Browse events soon for the annual celebration held in October throughout Northeast Ohio.
The Octavofest theme for 2015 is "In the Garden."

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2015
Friday, April 3rd
3:00 PM

NOBS Akron Antiquarian Book & Paper Fair

NOBS

John S. Knight Center

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, April 4th
12:00 PM

Edible Books Festival

Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books and Strong Bindery

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Friday, April 17th
12:00 AM

Midwest Chapter Guild of BookWorkers

Morgan Conservatory
Emily Martin, Guild of BookWorkers Midwest Chapter

Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Sunday, August 16th
12:00 AM

79th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists

Society of American Archivists

Cleveland Convention Center

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Friday, August 21st
6:00 PM

The Last Library

Michelle Epps, SPACES
Ward Shelly

SPACES, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113

6:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday, August 28th
8:00 AM

Clarissa M. Jakobsons Art Exhibit: Water, Smoke, and Haunting Dreams

Clarissa Jakobsons Ms., Western Reserve Academy

The Moos Gallery at Western Reserve Academy Knight Fine Arts Center, 130 North Oviatt Street, Hudson, OH

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tuesday, September 1st
10:00 AM

The Alice Project: Works by Students of Cleveland Institute of Art Illustration Department

Arnold Hirshon, Kelvin Smith Library,Case Western Reserve University

Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Dampeer Room, 2nd Floor, 11055 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44106-7151

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, September 19th
10:00 AM

Western Reserve Book Festival

Hiram College

Hiram College's Kennedy Center 11730 Garfield Rd.

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday, September 28th
7:30 AM

EXHIBIT: Urban Gardens: Feeding Cleveland Then and Now

Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library

7:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Tuesday, September 29th
10:00 AM

Ingalls Library/Art Books Cleveland Exhibition

Louis V. Adrean, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art - Ingalls Library & Ames Family Atrium

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, October 1st
12:00 AM

Book Arts Exhibit

Bette Bonder

Shaker Heights Main Library; 16500 Van Aken Blvd. Shaker Heights, OH

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

9:00 AM

Selections from the Cleveland Institute of Art's Artists' Books Collection

Cristine C. Rom Ms, Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Library 111610 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH 44106

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

5:00 PM

8th Annual ABECEDARIA Exhibit

Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

4545 College Road, South Euclid, OH 44121

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Friday, October 2nd
6:30 PM

Random Acts of Alice (For Adults and Teens)

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 3rd
2:00 PM

Exploration of “Alice in Wonderland” Book Illustrations

Arnold Hirshon, Kelvin Smith Library,Case Western Reserve University

Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Dampeer Room, 2nd Floor, 11055 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44106-7151

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Octavofest at the Library: Folded Books

Sylvia Johnson

Southeast Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 70 Columbus Road, Bedford, OH 44146

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

6:30 PM

8th Annual Morgan Conservatory Benefit and Silent Auction

Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

1754 East 47th Street, Cleveland, OH 44103

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Sunday, October 4th
2:00 PM

Rowfant Club Library Tour

David Novak, The Rowfant Club

The Rowfant Club 3028 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44115

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Monday, October 5th
3:30 PM

Zine Creation

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2800 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tuesday, October 6th
10:00 AM

WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members at Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University, 1st floor lobby of Main Classroom building, 2121 Euclid Avenue

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Plants, Fiber, Paper: Handmade Papermaking Workshop

Nadine Grimm, Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

ESC of Cuyahoga County, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd. S., Independence, OH 44131

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

7:00 PM

Local Author: Scott Kraynak

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library - 1925 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday, October 7th
2:00 PM

Book Journeys Book Group

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 13866 Cedar Road, University Heights, Ohio 44118

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Library Afterschool Fun – LAF 2.0 - Bookmaking

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

6:00 PM

Guild of Bookworkers: Vessel

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

7:00 PM

Canceled: The Creative Imagination of Lewis Carroll

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library

Heights Library, Lee Road

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Thursday, October 8th
10:00 AM

Vessel: A Guild of Bookworkers Exhibit

Ellen Strong, NOBS

Loganberry Books

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Broadsides & Ephemera

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Saturday, October 10th
1:00 PM

