A Dream Realized: Construction Underway on New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch

Cleveland Public Library honors the past, present, and future with its new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch in University Circle. Saturday, August 20 | 10:30 a.m.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of Cleveland Public Library1962 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 The community is invited to join Library leadership and other dignitaries to celebrate the start of construction at a groundbreaking…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation Awards $3.25 Million Grant to Cleveland Public Library

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has approved a $3.25 million grant to Cleveland Public Library for capacity building and the creation of a Digital Innovation Center for adults and seniors at the Library’s Glenville Branch, the neighborhood the Mandel brothers once called home. The Mandel Foundation gift is the largest contribution Cleveland Public Library has received in its 153-year history….

Experience Art and Culture This Summer at Cleveland Public Library

Cleveland Public Library is hosting international installations and performance art this summer. Experience art and culture at Main Campus and other Library locations. FRONT 2022 Cleveland Public Library is a participating venue for FRONT International 2022: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art (FRONT 2022). FRONT 2022 is a free summer-long arts festival that occurs every three years in Cleveland, Akron, and…

New York Times Bestselling Author Ashley C. Ford

Reserve a spot today to hear writer, host, and educator Ashley C. Ford, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Somebody’s Daughter. Cleveland Public Library is hosting an in-person and virtual event with Ford as part of our Writers & Readers series which engages authors, academics, and public figures in discussions surrounding the books and stories that have shaped their lives. Somebody’s Daughter…

Top 10 Things to Do in Cleveland | Main Library Edition

Pam Eyerdam (blond haired woman) standing at a table, looking at large art prints in the Special Collections Department.

No tour of Cleveland would be complete without a trip to Cleveland Public Library’s Main Campus. Whether you’re a tourist or a resident, visit Downtown to experience why Cleveland is home to one of the top-ranked libraries in the nation. Here’s a short list of things to do and see at Main Library. DID YOU KNOW? TOP TEN THINGS TO…