Discover the Monsters of Ohio

Discover the monsters of Ohio with author and paranormal investigator James Willis at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at our Main Branch.

Learn about local legends like:

• The Ohio Grassman (the Buckeye version of Bigfoot)
• South Bay Bessie (the Lake Erie variant of the Loch Ness Monster)
• the Loveland Frog
• Kirtland’s own Melonheads.

Find out about werewolf and vampire sightings in Ohio too!

Willis’s talk is free to enjoy. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

If you can’t get enough of local lore, our YouTube channel has authors sharing some of their favorite stories that they’ve researched:

• Writer James Renner talks about how he became a monster chaser
• William G. Krejci discusses ghosts and legends of Northern Ohio
• Cryptozoology of Ohio with JC Raphael