FamilySPACES: Character Creations

Michelle Epps, SPACES
Josh Usmani, SPACES

SPACES, 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2:00 PM

Octavofest at the Library: Papermaking

Paula Brosowski

Southeast Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library. 70 Columbus Road, Bedford, OH 44146

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Monday, October 12th
3:30 PM

Zine Creation

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2800 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

7:00 PM

An Evening with Anthony Doerr

Margaret Clarke Simon

Lecture will be live streamed from University School to Shaker Library

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Tuesday, October 13th
5:30 PM

Matting and Hinging Works on Paper

Jennifer Souers Chevraux, ICA - Art Conservation

ICA - Art Conservation

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

6:30 PM

Jeff Richards: Open Country

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, October 14th
3:30 PM

Library Afterschool Fun – LAF 2.0 - Papercrafts

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

6:30 PM

Art Books Cleveland: 2015 C.M.A. Ingalls Exhibition

Ellen Strong, NOBS

Cleveland Museum of Art -- Ames Family Atrium

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

7:00 PM

Ellen Roth: Ten Fingers Touching

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Thursday, October 15th
12:00 AM

Guild of BookWorkers Standards of Excellence Seminar

Guild of BookWorkers

The Wyndham Hotel Cleveland

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

9:00 AM

Guild of BookWorkers Vendors Market Room

Ellen Strong, NOBS

Wyndham Hotel, Cleveland

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

9:30 AM

Friends of the Shaker Library Book Sale

Margaret Clarke Simon

Shaker Library, 16500 Van Aken Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

11:30 AM

Paper Gardens

Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

6:00 PM

Buoyancy

Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

1754 East 47thStreet, Cleveland, OH 44103

6:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Friday, October 16th
6:00 PM

Guild of Bookworkers Open House

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Saturday, October 17th
11:00 AM

Altered Alice: A Drop-in Art Experience

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

2:00 PM

Octavofest at the Library: Handmade Books

Kay L. Martin, Cuyahoga County Public Library - Southeast Branch

Southeast Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library, 70 Columbus Rd. Bedford, OH 44146

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Sunday, October 18th
10:00 AM

Cleveland Book and Paper Show

Ellen Strong, NOBS

Cleveland Skating Club

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

2:00 PM

Indigenous Peoples Read-In

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Monday, October 19th
3:30 PM

Zine Creation

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2800 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

6:30 PM

Make It: My Bio Book

Dori Olivos

Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, October 21st
3:30 PM

Library Afterschool Fun – LAF 2.0 - Altered Books

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Thursday, October 22nd
12:00 AM

EXHIBITION: A Tradition Re-Interpreted: New Work by Chinese Artists

Cleveland State University

The Galleries at CSU

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

6:00 PM

Create Your Own Comic Book!

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 13866 Cedar Road, University Heights, Ohio 44118

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM

Bad Art Night: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2800 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Monday, October 26th
9:30 AM

Back to the Book Jr.: Youth Readers' Advisory and Programming

Melissa Lattanzi, Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Hilton Garden Inn 8971 Wilcox Dr Twinsburg, OH 44087

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Zine Creation

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2800 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Wednesday, October 28th
3:30 PM

Library Afterschool Fun – LAF 2.0 - Masks

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

7:00 PM

Bell, Book, and Candle: Magical Texts from Ancient Times to the Present

Carole Wallencheck, Heights Library (Cleve. Hts. - Univ. Hts. Public Library)

Heights Library – 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Classics Club: Big Stone Gap

Harriett R. Logan, Loganberry Books

Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Thursday, October 29th
9:30 AM

Back to Book XVI: Focuses on Readers' Advisory

Melissa Lattanzi, Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Hilton Garden Inn 8971 Wilcox Dr Twinsburg, OH 44087

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, October 31st
3:00 PM

Lecture Series on Chinese Calligraphy

Yongze He

CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 416, 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Thursday, November 5th
11:30 AM

Unfold Your Future: Careers in Book and Paper Arts

Aimee Lee
Christi Birchfield, Zygote Press INC.
Jamye Jamison, ICA - Art Conservation
Wendy Partridge

Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Saturday, November 14th
3:00 PM

Lecture Series on Chinese Calligraphy

Yongze He

CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 416, 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM