William Oldfield and Victoria Bruce will discuss their book Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America’s Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective who Brought Them to Justice. This true story recounts the dangerous exploits of 156th Post office Inspector, Frank Oldfield, as he helped to convict the Black Hand, a Sicilian-American crime ring that preyed on immigrants from the old country during the 19th century in the United States.

Meet authors, Dave Ford and Brad Schwartz, at The Learned Owl Book Shop from 12-2 pm on Saturday, September 15.  Their newest collaboration presents previously unpublished historic photographs to detail a story more than a century in the making.The 1903 Group Plan for Cleveland's downtown laid out a vision of Neoclassical splendor, an open civic area filled with grand fountains, sculptures and gardens.  The plan suffered delays and setbacks from all sides, due to two world wars, the Great Depression, human folly, and politics.  

The library will kick off its annual Writing to Publish Series with memoir author Jill Grunenwald. Grunenwald will tell of her own experience writing memoir and give tips and tricks for the genre for aspiring writers.

Grunenwald is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Running with a Police Escort.

Sharon Myers will be visiting the Learned Owl on July 21 to discuss her latest work-- Classic Restaurants of Summit County. Join us from 1-3pm as we celebrate the iconic dishes and restaurants of Akron and Summit County! Classic Restaurants employs both vintage photos of restaurants and delectable recipes. 

The Learned Owl History Book Club will meet on Sunday, July 15th, at 2 p.m. at the shop. The topic for the meeting is "The Suez Canal", and any interested in attending are welcome. Read a book on the topic and come to discuss what you learned with others. Didn't get a chance to read anything? Come anyway, and learn from others. 

For more information about this and other events call 330-653-2252.