Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues at the Cleveland Public Library presents a conversation with Kurt Andersen (moderator) and Robert Storr  -- Friday, December 1, 2006 at 7pm in the Auditorium of the Louis Stokes Wing, East 6th and Superior Ave. -- FREE and open to the public !  For more information call 216-623-2847

Kurt Andersen is the co-creator of Studio 360, the cultural magazine show produced by WNYC and heard on NPR stations.  He is a frequent moderator on Nightline and Charlie Rose programs.  He is an accomplished novelist and writer for film and television.

A chess exhibit entitled CHESS METAPHORS, ANECDOTES AND PROVERBS will be on display in the John G. White exhibition corridor of Special Collections, Main Library 3rd floor.

The John G. White Collection of Chess is the largest chess library in the world (32,568 volumes of books and serials, including 6,359 volumes of bound periodicals). As the most extensive library on chess, it documents the history, development, and technical aspects of the games and maintains records of competitions, tournaments and players. Significant references to the games in the literature of other subjects, such as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and the sciences are also included, as are other related move games. The following items and text on exhibit presents various chess metaphors, anecdotes and proverbs.

This was aired on the Bravo channel several years ago. Since then it has become quite difficult to find a copy. Enjoy!

Sixty one German language documents dating from 1529 to 1588 have been discovered by Special Collections staff members. These materials are from the court of German duke Heinrich Der Juenger (1489-1568). The items are being prepared for public research and should be available in the near future. Since provenance on these materials is quite scant, the Library is in contact with experts in Germany from the Brunswick Regional Museum to learn more about the items. Below is a short biography of Heinrich.

The Burner of Protestant Villages, Werewolf, and Father Ten Illegitimate Children?

The Friends of the Cleveland Public Library are celebrating our region's rich history with "Treasures III: 1001 Cleveland Nights", a hands-on premier of an exhibit highlighting the Library's extensive Chess and 1001 Arabian Nights Collections. Learn more >>