CHPL Blogs

No Late Fines on Overdue Materials at CHPL

By Library StaffAugust 27, 2021

The Library has gone fine-free for overdue materials. There is still a fee for lost or damaged items.

Discover the Library’s Collection of Maps and Atlases In a New Online Exhibit

By Library StaffDecember 4, 2024

Learn how to access thousands of historic maps and atlases at the Library through an online exhibit from CHPL's Genealogy and Local History department.

Join The Library Foundation in Opening Doors to Lifelong Learning

By Library StaffDecember 2, 2024

This past year, The Library Foundation quietly celebrated our 20th anniversary. This support wouldn’t be possible without the thousands of individual contributions from people like you who care about the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.

CHPL Is Thankful for You This Thanksgiving!

By Library StaffNovember 27, 2024

As we celebrate this season of gratitude, the entire Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library staff is taking the time to say thank you to all our customers and reflect on the past year. Here are some of the warm messages from across the Library.

Warlock Vorobok Reads Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest

By Library StaffNovember 22, 2024

Listen to Warlock Vorobok read what is thought to be the missing first chapter to Bram Stoker's famous novel "Dracula" in CHPL's monthly storytime podcast for grownups.

Meet CHPL’s 2025 Writer-in-Residence: Mary Kay Carson

By Library StaffNovember 20, 2024

An award-winning author of more than 50 books for young people about wildlife, space, nature, will serve as the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's 2025 Writer-in-Residence.

Come to Saturday’s Books By the Banks Festival at the Downtown Main Library

By Library StaffNovember 14, 2024

Books by the Banks Festival, the annual regional event for book-lovers and writers, takes place this Saturday in a new location: the recently-renovated Downtown Main Library