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✨ You’re invited! ✨ Join us for the Library’s only annual fundraiser, The Niehoff Lecture, featuring two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author Colson Whitehead.
Author of The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and seven other acclaimed works, Whitehead is one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary literature.
The evening includes a cocktail reception, multi-course dinner, and an unforgettable lecture.
📍 Hyatt Regency Cincinnati 📅 October 25
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3:52 PM · Sep 18, 2025