During the month of March, the Library will honor the accomplishments of women with a series of events and programs designed to educate and inspire the public. Women rule at Cleveland Public Library. We are celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of events and programs designed to educate the community about the accomplishments of women, past and present, to…
Bias influences everything from who we see as suspicious in our neighborhoods to our hiring and promotion decisions to who jurors sentence to die. Jennifer Eberhardt, Ph.D. On Saturday, February 8, authors Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D., and Jennifer Eberhardt, Ph.D., came together in a timely conversation about racism and white fragility as part of Cleveland Public Library’s Writers & Readers series….
Hair is as unique as fingerprints; no two heads of hair are alike regardless of your sex, socioeconomic status, or the color of your skin. Recently, hair styles have become a hot topic and the focus of legal fights across the country. Cleveland Public Library presents “What They Don’t Tell You at the Hair Salon.” Author and Cosmetologist LaDosha Wright…
Applications for the Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program are open now through March 27, 2020. About the Scholarship The Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program was created by the City of Cleveland in 2007 to provide scholarship funds to the following individuals: City employees Dependents of City employees High school seniors graduating from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District High…
The Library is seeking input on reimagining its neighborhood libraries. The Cleveland Public Library system is getting a new look and the community is invited to help reconceptualize their local branches. Starting this month, we are hosting community engagement meetings at West Park, Jefferson, and moving on to each of our 27 branch libraries. The purpose of the meetings is…
The Winter 2019-2020 issue of UpNext serves as a bridge between our 150th anniversary year of 2019 and our focus on civic engagement in 2020. In fact, Cleveland Public Library’s yearlong theme for this coming year is Democracy 2020. What does Democracy 2020 mean, and why are we dedicating a year to this theme? In short, Democracy 2020 speaks to our…