What They Don’t Tell You at the Hair Salon
LaDosha Wright will address the legalities and racial inequalities as they relate to hair, race, culture, tradition, and fashion.
Let Freedom Sing
Tri-C Creative Arts Academy students will perform vocal, instrumental, and spoken word as part of the Library’s celebration of Black History Month.
Inclusion Refocused
James E. Wright, SHRM-CP, Diversity & Inclusion Stategist & Tech Enthusiast, leads a discussion about inclusion and conversations about race.
One Community Reads
Join us for a series of events as all of Northeast Ohio reads Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life, by this year’s selected author Eric Klinenberg.
The Library and all branches will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday, February 17, 2020.
Applications for the Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program are open now through March 27, 2020. About the Scholarship The Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship Program was created by the City of Cleveland in 2007 to provide scholarship funds to the following individuals: City employees Dependents of City employees High school seniors graduating from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District High…
Cleveland Public Library is pleased to announce a new contract agreement with SEIU District 1199. SEIU members ratified the contract on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved the terms of the ratified contract agreement at a special session held on Thursday, January 30. Since November, the Library has been negotiating a contract with…
The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a Special meeting on January 30, 2020 at 12 noon in the Board Room. The Board Room is located on the 10th floor of the Louis Stokes Wing.
Board Meetings are open to the public.
Cleveland Public Library is kicking off its celebration of Black History Month with a conversation about race, racism, and the power of bias. On Saturday, February 8, Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, and Cleveland native Jennifer Eberhardt, who wrote Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We…
Cleveland Public Library’s Langston Hughes Branch will host a public program related to the Oberlin Sanctuary Project. This project documents the history of Oberlin’s efforts to provide sanctuary, safe haven, and assistance for those in need. This history includes stories of Oberlin residents and Oberlin College students and faculty members assisting runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad before the American…
The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a Organizational meeting on January 16, 2020 at 12 noon in the Board Room. The Board Room is located on the 10th floor of the Louis Stokes Wing.
Board Meetings are open to the public.
