Ohio writers are named over and over again as award winners, but it is nice to see those recognitions flow in! Amazon released its list of the best books of 2017, and of course the list includes many Ohioans! Fiction: #1, Best Book of the Year:  Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng (Shaker Heights) Children’s Books #3: ... Read More
    Oct. 19, 2017

    The 76th Ohioana Awards

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      What a great night! Food, friends, music, awards — and BOOKS! Once again, we gathered in the Atrium of the Ohio Statehouse to honor the recipients of one of the oldest state literary awards in the nation. We were only missing author and speaker J.D. Vance, who had a previous engagement, but he created a wonderful video for us. ... Read More
    Aug. 29, 2017

    Announcing an evening of fun and books: The 2017 Ohioana Awards!

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    Join us for one of Ohioana’s most elegant evenings: the 76th Ohioana Awards on October 6. We’ll gather in the Statehouse Atrium on Friday, October 6,  from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and honor our writers and Ohioana’s grand tradition of recognizing some deserving and creative people. Tickets are $50 and available for purchase. The cost includes wine and hors ... Read More
    Jul. 14, 2017

    Ohioana Announces the 2017 Ohioana Awards

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    The Ohioana Library has announced the winners of the 2017 Ohioana Awards, including seven book awards and the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant. First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 75 years has been honored, from ... Read More