About
The South Campus is in the western end of the Scranton Road Historical District of the Tremont neighborhood on the west side of Cleveland, approximately nine minutes from downtown Cleveland. Servicing both the Tremont and Clark Fulton Neighborhoods. The South Campus offers free Wi-Fi and public computers with Internet access. Printing, copying (fees may apply), free scanning, and faxing services are available. Parking is available at the Scranton Road Bible Church (red brick church), across the street.
Special Features
- Comb Binding machine
- Cleveland Housing Court Kiosk
- Cleveland Public Library Foundation book sale cart
- Children’s Room with play area
- scan old photos
- Launchpad tablets
- Maker Space: Button Makers, 3D Printer, and laser engraver
- Meeting Rooms: The South Campus has a multipurpose room, and a large meeting space that can be accessed after hours
- Musical Instruments are available for patrons’ in-house use
- Quiet study rooms
- Sound Booth, with music editing software South Branch has a collection in Spanish of movies, fotonovelas, magazines, music, novels, and informational books, as well as a great selection of English language materials
Artwork
Andrew Carnegie as Lord Rector: Full length portrait of Andrew Carnegie in doctoral robes Lord Rector, with the Seal of the University of St. Andrews, 1901-1907, painted by Howard Russell Butler.
Events and Exhibitions
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Wednesday, April 24 | 11 am
Family Circle Time
South
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays during our family story hour.
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Saturday, April 27 | 11 am
Bilingual Storytime! Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe!
South
Young children will enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish. Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de cuentos, canciones y rimas mientras desarrollan habilidades para leer en inglés y español.
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Wednesday, May 1 | 11 am
Family Circle Time
South
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays during our family story hour.
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Wednesday, May 1 | 4:30 pm
Studio Orientation
South
Learn basics of how our South Sound Booth works and the rules of the room to be able to reserve the room for your own projects.
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Friday, May 3 | 2 pm
Cinco De Mayo
South
Celebrate Battle of Puebla Day or most commonly known as Cinco de Mayo by creating a traditonal Mexican craft.
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Saturday, May 4 | 2 pm
May The 4th Be With You
South
Celebarate all things Star Wars with our collection of Star Wars graphic novels, DVDs, crafts and a Star Wars themed story time for those Jedi Younglings. Feel free to show up dressed as your fav character. May the force be with you.
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Wednesday, May 8 | 11 am
Family Circle Time
South
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays during our family story hour.
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Thursday, May 9 | 2 pm
Mother’s Day Crafts
South
Let's celebrate the mother figure in your life by creating a Mother's Day Craft.
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Saturday, May 11 | 11 am
Bilingual Storytime! Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe!
South
Young children will enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes while building ready to read skills in English and in Spanish. Los niños pequeños disfrutarán de cuentos, canciones y rimas mientras desarrollan habilidades para leer en inglés y español.
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Wednesday, May 15 | 11 am
Family Circle Time
South
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays during our family story hour.
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Friday, May 17 | 10:30 am
Spring Used Book Sale
Online Event presented by South
Join us at the South Campus for our first Book Sale for the year 2024. Please help us give our friends discarded from our shelves a second chance at a well-read life. The revenue from this sale supports library programs.
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Saturday, May 18 | 10:30 am
Spring Used Book Sale
Online Event presented by South
Join us at the South Campus for our first Book Sale for the year 2024. Please help us give our friends discarded from our shelves a second chance at a well-read life. The revenue from this sale supports library programs.
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Saturday, May 18 | 10:30 am
Write Now! Poetry Writing Workshops with Literary Cleveland
South
Do you dream of writing poetry but don't know how to get started? Want to hone your craft and improve your skills? Need to reignite your creative spark? Looking for a supportive community of like-minded writers along with guidance from an experienced instructor? These FREE workshops offered by Literary Cleveland are for you and for anyone interested in writing poetry…any type, any length, and any level of experience (or none!)
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Saturday, May 18 | 2:30 pm
Junk Journaling at the Library
South
In this Junk Journaling program participants will learn how to make a junk journal from scratch. This class will build from one class to the next, but beginners are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Monday, May 20 | 10:30 am
Spring Used Book Sale
South
Join us at the South Campus for our first Book Sale for the year 2024. Please help us give our friends discarded from our shelves a second chance at a well-read life. The revenue from this sale supports library programs.
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Wednesday, May 22 | 11 am
Family Circle Time
South
Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays during our family story hour.