Past and present leaders of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will gather to discuss the College’s legacy as Ohio’s first and largest community college and its impact on the region. Tri-C and the Cleveland Public Library will host a panel of the College’s past presidents: David Chapman (representing his father, the late Charles E. Chapman), Nolen Ellison, Jerry Sue Thornton and…
Interested in Working in an Office? Earn a credential that can lead to in-demand office jobs! Cleveland Public Library will hold free Microsoft Word certification training in partnership with Ohio Means Jobs, Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services, and Aspire Greater Cleveland starting August 1, 2023. The class meets Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This…
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with the series entitled Honest Conversations with Black Female Entrepreneurs. Learn why the ladies selected entrepreneurship as their career path and how their success has changed their lives and the lives of their clients. This event will be held virtually on Zoom. Thursday, February 3, 2022 | 4:30pm-6:00pm Monday, February 7, 2022…
Cleveland Public Library is changing the way it is doing business. The Library has established a Supplier Diversity Council to ensure the Library’s suppliers are diverse and representative of the community the Library serves. “When you look at the population of Cleveland, our business partnerships should mirror that population,” remarks Dr. Sadie Winlock, Chief Equity, Education & Engagement Officer of…
When Kaitlin Juarez moved back to Cleveland after a decade spent living in West Virginia and Rhode Island, she needed to find new facilities to make her line of handmade designer toys—and Cleveland Public Library fit the bill. Juarez’s “monsters” are whimsical fabric characters with playful identities and imagined histories. Juarez crafts the monsters from 100% wool, which she cuts…
“People ask me, ‘Aren’t you worried about the future, being in the book business?’ I always say: ‘We’re not in the book business. We’re in the Cleveland business.’” —Felton Thomas, Director of Cleveland Public Library When I told my friends I was moving to from Chicago to Cleveland, each and every single one of them said, “You’re crazy! You’ll hate…