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Have a Press Inquiry? Get in Touch!

Press inquiries can be directed to Brand and Communications Director Angela Hursh.

Email: Angela.Hursh@chpl.org

Phone: 513-369-6074

2026 Board of Trustees Meeting Dates

  • February 10 – Mariemont Branch Library
  • April 14 – Downtown Main Library
  • June 9 – Harrison Branch Library
  • August 11 – Downtown Main Library
  • October 13 – Symmes Township Branch Library
  • December 8 – Downtown Main Library (Annual and Regular)

All meetings take place on Tuesdays and begin at 4:30 p.m. at locations listed above, unless otherwise specifically noted.

Meet Our Director

Paula Brehm-Heeger is the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Director of the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

With a focus on expanding access, community and civic engagement and innovation, Paula is a strong and passionate advocate for public libraries. She oversees our community’s 41 location system that includes 40 branches and a Main Library serving more than 800,000 people.

Latest Blog Posts

75 Ways to Use Your Local Library

It’s National Library Week, and what better to celebrate than by using your Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library!

An Evening with Nicholas Sparks at the Downtown Main Library

Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks is coming to the Downtown Main Library on May 21. Tickets will go on sale Monday, April 27 at 8 a.m.

Catch Up with Poet Yalie Kamara Ahead of Library Event

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Yalie Kamara, Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate Emerita, on Sunday, April 26.

How CHPL's Outreach Team Brings the Library to Seniors

National Library Outreach Day is Wednesday, April 22, a celebration of staff who meet Library customers where they’re at.
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