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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cross-posted. Please excuse duplication.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Six months after it was first announced and four months after it was originally to take place, the
<b>2020 Ohioana Book Festival</b> is only a few days away from becoming a “virtual reality.” Ordinarily presented as a day-long event at Columbus Metropolitan Library in April, this year’s festival has been transformed into an online event taking place over
three days, from <b>Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30</b>. The 140 participating Ohio authors represent every literary genre from novels to nonfiction, picture books to poetry. There will be a blend of live and prerecorded panel discussions, plus
live readings and activities. Drop in for a single panel discussion that interests you, or hang out all weekend meeting and hearing from great Ohio authors. You can preregister for live panels now and have the Zoom links sent to your calendar, or browse the
event schedule on the festival days and join on the spot. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The event schedule and further information is here:
<a href="http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival">www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A list of all participating authors is here:
<a href="http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival/2019-book-festival-authors/">
www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival/2019-book-festival-authors/</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Interested, but can’t make it to the festival next week? All event programs will be recorded and available for later viewing as well!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Ohioana Book Festival is free and open to all. You are welcome and encouraged to share this information with your library patrons. Thank you for your support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Janet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><img border="0" width="96" height="102" style="width:1.0in;height:1.0625in" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D677A2.10540F40" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D5F6D6.15418F70"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Janet Ingraham Dwyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6910<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62"><a href="mailto:jdwyer@library.ohio.gov"><span style="color:blue">jdwyer@library.ohio.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/youth-services"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov/youth-services</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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