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Local Author Submission
We're pleased to house the works of many local authors, artists and creators and want to include them in our collection when possible. Local authors/creators are defined as those with an active and current community connection. Local author submissions must meet the Library’s Collection Development Policy.
At this time, we cannot accept:
- Unsolicited materials submitted by persons or publishers outside of northwest Ohio
- Materials with obvious or possible copyright violations
- Materials in electronic format (eBooks, audiobooks, etc.)