Baseball season is just around the corner and we’ve got lots of special programs and activities planned to mark the occasion!
Reds & Reading
March 31–April 12
From Opening Day through National Library Week, anyone who checks out five or more items from the Library will be eligible to win tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game, a baseball cap, or an autographed photograph of Sean Casey. Entry forms will be available at the Main Library and all branches.
“Gapper” the Cincinnati Reds new mascot will make an appearance at the following storytimes:
Wednesday, April 9
10:30 a.m.
Cheviot Branch
Wednesday, April 9
1:30 p.m.
Madeira Branch
Opening Day Legends & Lore
Sports writer John Erardi and baseball enthusiast Helen Miller share stories Opening Day traditions in Cincinnati.
Tuesday, April 1
Noon (bring your lunch!)
Huenefeld Tower Room, Main Library
Cincinnati’s Opening Day
Greg Rhodes, author of Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine, The First Boys of Summer: The 1869–1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, and Reds in Black & White: 100 years of Cincinnati Reds Images, will talk about Opening Day traditions.
Monday, April 7
7:00 p.m.
Green Township Branch
Union Ground to the Great American Ballpark: The History of Cincinnati Ballparks
Greg Rhodes, author of Big Red Dynasty: How Bob Howsam & Sparky Anderson Built the Big Red Machine, The First Boys of Summer: The 1869–1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, and Reds in Black & White: 100 years of Cincinnati Reds Images, will talk about the Reds new ball park and its predecessors.
Tuesday, April 8
6:30 p.m.
Norwood Branch
Pefect Season: The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869
Actor and storyteller Bob Kreidler brings the Cincinnati Red Stockings to life with his dramatic portrayal of Charlie “The Bushel Basket” Gould.
Tuesday, April 8
6:30 p.m.
College Hill Branch
Wednesday, April 9
9:30 a.m.
Loveland Branch
Wednesday, April 9
1:30 p.m.
Monfort Heights Branch
Bats Incredible!
The citywide Bats Incredible! public art project takes the celebration to the streets with creative sculptures made from Louisville Slugger baseball bats. You can check out the Batmobile at the following library locations:
Tuesday, April 8
6:00 p.m.
Mt. Washington Branch
Wednesday, April 9
10:00 a.m.
Cheviot Branch
Wednesday, April 9
1:00 p.m.
Madeira Branch
Thursday, April 10
5:30 p.m.
Mariemont Branch
Since baseball has probably inspired more writers and moviemakers than any other American sport, start the season right with baseball fact, fiction, and films from the Library.
