Cuyahoga County Cities, Organizations Join Forces to Encourage Reading and Dialogue about Issues Affecting Our Society

What happens when nine public library systems, Playhouse Square and The City Club of Cleveland get together? One Community Reads. It’s a Cuyahoga County-wide initiative to encourage reading and cultivate dialogue about social issues affecting our communities. One Community Reads kicks off Monday, January 20 and runs through May 2020. This year’s book is Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can…

35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Ceremony: Honoring 150 Unsung Heroes and Change Makers in Cleveland

Cleveland Public Library is honoring the heroes among us; teachers, community advocates, entrepreneurs, students, and volunteers. People who selflessly contribute to their neighborhoods every day and often go unnoticed or without praise. On Monday, January 20, 2020, Cleveland Public Library is recognizing 150 Unsung Heroes in our community at the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Ceremony at…

The Curtain Closes on Cleveland Public Library’s Puppetry Exhibit on November 30

World of Puppets Exhibit

Time is running out to enjoy The World of Puppets: From Stage to Screen at Cleveland Public Library. The exhibit located in Brett Hall on the first floor of Main Library will close Saturday, November 30 with world-renowned sock puppet Lamb Chop. Mallory Lewis, the daughter of the late puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis, will present A Lamb Chop Celebration…

Family Puppetry Fun with Master Puppeteer Hobey Ford, Workshop and Performance

Cleveland Public Library is pleased to welcome master puppeteer Hobey Ford for an afternoon of family fun at Main Library on Saturday, September 14. Join Hobey’s shadow puppets workshop before his show, Migration!  While you’re at Main Library, reawaken the wonder of puppetry at Cleveland Public Library’s The World of Puppets: From Stage to Screen, part of the library’s year-long celebration…

Win Two Free Tickets to Browns Preseason Game on August 29, 2019

In celebration of our 150th anniversary, the Cleveland Browns have gifted the Cleveland Public Library Foundation with free pre-season tickets to the Thursday, August 29th game versus the Detroit Lions. To receive two complimentary tickets* to the game, simply take the Browns’ #Give10Pledge by pledging to volunteer to read to a child for at least 10 hours this year. For…

Finding Common Ground at Cleveland Public Library – Community Discussions for #CG2019

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Cleveland Public Library is joining the Cleveland Foundation and community partners in leading Common Ground 2019 discussions. Common Ground is a day of community conversation. United by a common question, all Common Ground conversations have the same goal: to create spaces where meaningful connections are made and purposeful actions begin. Painting the Possible: Art as Community Builder Join us for…