Birds & Bees: Back To Nature
Many people come to the Main Library’s Cincinnati Room to see one of the Library’s special treasures, the largest book in the Library collection, the John James Audubon double elephant folio Birds of America. However, many visitors are unaware of the fact that the Library has an exceptional ornithology collection. The Cincinnati Room stacks contain more than 180 books about birds, from other noted ornithologists such as Alexander Wilson and John Gould. Birds & Bees: Back To Nature, an exhibit on view in the Cincinnati Room until June 7, showcases some of these treaures (as well as a few early treatises on bees). Digital copies of the items on display are also available in the Virtual Library.
BookWorks 10
The Cincinnati Book Arts Society (CBAS) will hold its tenth annual exhibit of traditional and contemporary handmade books in the Atrium of the Main Library from June 8 to September 6. Composed of professional and amateur book artists, as well as archivists and conservators, this nonprofit organization is dedicated to creating a spirit of community among hand workers in the book arts and those who love books. This year’s exhibit showcases a selection of handmade books that demonstrate a variety of techniques and approaches used in traditional and contemporary bookmaking.
Great Cincinnati Families at Home
Since Cincinnati’s early days, the city’s leading families have sponsored the design and construction of significant civic and residential architecture. Great Cincinnati Families at Home, showcases the homes of four of these well known Cincinnati families. The exhibit features the private residences of the Taft, Probasco-Rowe, Hauck, and Huenefeld families. The nearly twenty homes included in Great Cincinnati Families at Home exemplify a range of architectural styles and time periods, ranging from an early-nineteenth-century Greek Revival home to a late-twentieth-century Late-Modern residence. The homes also represent many Cincinnati neighborhoods including Avondale, Clifton, Downtown, East Walnut Hills, Indian Hill, Mount Auburn, and the West End. Great Cincinnati Families at Home will be on view at the Westwood Branch Library from April 1-30, at the Mariemont Branch Library from June 1-30 and at the Delhi Township Branch Library from August 1-31.
For additional information about any of the exhibits listed please call our Programs & Exhibits Coordinator at 513-369-6944.
