The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) is providing Humanware braille eReaders to OLBPD patrons using braille reading materials. The NLS braille eReader by Humanware has a 20-cell braille display, eight-key Perkins-style keyboard, and can download electronic braille through BARD or transfer from cartridges sent through the mail. If you are a braille reader and interested…
New Year, a new way to get Library materials. Starting January 1, some Cleveland Public Library users will be able to get their favorite books and movies without ever leaving home. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Library is offering a new free service, Words on Wheels, to adult residents of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District which includes Cleveland, Bratenahl,…
Support the Cleveland Public Library today! Please consider making a gift to the Cleveland Public Library through our nonprofit partner, Cleveland Public Library Foundation (formerly the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library). Each year, The Cleveland Public Library Foundation provides vital support to the Library for both ongoing and special projects, including Summer Reading Club, Legal Aid clinics, and special…
Nina Simone is a 2018 Rock Hall of Fame Inductee. She made a name for herself around the clubs in Harlem and Greenwich Village as a pianist and vocalist. Her style was unique and hard to classify because she blended jazz, folk and show tunes with classical styling. Langston Hughes (1902-1967) became one of her mentors and introduced her to…
Our beginnings help to shape us. Cleveland Public Library is a one-stop source for Clevelanders in search of their ancestors. Visit the Center for Local and Global History Department at Main Library for assistance or join us for Uncovering Our Roots: A Three-part African American Genealogy Workshop Series starting Wednesday, February 2 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required. Genealogist expert Dr. Deborah Abbott will provide step-by-step instructions on…
