The Cleveland Public Library’s Microform Center has recently acquired two noteworthy genealogy resources on microfilm, Ohio Death Certificates and World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Ohio. Ohio Death Certificates (1908-1953) includes every death certificate issued in the state of Ohio between December 20, 1908 and December 31, 1953. These records provide important dates, names and other clues to people trying to assemble their family history. Information on the certificates varies but may include: place of death, race, marital status, date of birth, age, occupation, birthplace, parents, date of death, cause of death, place of burial, date of burial and undertaker. For more details, click here.
The Cleveland Public Library is pleased to inform you of our collection of Builder's Trade Catalogs currently in the Special Collections Department. There are over 800 catalogs from the late 19th to the early 20th century covering everything from home building to furnishing a church. Electricians, plumbers, tinners, farmers, and roofers can see the tools and equipment once used in their trades.
In 1926, Cleveland Public Library, in cooperation with local theaters, began to produce bookmarks. The bookmarks were designed to promote Hollywood feature films of the day as well as the Library's vast collection of print materials, which many of those films were based on. This collection represents Cleveland Public Library’s ongoing commitment to the arts. The CPL Literature Department continues to collect a wide-ranging array of books on films and filmmaking along with its many volumes of classic literature.
An article in the Christian Science Monitor from 1927 praised CPL's bookmark initiative:
Perhaps this Library’s most successful experiment in co-operative book advertising is the bookmark....Three things have been fundamental in this co-operation: The library has reserved the right to decide what productions are worthy of this publicity, the producer or the exhibitor pays for the printing, and the bookmarks are distributed not only throughout the library system but in the movie theater...thus introducing the library to a public which may not have even a bowing, let alone even a borrowing acquaintance with it, and gaining hundreds of readers not only for the book or play on which the movie was based but for those on the biography, history and social setting of the period.
Are you looking for an easy way to find out about what is going on in state government in Columbus? Ohio Capitol Connection
The commercial imagery we pass on a daily basis often goes unnoticed. Removed from its natural context the imagery of commerce often reveals much about our cultural heritage and values as a society
An erroneous interpretation of the word “subprime” would lead one to believe that a subprime mortgage is a loan issued at a rate beneath the prime interest rate. In fact, the term subprime refers to the creditworthiness of the borrower. A subprime borrower is defined as person with a tarnished or limited credit history; the credit issued to a risky borrower at a rate greater than the prime rate is termed a subprime loan.
If these loans are so risky why have they, up until recently, accounted for approximately 25% of mortgage originations in our country? We hope that the list of articles and government publications below help shed some light on subprime lending and its relation to our nation’s foreclosure crisis.
Prime Time, an after-school program developed by Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) specifically for the Cleveland Public Library, engages youth between the ages 14 and 17. These promising youth develop career related skills, which improve their academics, decision-making, leadership, and employability skills.
Reference USA provides directory information for 11 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume number of employees and more. Search for residence directory information by name, location or phone number.
The Photograph Collection at the Cleveland Public Library is home to over 3,500 Cleveland Postcards. The postcards date from the late 1800`s through the 1900`s. Landmarks, recreation spots, buildings, and bridges are highlighted in the collection.