Darieth Chisolm’s See and Be Seen Workshop

Darieth Chisolm

Darieth Chisolm, #1 rated video podcaster and author of Hustle: Why NOW is the Time to Unleash Your Passions leads an interactive workshop designed to help participants break through fears and obstacles, chart a course for strategic action, increase visibility online and off, and monetize their message, their passion and their mission. Show up, stand up and stand out as…

Big Read 2017: Station Eleven

NEA BIG READ - National Endowmen for the Arts

We’re joining the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning and Literary Cleveland for the NEA Big Read 2017! This large, community read project—funded by the National Endowment for the Arts—features Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. The Big Read includes a kick-off and finale, book discussions, upcycling/maker programs, graphic novel and creative writing workshops for people of all ages, and more….

Library Card Sign-Up Month 2017

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month Libraries in Cuyahoga County are celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month (September 1-30) with A Card for Every Kid campaign! A Card for Every Kid aims to put a library card into the hands of every child under 18 in Cuyahoga County. You can celebrate with libraries in Cuyahoga County in two ways:…

Forget Me Not – Community Event

Please join us on Tuesday, August 29th, 6: 00 p.m. to commemorate Forget Me Not, a new structure at Eastman Branch and the new gallery space. Forget Me Not was created with the inspiration from meetings with Eastman Branch community. The goal was to not only to create a structure that offers the community seating and shade, but to also re-program…

CreativeMornings CLE Hosts Mano Singham at Main Library

Genius is a label we give to people with exceptional levels of intellect. Is that intellect something we’re born with or part of our nurturing? Is someone smart, but then once they achieve accolades of excellence become a genius? Over the course of history people we consider geniuses have been exceptional at failing, learning from mistakes, and cross-pollinating insights from…

The History of Cleveland’s Summer Reading Club

As Summer Reading Club is winding down, we thought we would take a look back at the early days of summer reading! The development of the Summer Reading Club was begun under Caroline Burnite, the library’s first Director of Work with Children. Children’s librarians needed to find a way to attract children to the library during the long summer vacation…