Steven Hartov’s real-life experiences in the U.S. Merchant Marine Military Sealift Command, the Israel Defense Force Airborne Corps, and the Israeli Military Intelligence Special Operations Branch pepper his works of fiction and nonfiction. All are recommended reading by the U.S. Army War College, including his trilogy of espionage novels based in the Middle East (The Heat of Ramadan, The Nylon…
On December 1, residents of Tremont and Clark-Fulton will reclaim a beloved neighborhood institution when Cleveland Public Library’s South Branch, located at 3096 Scranton Road, officially reopens and resumes library services after years of restoration efforts. The South Branch building’s history stretches back to 1911, when it was constructed with funds gifted by Andrew Carnegie. The building’s stone exterior and…
Cleveland Public Library’s Rockport Branch will host a grand opening for its new Best Buy Teen Tech Center on Wednesday, November 14, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. As the first of its kind in Ohio, the Teen Tech Center is a dedicated space for youth to learn more about video and audio production, computing, graphic design, programming, and more. This…
Cleveland Public Library is offering two free map workshops to help patrons create and customize their own maps. Full details about each of these events can be found below: Web Maps Workshop Learn the underlying concepts of web maps and learn to use free, online tools to create and customize your own web-based map in our free workshop. Computer, mouse,…
Create your own comics or refine your sequential art skills while enjoying free Rising Star coffee! These events are free and open to participants of all skill levels. Both workshops will be held at Rising Star Coffee Roasters, 3617 Walton Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113. Making Comics with Cleveland’s Angela Oster Local illustrator and cartoonist Angela Oster draws delicate monsters and…
At least 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. Prison Nation uses recently-discovered photo archives to help tell the story of incarceration and its disproportionate effect on people and communities of color. Mass incarceration, however, impacts everyone. All Americans are impacted and implicated by a system of governance that uses prison as a “solution” to our society’s social,…