Margaret Peterson Haddix & Natalie Richards*
Tuesday, Aug. 5 | 6 p.m.
Hilliard Branch | 4500 Hickory Chase Way

Ally Carter in conversation with Terreece M. Clarke
Sunday, Aug. 10 | 2 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Saeed Jones & Maggie Smith
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 6 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Renato Cisneros (en Español)
Saturday, Sept. 13 | 3:30 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Jashar Awan*
Saturday, Oct. 4 | 11 a.m.
Karl Road Branch | 5590 Karl Rd.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Tuesday, Oct. 14 | 6:30 p.m.
Hilliard Branch | 4500 Hickory Chase Way

R.L. Stine
Thursday, Oct. 23 | 6 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Marissa Meyer & Alix E. Harrow
Monday, Nov. 3 | 6 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Derrick Barnes*
Saturday, Nov. 15 | 10:30 a.m.
Hilliard Branch | 4500 Hickory Chase Way

Karen McManus
Friday, Dec. 5 | 10 a.m.
Virtual Event

*This program is made possible by Battelle, whose gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps make it possible for CML to host additional author talks for kids and teens.

Additional author programs may be added. Visit columbuslibrary.org/authors-at-the-library for the most current schedule.

Author talks at CML are free and open to the public, however registration is required to reserve seating. CML will share registration details in the weeks leading up to each program on its Authors at the Library page.

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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• Amal El-Mohtar, author of The River Has Roots
• Gregg Hurwitz, author of Nemesis
• Anna Todd, author of The Last Sunrise
• Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Harlem Rhapsody

The free two-day festival will take place in downtown Columbus at Main Library and Topiary Park on July 12-13. CML first held the festival in 2023 to commemorate the organization’s 150th birthday.

In addition to the four headliners, the festival will feature more than 120 national and local authors from a variety of genres who will participate in panel discussions and sign books sold through the Official Festival Bookstore. The Book Loft, Cover to Cover, Gramercy Books, and Prologue Bookshop will manage the book sales. 

Out in Topiary Park, more than 100 independent creators, small press writers and self-published authors will exhibit under the Indie Author Alley tent. Visitors will also find new and used books for sale, retail and nonprofit exhibitors featuring all things literary, and food and drinks. New this year: alcohol sales, including beer and seltzer, and an expanded food court featuring even more local food trucks.

Visit columbusbookfestival.org to learn more. 

Note: Headshots of authors and book covers are available upon request.

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• Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries | Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10:30 a.m.
• Lisa Genova | Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
• Amber McBride | Friday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.
• Rick Steves | Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. (paid event at Mershon Auditorium, presented in partnership with 11 other central Ohio libraries)
• Mary Robinette Kowal and John Scalzi | Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m.
• Vashti Harrison | Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m.
• Loung Ung | Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m.

Additional author programs will be added throughout the year. Visit columbuslibrary.org/authors-at-the-library for the most current schedule.

Most programs will be held at Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.

Author talks at CML are free and open to the public, however registration is required to reserve seating. CML will share registration details in the weeks leading up to each program on its Authors at the Library page.
 

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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Sunday, Dec. 8 | 2 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Reading Room – Second Floor)

The event is free, but registration is required. Seating begins at 1:30 p.m. Parking in Main Library’s attached garage will be free.

Click here for B-roll from CML’s Carnegie Author Series program featuring author Abby Jimenez.

CML’s Carnegie Author Series features engaging national authors for programs that are free and open to all.

All programs are free and open to all, however free tickets are required for seating. Learn more by visiting CML’s Special Events page.
 

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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Sunday, Oct. 6 | 2 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Reading Room – Second Floor)

The event is free, but registration is required. Seating begins at 1:30 p.m. Parking in Main Library’s attached garage will be free.

Click here for B-roll from CML’s Carnegie Author Series program this past Sunday featuring author Abby Jimenez.

CML’s Carnegie Author Series features engaging national authors for programs that are free and open to all. Still to come in 2024:

• Dr. Matthew Desmond | Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.

All programs are free and open to all, however free tickets are required for seating. Learn more by visiting CML’s Special Events page.

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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Sunday, May 19 | 2 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Reading Room – Second Floor)

The event is free, but registration is required. Seating begins at 1:30 p.m. Parking in Main Library’s attached garage will be free.

CML’s Carnegie Author Series features engaging national authors for programs that are free and open to all. Still to come in 2024:

• Abby Jimenez | Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.
• Stephen Graham Jones | Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.
• Dr. Matthew Desmond | Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.

All programs are free and open to all, however free tickets are required for seating. Learn more by visiting CML’s Special Events page.
 

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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• Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This Year
• Porochista Khakpour, author of Tehrangeles
• Nick Petrie, author of the Peter Ash series
• Veronica Roth, author of When Among Crows
• Kennedy Ryan, author of This Could Be Us

The free two-day festival will take place in downtown Columbus at Main Library and Topiary Park on July 13-14. CML first held the festival in 2023 to commemorate the organization’s 150th birthday. Due to the success of the two-day event, which saw approximately 34,000 attendees, CML announced earlier this year that the festival would return again this summer.

In addition to the five headliners, the festival will feature more than 200 national and local authors from a variety of genres who will participate in panel discussions and sign books sold through the Official Festival Bookstore. Cover to Cover, The Book Loft, Gramercy Books and Prologue Bookshop will manage the book sales. 

Additionally, more than 100 independent creators, small press writers and self-published authors will exhibit under the Indie Author Alley tent. Local food and drinks, new and used books for sale, retail and nonprofit exhibitors featuring all things literary, will fill Topiary Park. Visit columbusbookfestival.org to learn more. 

Note: Headshots of featured authors and book covers are available upon request.

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Sunday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m.
Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave. (Reading Room – Second Floor)

The event is free, but registration is required. Seating begins at 1:30 p.m. Parking in Main Library’s attached garage will be free.

CML’s Carnegie Author Series features engaging national authors for programs that are free and open to all. Still to come in 2024:

• Rebecca Yarros | Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.
• Lisa Scottoline | Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m.
• Abby Jimenez | Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.
• Stephen Graham Jones | Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.
• Dr. Matthew Desmond | Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.

All programs are free and open to all, however free tickets are required for seating. Learn more at CML’s Special Events page.

Note: Headshots of each author are available upon request.

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Partner libraries include Bexley Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Delaware County District Library, Grandview Heights Public Library, Granville Public Library, London Public Library, Marysville Public Library, Plain City Public Library, Southwest Public Libraries, Upper Arlington Public Library, Westerville Public Library and Worthington Libraries.

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Before then, library customers can visit any of CML’s 23 locations and enter for a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets to the Junior Rhythm Dance competition on Jan. 23 at 6:25 p.m. Deadline to enter is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Winners will be notified on Jan. 17. CML employees and their immediate families are not eligible.

Additionally, figure skating legends Gracie Gold (Friday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m.) and Nancy Kerrigan (Saturday, Jan. 27 at 11:30 a.m.) will speak about their books at Main Library. Click the links above for free tickets.

At Main Library, customers can discover special book displays and artifacts from some of America’s greatest skaters, including Carol Heiss and Alysa Liu. Also at Main Library, younger customers can enjoy a slip-n-slide sock skating rink. More information can be found here.

Tickets to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships start at $20 and can be purchased at columbussports.org/skate.

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