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S24-45 The History of the Book NEW

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. Anytown, OH 00000 United States

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Literature - All Levels

4/4/2024-5/9/2024

2:40 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Th

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$25.00

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The book is a wonderous invention. It is portable, relatively inexpensive and it can entertain us, instruct us and bring the thoughts of those long gone into the present. Gutenberg’s printing press changed the world. But the book did not magically spring into being with the printing press. There is a fascinating history starting well before the invention of paper or alphabets that paved the way. The book didn’t stop with Gutenberg either. Today we have the emergence of digital text, e-readers and more. Join us as we explore this revolutionary invention.

Melanie Deutsch, former fiction specialist for the Cuyahoga County Public Library, has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish from Cleveland State University and a Master of Arts in Library Science from Case Western Reserve University. With 27 years experience in public libraries, she has presented workshops for national and state library organizations and has facilitated a local book discussion group for over 20 years. She has presented courses for the ILR on nonfiction books, mysteries and other book related topics.