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Slip away from the hectic activities of the holidays with a stop at the Lloyd Library and Museum.  Experience peace and calm when visiting one of Cincinnati’s premier research libraries, explore its latest exhibition, Gift of Wonder, and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and cookies. Holiday cards and unique gifts available in the Lloyd Shop.

Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test is required upon or prior to visiting the library. Masks are required for all visitors.

Please note that the Lloyd Library & Museum opens at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31.

In the 1800s and 1900s, the specter of pandemics always lurked in the shadows of people’s lives. Too often, epidemics emerged into the full light of day, devastating communities. From smallpox to cholera to typhoid, measles, influenza, tuberculosis and polio, Cincinnatians and Northern Kentuckians proved influential in researching and finding answers to the spread of persistent and perplexing pandemics. Join us as Dr. Paul Tenkotte, Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University, connects the dots between contagion, research, and public policy in our efforts to control some of the worst scourges of humankind. 

Registration Required.

Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD has authored/edited 14 books, contributed chapters to 8 additional books, and written hundreds of articles for a wide range of media. His publications include: Cincinnati: The Queen City (225^thAnniversary Edition with Dan Hurley); The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky (with James Claypool); Gateway City: Covington, Kentucky, 1815-2015; and a digital textbook, TheUnited States since 1865: Information Literacy and Critical Thinking. Tenkotte has been a contributor to 16 television documentaries, including PBS’s Ten That Changed America: Engineering Marvels. Award-winning productions include: Sacred Spaces of Greater Cincinnati, and Where the River Bends: A History of Northern Kentucky. He serves as Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), and also edits the weekly “Our Rich History” column for the NKyTribune

In the 1800s, Cincinnati witnessed a tremendous growth in hospitals and medical schools, all answering the needs of a burgeoning population experiencing disease and the pains and accidents of everyday life.  This presentation takes an illustrated look at the people (some of them very strange characters), philosophies, and events that forged the city’s medical heritage.  Join University of Cincinnati archivist emeritus, Kevin Grace, and author of more than a dozen books on Cincinnati history, as he shares stories about Dr. Absolam Death, cholera epidemics, body-snatching, bedside training, and the role of  midwives.

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Join Cincinnati Parks Horticulturist David White for a tour of the flowering plants of Washington Park. Stroll the beautiful gardens of this historic park in Over-the-Rhine, three blocks from the Lloyd Library. Hear about the special properties of the plants, many of them pollinators and native to our area, and their suitability for your garden. A brief history of this park treasure will also be provided. 

Rain or shine. Meet at the bandstand gazebo in Washington Park. Parking available in the underground garage accessible from both Elm and Race Streets.

Reservations required.

Join 2020 Curtis Gates Lloyd Fellow, doctoral student, Madeline DeDe-Panken, as she investigates the gendered dimensions of interactions between the scholarly mycological community and those engaged in the little-remembered cultural “fungus fad,” which brought mushrooms to the forefront of popular culinary practice and scientific study in late nineteenth-century America. DeDe-Panken spent a month on-site at the Lloyd poring through Curtis Gates Lloyd’s mycological correspondence to inform this work.

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In early 2020, Melissa Haviland, artist-printmaker from Athens, Ohio spent a month on-site at the Lloyd conducting research to inform her project, Flourish. Flourish includes screen prints of illustration printed on handmade linen paper installed on wallpaper. The wallpaper reflects her research into early travel and botanical illustration with a focus on cash crops. This installation will be accompanied by a display of the books that most inspired her work.

This ticketed event offers two time slots with reduced capacity. Masks are required and will be available at the door. Registration Required.