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Public Library Marks New Milestone with 500K Library Cardholders
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Shortly after being recognized as one of only five libraries in the U.S. to receive the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has hit another huge milestone. As signified today by our Web counter featured atop our Library’s homepage (www.CincinnatiLibrary.org), we now have a half million Library cardholders.
You, too, can be among the 500,000 Library cardholders who enjoy a wide variety of free benefits provided by the Public Library. If you don’t have a Library card, be sure to sign up for one online or stop by the Main Library or one of our 40 branches!
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Power Up… READ! this summer at the Public Library
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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. 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.
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‘United We Write’ teaches various writing genres at Main Library
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No matter what style of writing you want to try your hand at — fiction, non-fiction, humor, poetry, memoir — we’ve got a program for that. Come hear professional authors share their expertise during United We Write at the Main Library.
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Power up for Summer Reading with a free coney from Gold Star
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The Public Library and Gold Star Chili want to reward you for participating in Summer Reading! Stop by a participating library branch location to visit the Gold Star Chilimobile, register for Summer Reading, and get a free cheese coney!
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Teen financial literacy focus of workshops at Public Library
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The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County was one of 14 public libraries nationwide chosen through a competitive process to win a grant to fund “Smart investing@your library®” teen workshops at selected branch locations. The “Smart investing@your library” workshops are designed to engage teens with hands-on activities, games, and materials for better understanding of personal finance topics. A related website will offer a booklist for teens, money tips, games, web comics, and video blogs. Teens who attend a workshop will receive a special pack of supplies, including books.
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Main Library display part of Cincinnati Parks’ Carousel Project
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Through June 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. While the display is on view, Library customers have the chance to provide feedback through May 30 on the design of a new carousel to be built at Smale Riverfront Park.
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