Pre-Mother’s Day Brunch with Tonesa Welch
Tonesa Welch is joined by leaders in reentry services and criminal justice reform to speak with formerly incarcerated women. Saturday, May 4 | 11 – 1 p.m.
Writers Unplugged with Heather Gudenkauf
The Edgar Award nominated, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author will talk about her latest book, Everyone is Watching. Monday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m.
Explore the truths behind voter ID laws, dissect election disinformation, discuss voter poll purging, and more. Wednesday, May 1 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
FAFSA Workshops at Cleveland Public Library
The FAFSA is open! Join College Now at various Cleveland Public Library branches for expert guidance with your FAFSA application.
The Winter 2019-2020 issue of UpNext serves as a bridge between our 150th anniversary year of 2019 and our focus on civic engagement in 2020. In fact, Cleveland Public Library’s yearlong theme for this coming year is Democracy 2020. What does Democracy 2020 mean, and why are we dedicating a year to this theme? In short, Democracy 2020 speaks to our…
A collaboration among the City Club of Cleveland, ideastream, Playhouse Square, and all nine local public library systems, One Community Reads is designed to broaden and deepen our appreciation of reading and to cultivate dialogue based upon a shared reading experience for the Greater Cleveland community. From January through March 2020, county residents are encouraged to read Palaces for the People by…
To spend even a few minutes speaking with ten-year-old Jaylyn is to bask in her obvious intelligence. This ten-year-old is passionate about animals, books, games, and gardening—and also politics, public safety, and building community. Fortunately, she’s found the perfect place to explore all her varied interests: Cleveland Public Library’s South Brooklyn Branch. “This library makes me feel safe,” Jaylyn says….
Teen Joswen Colon uses South Branch’s sound booth to learn new instruments, produce music, and make his parents proud. When Joswen Colon began visiting South Branch last year, he was looking for a place to spend time with friends and maybe play some video games. What he found, however, amounted to so much more. Before long, he was using professional…
The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a meeting on at 12 noon on 10th floor in the Board Room at the Louis Stokes Wing, Main Library. Board Meetings are open to the public.
On Monday, January 20, 2020, Cleveland Public Library and Cleveland Print Room will unveil a photography exhibition documenting diversity and life in the city. How do you describe Cleveland? Cleveland 20/20: A Photographic Exploration of Cleveland, an exhibition partnership project of the Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Print Room, explores our diverse city–full of life, culture and history. Cleveland…
