A city that reads together grows together. That’s the purpose behind the Cleveland Reads Citywide Reading Challenge. The goal is for the entire city to collectively read one million books and/or one million minutes in 2023. We’re encouraging all city residents to sign up online at clevelandreads.com and to use the website throughout 2023 to log their books and the…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will close out the 2022 Writers & Readers series on Saturday, November 19 at noon via Zoom. Attendees will receive a FREE copy of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story. Nikole Hannah-Jones is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the creator of The 1619 Project which explores the history of slavery in…
Our future is building at the all-new Hough Campus. The Library will host a candid conversation with world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni on Saturday, November 12 at the grand opening of the Hough Campus. The new Library, now located at 6530 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Cleveland, will open at 10 a.m. Giovanni will speak at noon about her life’s work and influence…
Family History Day features local and national speakers who will provide insight into techniques and resources to strengthen your genealogical pursuits. This fully- virtual event will have something to offer for people of all skill levels – whether you are researching family in the United States or around the world, trying to learn more about a historic family home, or just getting started…
Critically-acclaimed authors are coming to Cleveland for the #CLEReads Young Adult Book Festival. Registration is now open for the special event held on Saturday, October 22 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Cleveland Public Library’s Main Campus, 525 Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland. “We’re thrilled to have the #CLEReads Young Adult Book Festival back in person,” said Erica Marks,…
Put your game face on and join NFL star Denzel Ward and his foundation, Make Them Know Your Name (MTKYN), for a day of gaming at Cleveland Public Library. In collaboration with the Library’s CPL Play program, MTKYN will host an esports free play and tournament at our Main Campus in downtown Cleveland on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m….