This week while working on a reference request we came across a list that may be of interest to our readers. The requestor asked specifically for a list of major employers in the Cleveland area in the year 1950. After searching through a variety of sources the best answer we came up with was from an article published March 28, 1965 in The Plain Dealer.

Although the list tells us much of what we already know about the changing economic landscape of our city, it is interesting nonetheless to compare the 1950 employment figures and industrial classifications to those of today.

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.