During the Cleveland Public Library's Summer Reading Club 2008, the young people of Cleveland read over 73,000 books. Many of the Summer Reading Club's 6400 participants completed the 12 book challenge several times over. On August 16th, the Main Library welcomed several hundred adults and children to celebrate their accomplishments. Children and adults from around the city were treated to local entertainers, refreshments and gaming. The Summer Reading Club is a long-standing tradition at Cleveland Public Library, where cultivating literacy and the enjoyment of books in Cleveland's children is a constant focus.

To stem the rising tide of housing and foreclosure issues in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Public Library and community organizations are making important information and emergency resources available to Northeast Ohio residents.

Lax implementation of regulations led to the proliferation of predatory lending practices, with the unfortunate result of Cuyahoga County being named among regions with the highest rate of foreclosure nationwide.

Banking is one of Cleveland's most important industries. We've all read news headlines describing its trials and tribulations. The Cleveland Public Library's Business Department has an impressive collection of resources on this industry, a few of these are described below.

The Business Department has sources for bank ratings, TheStreet.Com Ratings Guide to Banks and Thrifts (formerly Weiss Ratings), and LACE Financial Corporation's LACE Quarterly Financial Institution Ratings. The first is a quarterly and gives letter grades from A+ to F. It analyzes U.S. commercial banks, savings banks, and savings and loans. One valuable piece of information the guide provides is total home mortgages as a percentage of total assets.