Everyone at Ohioana is very excited about the book festival.  Our volunteers will begin arriving later today to help set up the space for tomorrow’s big event. 

Right now, things are calm, but that will soon change as more and more people arrive to take part in the book festival.

Today is a big day for our featured authors, as well.  They will be taking part in many community outreach activities.  The schedule of their events can be found here.

We hope to see you at one of these events, and for the big day tomorrow starting at 10:00 am!

Each of our featured authors will be partcipating in promotional and community outreach activities in the days leading up to the festival. Here is a tentative schedule of events:

Wednesday, May 6:

11 a.m. – 12:00 noon: OPEN LINE with Fred Andrle – WOSU-AM 820
Fred Anderle will be joined by three Ohioana Book Festival featured authors: poet/essayist Phil Brady, journalist/historian Ann Hagedorn, and Bone comic creator Jeff Smith.

Thursday, May 7:

7:00 p.m.: BARNES & NOBLE – Lennox Town Square – Children’s author Margaret Peterson Haddix and Jeff Smith will be present for a reading and book signing to promote the book festival.

Friday, May 8:
Outreach Programming (in order of starting time)

9:45 – 11:00 Margaret Peterson Haddix – Wilson Hills Elementary, Dublin

10:20 – 11:45 Jeff Smith – Fort Hayes

11:00 – 1:00 Phil Brady – Columbus State Community College

12:40 – 1:40 Ann Hagedorn – Eastmoor Academy

Afternoon TBA R.L. Stine – Kilbourne Middle School, Worthington

1:07 – 2:20 Thrity Umrigar – Columbus Alternative High School

1:30 – 2:30 Jaime Adoff – Nationwide Children’s Hospital

1:52 – 2:47 Erin McCarthy – Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility, Delaware

2:00 – 3:00 John Scalzi – Dublin branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library

2:00 – 3:30 Peter Mansoor – Lifelong Learning Institute, State Library of Ohio

Saturday, May 9:

10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL – Main event at Ohioana/State Library of Ohio