Winterfest
Join the fun and festivities as Downtown Cleveland lights up for the holiday season. Saturday, November 24
Best Buy Teen Tech Center
Teens can explore programming, film-making, music production, design, and more in this dedicated space with access to cutting-edge equipment, Adobe Creative Cloud software, and skilled mentors.
Historic South Branch Reopens December 1
Cleveland Public Library’s South Branch, located at 3096 Scranton Road, will reopen and resume library services after years of restoration efforts.
Cleveland for Good Communities
The temporary South Branch location at 2704 Clark Avenue will close November 19 as we prepare to reopen the original historic building on December 1. Fulton Branch is now open! Collinwood remains temporarily closed for repairs until December.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Trustees Room – Louis Stokes Wing 12:00 P.M. AGENDA 1. Library Finances 2. Buildings Status 3. Next Steps Adjourn
An Exhibit and Program Saturday, March 25, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. Main Library, Special Collections, 3rd floor Honor the life and work of Dr. Zelma Watson George (1903–94). Dr. George was a sociologist, musicologist and performer who broke the color barrier on Broadway in 1950. She came to Cleveland to research African-American music using the resources at the Cleveland Public…
In his TED talk, Anand Giridharadas described the two Americas through the experience of a Bangladeshi immigrant and the American who, in the aftermath of 9/11, targeted him and other immigrants in a fury of murder and hatred. Today, it is more important than ever to examine and understand the two Americas as immigration issues take center stage on the…
Text by Julia Peterkin; photographic studies by Doris Ulmann New York: 1933 Special Edition. The photographs of Roll, Jordan, Roll were created by Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) in collaboration with novelist Julia Peterkin, a project that began in 1929. They wished to document the lives of former slaves of South Carolina and their descendants. Ulmann studied with Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a…
The Cleveland Public Library’s Special Collections department has a collection of papers related to Euclid Beach Park and the Humphrey family. The amusement park first opened in 1894, but initially failed. The Humphrey family, who had a popcorn stand in the park, took over the management in 1901. The park became very popular, but eventually closed in 1969 due to…
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING January 17, 2017 Trustees Room Louis Stokes Wing 12:00 Noon AGENDA Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of 12/15/16; Board Work Session and Joint Finance & Human Resources Committee Meeting of 12/13/16. COMMUNICATIONS MOTION TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE REGULATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT (Mr. Seifullah, Chair) Resolution to…
