Authors at the Library series with Columbus Metropolitan Library

The Columbus Metropolitan Library is always striving to connect readers with books and authors, and they’ve really met the mark with this Authors at the Library series.

Listen to and talk with your favorite authors through the year, including local, nationally-known, and award-winning authors.

2026 Authors at the Library

The series is free and open to all. Registration is required to ensure enough space at most of the events.

Rachel Hawkins

Wednesday, January 14 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm  | Reynoldsburg Branch, 1402 Brice Rd.

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is on tour with her thrilling new gothic suspense novel, The Storm. The event is free to the public but due to limited seating registration is required.

Rachel’s books will be sold on site by The Book Loft. Only attendees with a copy of The Storm may join the signing line.

Thrity Umrigar 

Sunday, February 01 | 2:00pm – 4:00pm | Main Library Auditorium

Thriller author Jessica Strawser in conversation with best-selling author THRITY UMRIGAR on book tour with her new thriller, Missing Sam.

The event is free to the public but due to limited seating registration is requested. Both authors’ books will be sold on site by Prologue Bookshop. Free parking available in Main Library’s attached garage, while available.

Jason Reynolds

Thursday, Feb. 5 | 6 p.m.
Main Library Reading Room
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds joins us in a conversation about Twenty-Four Seconds From Now, a YA love story.

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Thursday, Feb. 12 | 6 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium
Join award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan in a talk about her beloved historical fiction novel Echo.
Presented in collaboration with and funded by the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission. 

Candacy Taylor 

Saturday, Feb. 28 | 1 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium
Celebrate Black History Month with award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian Candacy Taylor. She’ll present her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America.

Terah Shelton Harris

Sunday, March 8 | 2 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium
Acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris joins us on a national tour with her bittersweet new book, Where the Wildflowers Grow.

Jasmine Warga

Tuesday, March 10 | 6 p.m.
Hilltop Branch
Award-winning author Jasmine Warga joins us on tour with her new book, The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, a moving story about a friendship between a rescue dog and a cheetah.

Misako Rocks!

Wednesday, April 15 | 6 p.m.
Reynoldsburg Branch
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with Japanese Manga artist Misako Rocks! at her drawing workshop and author talk for kids and families!

Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Thursday, April 16 | 6 p.m.
New Albany Branch
Local author Andrew Welsh-Huggins joins us to talk about his brand-new book in the Mercury Carter thriller series, The Delivery.

Beth Macy

Sunday, May 3 | 2 p.m.
Main Library Reading Room
Join us for award-winning author Beth Macy, in conversation with Brian Alexander, to hear about her books that examine rural communities left behind by corporate greed and political indifference.

Bonnie Quinn

Tuesday, May 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Hilliard Branch
Bonnie Quinn visits us on her national book tour to talk about her new horror series, How to Survive Camping.

See Columbus Metropolitan Library website for more details and registration.

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