Get ready to unwrap the joy of the holiday season as Cleveland Public Library presents various enchanting events for the entire family. LET IT SNOW! WinterLandCLE Before the tree lighting on Public Square, experience WinterLand 2023 at Cleveland Public Library on Saturday, November 25, 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at our Main Library. Take your free holiday pictures, visit the live…

Cleveland READS is breathing new life into 20 Little Free Libraries in Cleveland. Cleveland Public Library, in collaboration with the Ohio Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Center, the Painters & Allied Trades District Council #6, the Cleveland Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW/CLE), Rhonda Crowder & Associates, the Kids Books Bank and partners will kick off the revitalization…

The Design IS: workshop bundle is comprised of four introductory workshops that involve creativity, brainstorming, artistic prototyping, and critical thinking directed by designExplorr’s very own Jacinda Walker. The workshops are designIS: Creative, designIS: Change, designIS: Cyber, and designIS: Careers. Let your students discover how design can impact their lives firsthand with time-flexible, hands-on, fully facilitated workshops; and have fun while…

Participate in National Novel Writing Month with the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library. This November, we’re hosting acclaimed Ohio novelists Alison Stine and Pete Beatty for readings and Q & A’s, and offering writers a quiet and safe space to draft their novels through our Saturday Come Write Ins. Alison Stine, author of Trashlands, Virtual Event An…

We need everybody on mute for an unforgettable literary experience as we bring the joy of reading to life in the heart of Cleveland! With 200+ enthusiastic volunteers, community members, and stakeholders, this event promises to be a celebration of books like no other. Reading for a cause, flash mob participants: Rainy Day Plan In case of inclement weather, we’ve…

“Black Books, Black Business, Black Excellence” is the theme that kicks off the 6th Annual Great Lakes African American Writers Conference on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Cleveland Public Library Main Branch downtown. Starting at 10 a.m., attending creatives who are emerging as playwrights, fiction, non-fiction, and comic book writers, and journalists will sharpen their artistic tools for entrepreneurial…